Faribault Auxilian Advocates for Health on AM Minnesota

Representatives of the Allina District One Hospital of Faribault Auxilian Advocates for Health will be in the KDHL Studio at 9:30AM today for AM Minnesota.

The mission of the auxiliary is to raise money and share talents to address health needs in the Faribault community and furthur the mission of the local hospital.

The auxiliary raises money for non-budgeted, health-related items through a variety of activities, and one of those activities is coming up on November 28 and November 29 at the Knights of Columbus in Faribault.

It's called the $6 sale and items in the sale include fashion accessories not limited to jewelry. There will be gadgets, and products for men, women and children. It's a great opportunity to get at least some of your Christmas shopping completed.

On average, the auxiliary donates $25,000 each year to benefit local patients.

Planned hospital donations for 2016 includes:

• Furnishings for the new Emergency Department scheduled to open early 2017
• Reclining chairs for overnight guests in patient rooms
• Televisions and an infusion chair for the Virginia Piper Cancer Institute-District One Hospital
• Syringe pump for use with newborn IV medication delivery
• Magazine subscriptions for waiting areas

The Auxililian Advocates for Health also have provided various community support:

• Medical prescription assistance program for area students and patients
• Jan Wegner Nursing Scholarship fund for hospital nurses seeking additional nursing education
• Scholarships and interpreter services for childbirth education classes
• Assistance with patient non-medical needs

Membership in the auxiliary is open to any community member seeking to support their mission and willing to give some of their time. Annual membership is $20 per year.  Lifetime membership is $75.

Hospital volunteers who donate 20 or more hours within a year earn an auxiliary membership for the following year.

I hope you can tune in and learn more. If 9:30AM is a bad time for you, go to www.youtube.com/user/KDHLRadio and watch the program.