{"id":52849,"date":"2014-06-19T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=52849"},"modified":"2014-06-19T07:01:22","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T12:01:22","slug":"twig-groups-give-27000-to-local-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2014\/06\/19\/twig-groups-give-27000-to-local-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Twigs give $27,000 to local hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"

Van Wert County Hospital information<\/i><\/p>\n

The All-Twig Board of Van Wert County Hospital recently presented a check in the amount of $27,704 in support of hospital equipment upgrades.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Twig Association continues to play an instrumental role at Van Wert County Hospital,\u201d says hospital President\/CEO Mark Minick. \u201cThe Twigs raises funds to provide our community with state-of-the art equipment.\u00a0 We greatly appreciate their monetary support, as well as their time and talents.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Representatives<\/a>
Representatives of the All-Twig Board (from the left) Sherri Arn and Arlene Gamble present a check to Van Wert County Hospital President and CEO Mark Minick, with All-Twig President LaDonna Allenbaugh and Barb Adams looking on. (VWCH photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each year, the members of the four Twig groups dedicate their time to raise funds that, in turn, are donated to the hospital to support patient-centered initiatives. This year, the Twigs have approved the purchase of two patient carts\/stretchers to replace and upgrade former used stretchers in the surgery department at the Health Center; one surgical arm table to update outdated equipment and improve surgical efficiency during surgeries of the upper extremities at the hospital; one flexible cystoscopy to improve and ease Foley insertions for surgical urology patients; a fluidotherapy unit to treat hands and feet for heat and desensitization; and a Hoyer Heavy-Duty Power Lift to assist and improve transfers and mobilization of bariatric patients throughout the hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor more than 50 years, our ladies have been raising monies towards the purchase of new hospital equipment which ultimately benefits the entire community. It is overwhelming, the number of ladies who participate as Twig members. Together, we are proud to be able to give back to our community and hospital.\u201d says LaDonna Allenbaugh, All-Twig Board President.<\/p>\n

The Twigs maintain four different groups, each of which coordinates various service projects throughout the community. Twig 1 and Twig II organizations jointly operate the Hospital Thrift Shop. The Thrift Shop is open to the public five days a week: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesdays closed, and Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The Hospital Thrift Shop is located at 131 E. Central Ave.\u00a0 The women of Twig III manage the Hospital Gift Shop and annual Tree of Lights ceremony. Twig IV members coordinate a monthly Sweet Shoppe every second Thursday of the month, except during the summer months, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., as well as organizing artisan sales, and the annual poinsettia sale in November. Since their formation, the Twigs have donated over $1,529,076 for \u00a0Van Wert County Hospital.<\/p>\n

New members are always encouraged to join and share their talents with the women of the Twig groups. Being a volunteer is one of the most generous ways to share one\u2019s time and talents. For more information regarding the Twig Association or to join the exceedingly talented group of ladies, call 419.238.8623 or visit the hospital website at VanWertHospital.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About Van Wert County Hospital<\/b><\/p>\n

Van Wert County Hospital has been delivering superior patient care and advancing new treatments since 1905. \u00a0As an independent nonprofit community health system, Van Wert County Hospital remains committed to the region\u2019s healthcare needs for generations to come.\u00a0 Van Wert Hospital is committed to today, focused on tomorrow. Visit www.vanwerthospital.org<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Van Wert County Hospital information The All-Twig Board of Van Wert County Hospital recently presented a check in the amount of $27,704 in support of hospital equipment upgrades. \u201cThe Twig Association continues to play an instrumental role at Van Wert County Hospital,\u201d says hospital President\/CEO Mark Minick. \u201cThe Twigs raises funds to provide our community […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-19 01:04:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52849\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}