(Photo provided) The 2025 Volunteer of the Year Bonnie Hutchins at Memorial Health System’s annual Volunteer Recognition Banquet on Aug. 21 at the Grand Pointe Conference Center in Vienna.

VIENNA — Memorial Health System hosted its annual Volunteer Recognition Banquet on Aug. 21 at the Grand Pointe Conference Center in Vienna.

As a not-for-profit provider, Memorial Health System likes to recognize those who dedicate their free time to helping others and supporting both staff and patients daily, officials said.

The 43rd Annual Volunteer Recognition Banquet was held to recognize volunteers who consistently demonstrate outstanding quality, quantity of work, customer service, and dedication to the system’s mission of providing exceptional care. Several volunteers reached milestones in the number of hours given during 2024. The following are the volunteers who were honored:

¯ 200 Hours – Jillian Boyce, Ron Calvert, Tina Eddy, Sandy Elder, Angelika Fish, Peggy Heater, Sandy Irvin, Sandy Morris, Marie Nutter, Barbara Robinson, Aliza Skinner, Christina Testa, Sarah Wallace, Peggy Wolfe

¯ 500 Hours – Linda Bunnell, Roseanne Gray, Clarissa Hendershot, Dawna Hines, Bonnie Hutchins, Charlotte Kitts, Judy Maxson, Linda Robinson, Whitley Smith, Barb Williams, Lynne Zoller

¯ 1,000 Hours – Margaret Logue, Marian McCall, Abby Merrow, Marlene Williamson

¯ 2,000 Hours – Vella Lawrence, Chris Wood

¯ 3,000 Hours – Bill Dunn, Diane Hershman, Mark Wilmoth

¯ 4,000 Hours – Thomas Powell

¯ 5,000 Hours – Patty Schumacher

For the 20 plus year club, the following eight volunteers were inducted for volunteering their

services for 20 years or more: Marilyn Bookman (28 years), Herma Eddy (32 years), Jacie Hays (24 years), Jody Kohler (28 years), Jayne Stehle (35 years), Casi Stewart (29 years), and Frances Tornes (43 years).

The 2024/2025 Volunteer of the Month Recipients were: August – Bonnie Hutchins; September – Leo Farley; October – Mitch Gleason; November – Jillian Boyce; December – Aliza Skinner; January – Donald Booth; February – Pam Bostic; March – Jack Heater; April – Peggy Powell; May – Joann Gerhart; June – Dee Gearhart; July – Doris Brooker.

The 2025 Volunteer of the Year was also announced at the recognition banquet, with Bonnie Hutchins receiving the honor.

During the past year, 213 volunteers have donated 29,504 hours of service. Besides their time, volunteers have donated to several different programs and provided items such as baby burp cloths and puddle pads for the hospital’s nursery, heart pillows for patients with heart conditions, and stuffed animals for children treated throughout Memorial Health System.

“Our volunteers are priceless,” said Cindy Hall, Volunteer Services Supervisor for Memorial Health System. “They are key to our success, and we are proud to celebrate them.

“The banquet’s theme this year was Volunteers, the Heart of our Community, and that statement couldn’t be more true,” said Hall. “Our volunteers make an important difference in the lives of our patients and their families through the thoughtful things they do. They make every experience more meaningful and positive, helping in countless ways — from greeting and escorting patients and guests, delivering flowers, and bringing veteran flags to our veteran patients, to providing parking assistance, supporting nursing teams, and working behind the scenes in offices, medical records, and other areas of the system. We are pleased to have this opportunity to recognize the volunteers for their commitment and dedication to our system.”

For information on becoming a hospital volunteer, contact Hall at 740-374-1778.