PDH honors volunteers
Plumas District Hospital volunteer Gloria Boland, left, presents the group’s annual scholarship to Erika Trueblood. Trueblood, who works as a licensed vocational nurse at PDH, has been accepted into the RN program at Butte College. Shown with Trueblood is her 7-year-old daughter Jemma. Photos by Debra Moore
The tables were turned on the Plumas District Hospital Volunteers on June 1, when the hospital hosted a luncheon in their honor and recognized their significant contributions.
But even in that setting the Volunteers weren’t content to be just the recipients, they presented their annual scholarship.
After enjoying a lunch featuring various salads made by Tiffany Leonhardt, the hospital’s patient experience manager, and Leann Kennedy, its community relations coordinator, Gloria Boland presented the scholarship to Quincy resident Erika Trueblood.
Trueblood accepted the award with her 7-year-old daughter Jemma in the audience, as well as her father, Merle Trueblood.
Erika is currently a licensed vocational nurse at Plumas District Hospital and has been accepted into the registered nurse program at Butte College. She acknowledged the transformation her life has taken in the past several years and thanked the group for their award.
Dr. Jeff Kepple, hospital CEO, told the Volunteers how grateful he was for their continued generosity, including their most recent purchase of a $38,000 piece of ultrasound equipment that was used in the emergency room the day after it arrived.
Funding for that equipment, as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars that the Volunteers have previously contributed, come primarily from the Bargain Boutique, the group’s thrift store, on Main Street in Quincy.
Leonhardt and Kennedy presented certificates to 31 women and one man, recognizing volunteer hours that ranged from 50 to 750 per year. The latter was awarded to De Brubaker who arrives at the store most mornings to work on the merchandise.
“You make a difference in the lives of our patients every day,” Leonhardt told the volunteers.
Volunteer service hours
50 hours:
Tracy Ball
Linda Busselen
Bretta Hall
Brenda Lantow
Grace Lewis
Linda Little
Mary Miles
Sue Miller
Toni Ryan
Inge Stone
100 hours:
Gloria Boland
Ann Clemens
Christina Connolly
Kathy Cotter
Sue Harlan
Gayle Higgins
Linda Leonhardt
Barbara Vineyard
Linda Reid Wallace
150 hours:
Gayle Anderson
Nancy Nicoles
Carlene Sedgwick
Irene Walkemeyer
200 hours:
Marilyn Christensen
Sandra (Sam) Pence
Kathy Price
250 hours:
Sheila Leonhardt
350 hours:
Rita Christensen
400 hours:
Mary Edwards
Linda Hardy
450 hours:
Denise Pyper
700 hours:
De Brubaker
