TITLE: Recognizing the Peterson Regional Medical Center Auxiliary for its service to the Kerrville community.

SUMMARY: Recognizing the Peterson Regional Medical Center Auxiliary for its service to the Kerrville community.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize the Peterson Regional Medical Center Auxiliary for 40 years of outstanding service to the Kerrville community; and WHEREAS, Established in 1977, the auxiliary is an organization of engaged volunteers who give of their time and talents to serve the Peterson Regional Medical Center and to support patients and their families; and WHEREAS, In the years since the auxiliary's founding, members have worked together to meet the varying needs of the hospital and its patients; they have hosted innumerable fund-raisers to help purchase medical equipment and teaching tools, and between 1977 and 2008, the group funded 73 scholarships for nursing students; and WHEREAS, The auxiliary is also credited with initiating a waiting room service in the intensive care unit to report patients' conditions to family members, and it has established specialized volunteer areas to assist medical staff and provide supplemental services to patients; in the 1980s, auxiliary volunteers established a much-needed gift shop in the hospital, and over the years, it has become one of the group's most successful fund-raising endeavors; and WHEREAS, On May 11, 2017, members of the Peterson Regional Medical Center Auxiliary family gathered at Saint Peter's Episcopal Church to celebrate the organization's four decades of service in the Kerrville community; the volunteers can indeed take pride in their invaluable support of the medical center and their work on behalf of area citizens; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th Legislature, hereby congratulate all associated with the Peterson Regional Medical Center Auxiliary on its 40th anniversary and extend to them best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the auxiliary as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. Buckingham President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on May 26, 2017.