Cutting back, but still a friend of the hospital’s
Maybe this tells the story of dedicated volunteers like Karen Schwickerath.She arrived for her interview and wondered aloud if she was worth a story?“You know Jenny, I was wrong on how many years I’ve been a member of the auxiliary,” she said to Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton Public Relations and Development Manager Jenny Monteith. “It’s not 67 years; it’s only been 57 years. So do you still want to do the story?”— For more on this story, see the Jan. 18 New Hampton Tribune.