02. July 2022
Judy explains why she became a member of the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary. In spring 2020 we retired to Merritt from the Coast. I had a few friends here but aside from that, I knew nobody. One of these friends worked at the Thrift Shop and invited me to volunteer. I am an avid thrifter myself and I thought this sounded like a fun opportunity. Little did I know just how interesting and fun it would be. I received great training and I have enjoyed working with all the volunteers, many of...
01. November 2016
A dedicated group of volunteers, including current and former employees with School District 58, makes up the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary’s Thrift Shop night crew. The group includes six members who come twice a week for two to three hours.
02. April 2016
Hiro Yasuda has been volunteering for the past 14 years with the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary. She has filled many roles at the Thrift Shop, including her former role of arranging the window displays. Presently she displays merchandise and prices items at the shop. Prior to beginning her role as a volunteer, Hiro worked at the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre in food service for over 20 years. Within this role she was responsible for planning and preparing meals for patients and...
02. December 2015
Sandy Truman has been volunteering in thrift shops for 55 years. Her first volunteer role was in a church thrift shop in Burnaby and from there she started a lifetime of volunteerism. After moving to Merritt 16 years ago, she began volunteering with the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary. She started at the hospital, providing televisions for patients, a role she filled for three years. Following this, she became a volunteer at the Thrift Shop. At the Thrift Shop, she has worked closely with...
05. April 2015
Anne Rodschat has been a volunteer with the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary for 42 years. She moved to Merritt from Germany 47 years ago and has become quite familiar with the community over the years. When she began volunteering she was a single mother with three small children. She started doing the children’s section at the Thrift Shop and enjoyed seeing customers coming in and getting something special for their kids. The smile on the children’s faces when they received something...
03. February 2015
Mother and daughter volunteers, Donna Vasko and Leah Hornby, have been with the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary for the past few years at the Thrift Shop. Donna has been involved for four years and works on the Thrift Shop floor, helping customers and arranging merchandise. Leah got involved with the Auxiliary more recently, about two years ago, after hearing about the positive experience that her mother was having at the Thrift Shop. She now volunteers sorting merchandise and running the...
02. January 2015
Kathy Parks has been a member of the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary since 2013. As a newly retired individual who had recently moved to Merritt, she applied to be a volunteer as she thought it would be a good way to meet people and give back to the community. She began volunteering at the Auxiliary’s Thrift Shop two to three days a week, sorting donations and working with customers. She soon became responsible for one of the shop’s window displays, an exciting new challenge for her....
04. December 2014
Judy Hughes has been involved with the Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary for two years and currently fills multiple roles. She began volunteering with the Coffee Wagon and continues to do so twice a week, serving coffee, tea, juice, and cookies to patients at the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre. She enjoys interacting with the patients and feels that they appreciate the service provided by the Auxiliary. She also fills the 1st Vice President role on the Executive. Within this role...
04. September 2014
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...
07. August 2014
Del has been a volunteer with the Auxiliary for over 26 years. Throughout her time with the Auxiliary she has held every position on the executive, including Convenor for the Thrift Shop. Currently she fills the Past President position. Through her commitment to volunteering and health care, Del has had a very positive impact in the Nicola Valley. In 2007, Del was one of five individuals nominated by the Nicola Valley Women in Action for her outstanding community service. Additionally in 2008,...
Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary
PO Box 677, Merritt BC V1K 1B8
Registered Charity # 87095 8741 RR0001
Thrift Shop: 1803 Voght Street in Merritt, BC
