Members of La Cañada Flintridge Orthopaedic Guild were recently recognized at the annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon at Orthopaedic Institute for Children. Danielle Barrios, assistant director of Volunteer Services and Community Outreach, welcomed members from LCFOG, Las Madrecitas, Las Niñas de La Las Madrecitas, Las Vecinas and Las Amigas de Las Lomas auxiliaries, which were formed in 1956 and comprise Charitable Children’s Guild. Las Niñas de La Madrecitas was formed in 1965.
Barrios announced, “Volunteers are the backbone of OIC,” and that was the theme for the day. Students of Orthopaedic Medical Magnet High School volunteer at OIC on a regular basis. Danielle was pleased to report that members of the five Guilds volunteered 16,200 hours to OIC during 2016.
Special guest speaker was Dr. Rachel Thompson, who hails from Chicago and attended George Washington University and Northwestern University. She is associate director for the OIC and UCLA Center for Cerebral Palsy. She stressed that working in this field “the problems are many but the rewards are even greater.” Her goal is to see that “all patients are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve.”
Attending the event from LCFOG were Joan Cleven, Caryl Pettit, Ginney Pruitt, Judi McClure, Arlene Massimino, Jeanne Long, Marie Baker, Carolyn Geer and Easy Delaney. Two LCFOG members were singled out for their lifetime hours to date: Marie Baker with 200 volunteer hours and Caryl Pettit, who can be found working in the It’s a Bargain Thrift Shop two days a week, with 3,000 hours.
Members of LCFOG were also in attendance at the recent CCG 106th annual meeting held at OIC’s downtown campus.
Joan Cleven, president of LCFOG, spoke at the CCG meeting outlining LCFOG’s fundraisers, which benefit OIC. The annual Book and Author Luncheon, held in October has been the primary fundraiser for many years. Dinner at Mijares Restaurant in April is a fun and tasty way to raise funds, along with monthly Bunco games. To date, LCFOG, organized in 1957, has donated $707,337 to OIC.
For more information, call Marie Gilhooly at (818) 249-5262.
