Betty Doberstein joined the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary in 1981 as the Second Director on the Auxiliary’s Executive. At the time she was a stay-at-home mother and was looking for a volunteer opportunity that was flexible. She found this flexibility with the Auxiliary and it allowed her to continue volunteering when she began working full-time.
Currently, Betty is the Auxiliary’s President, a position that she has held four times, each term for a period of two years. Within this role she runs meetings, organizes Auxiliary activities and events, and acts as the liaison between the Auxiliary and the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre.
In addition to volunteering with the Auxiliary, Betty has been the President of the Merritt Centennial Booster Club for 13 years and also helps out with Minor Hockey. Betty recently retired from her position at Gillis House and is looking forward to spending some time throughout the year down south in hotter weather. In the future, Betty looks forward to expanding the Thrift Shop and allowing for more items to be sold and more funds to be raised.
Betty’s most memorable moment with the Auxiliary is when they burned the Thrift Shop mortgage, as a celebration for the members who had worked very hard for many years to pay it off!
