ALMH Auxiliary member Joan Horrom named to Illinois hospital group on volunteering

[December 20, 2012]  The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Auxiliary announced that board member Joan Horrom of Lincoln has been elected to the Illinois Hospital Association's Constituency on Volunteers, known as the CoV. She will serve a one-year term representing the ALMH Auxiliary.

The mission of the CoV is to enhance and expand hospital volunteerism through education. The group emphasizes educating the community and volunteer constituents on issues affecting health care. The CoV continues to strengthen the link between health systems, hospitals and the community.

Horrom has been a member of the ALMH Auxiliary for 10 years. She has volunteered at ALMH for 15 years, providing services at the information desk, Pink Shutter, ALMH Gift Shop, Mini Med Days and most recently serving as the pharmacy liaison for the infusion clinic.

The ALMH Auxiliary was organized in 1951. The organization provides volunteer services and conducts fundraising activities to support programs of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital. To learn more about the ALMH Auxiliary and volunteer opportunities, contact Lynne Metz at 217-605-5701 or visit www.almh.org.