The first volunteers at the Eye and Ear were often the wives of Committee of Management Auxiliary members with new theatre lights, 2005 members, who would read to patients, bring food to the hospital or take younger patients on trips Concierge volunteer, Gim to the Fitzroy Gardens. The first official volunteers joined the hospital in 1922 as members of newly formed Auxiliaries. The first Auxiliary The Eye and Ear Opportunity Shop originated from Olinda and Sassafras in the Dandenong Ranges and eventually consisted of a large network of volunteers and fundraisers around the state. As the decades progressed, the funding and patient support Auxiliaries provided proved increasingly important to the hospital. During the severe rationing periods of World War II and the Great Depression, Auxiliaries helped supply patients with such as fruit, ‘luxuries’ eggs and poultry and since the 1960s have supplied a to assist ‘Good Samaritan’ fund, low- income patients in getting to and from the hospital. To date, Auxiliary fundraising has provided millions of dollars to fund critical hospital resources and equipment for our patients.
The first volunteers at the Eye and Ear were often the wives of Committee of Management members, who would read to patients, bring food to the hospital or take younger patients on trips to the Fitzroy Gardens. The first official volunteers joined the hospital in 1922 as members of newly formed Auxiliaries. The first Auxiliary originated from Olinda and Sassafras in the Dandenong Ranges and eventually consisted of a large network of volunteers and fundraisers around the state. As the decades progressed, the funding and patient support Auxiliaries provided proved increasingly important to the hospital. During the severe rationing periods of World War II and the Great Depression, Auxiliaries helped supply patients with ‘luxuries’ such as fruit, eggs and poultry and since the 1960s have supplied a ‘Good Samaritan’ fund, to assist low- income patients in getting to and from the hospital. To date, Auxiliary fundraising has provided millions of dollars to fund critical hospital resources and equipment for our patients. Auxiliary members with new theatre lights, 2005 Concierge volunteer, Gim The Eye and Ear Opportunity Shop
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