12/02/2025
Today, Dec. 2nd is ! A day that started in 2012. A day for people to give back to not-for-profit organizations and to give back to their communities.
There are so many wonderful not-for-profit organizations here in Massac County, including the MMH Auxiliary. We encourage everyone to give as much as they can, whenever they can. On Giving Tuesday and throughout the year.
How can people can give to the Auxiliary❓❓
• Buy a ticket 🎫 or 3!
Right now we have our 3rd Annual Holiday Sleigh Giveaway fundraiser going on and cost is $5 per ticket or 3 tickets for $10. Currently the total value of the prize package is over $2600! Last year our ticket sales were just over $2000. It would be amazing if, this year, sales were close to $3000! Let’s make that happen!
**** Stay tuned for a special announcement tomorrow at our 70th Anniversary Reception regarding another donation‼️****
• Join the Auxiliary! We need you 🫵🏻
The 2026 Membership year is coming up on Jan. 1st. Dues for a one year membership ➡️ is only $5‼️ Plus, when you join, we now have a Membership Perks Card, which offers our Auxiliary members some perks at local participating businesses. Stay tuned for more information on that!
Currently we have about 82 members. We know the population of Massac County is much higher than that. Everyone in our community who is grateful for our local hospital, should join the Auxiliary. Our goal is to add 70 NEW members, in honor of our 70th anniversary!
• Give time, ⏰ not money!
The Auxiliary operates the Forget Me Not Gift Shop, which is managed by the tireless and dedicated Diana Harris-Smiddy, who has the store fully stocked with so many unique gift items and keeps the shop open as much as she can. Other volunteers- Jen and Mary Jo - help at the shop. We are ALWAYS in need of volunteers to help keep the gift shop open. If you are retired or semi-retired and have an hour or two a week to spare, we could sure use your 🫵🏻 help at the gift shop. Stop by and talk to Diana if you would like to volunteer!
• Spread the word! 📢
If you are an Auxiliary member on Facebook and see our posts, please share them! We need to spread the word about the Auxiliary and what we do. We don’t have a website, but our page is a public page, so anyone with internet access with a smart phone, tablet or computer can view our page, even if they are not on Facebook!
We assist the hospital department with purchases they need or want that aren’t included in their budgets.
We also fund a Scholarship Program that began shortly after the Auxiliary began. It started as a $500 scholarship and increased to $1000.
It is a $1000, one year scholarship given to area high school seniors, who will be furthering their education in a healthcare related field. In the past we’ve awarded 2 or 3 scholarships. For the past couple of years we have been fortunate enough to award 4 scholarships! The number of scholarships we give depends on how much money we have. That is why we do our fundraising.
Our mission is to our Help Everyday Heroes at the hospital and to provide scholarships to help our future Healthcare Heroes.
That is why we keep the gift shop open as much as we can, because purchases that are made have purpose!
•Donations always welcome 🫶🏻
We gladly accept monetary donations too. Cash or checks made out to the Massac Memorial Hospital Auxiliary can always be dropped off at the Forget Me Not Gift Shop at the main entrance of Massac Memorial Hospital.
Or electronic donations can be made using PayPal
MassacAuxiliary@yahoo.com or search on PayPal
If anyone makes a donation today, be sure to note it is a Giving Tuesday donation.
If the Auxiliary can: 1. Reach ticket sales of $3000 and 2. get 70 or more new Auxiliary members for 2026, the Auxiliary president has said she will take a pie in the face, kiss a pig, get covered in slime or silly string! Lets make that happen!
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