Aloha … from BethCMark your calendars: Gifford Craft Fair upcoming Nov. 20 and 21
After 25 years caring for area residents,
Dr. William Minsinger retires from Gifford
RANDOLPH, Nov. 10, 2009 – Gifford Medical Center’s Annual Craft Fair in support of the hospital’s Adult Day Program will be held on Nov. 20 and 21.
The Craft Fair takes place in the hospital’s Conference Center, spacious visitors’ entrance and the adjoining Menig Extended Care Facility’s large living room from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20 and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21.
The fair is an opportunity to start your holiday shopping while also supporting a worthy cause: the Gifford Adult Day Program.
Adult Day provides day care, personal hygiene help, medication administration, healthy meals, activities and socialization to the elderly and disabled below the Bethel Health Center on Route 107.
The fair also supports our local craftspeople.
Items for sale will include handcrafted jewelry, homemade baked goods, woodcrafts, quilting, homemade pillows, hand painted Christmas ornaments and more made by area crafters, including some who have sold their products at the fair since its start 14 years ago.
The fair is organized by Bonnie Pettit, a licensed nursing assistant and activity specialist at the Adult Day Program and a craft enthusiast.
“Gifford has many gifted employees who are craft enthusiasts. I got involved with organizing of the craft fair to help provide a way for Gifford employees to share their talents and wares with the public. This also gave us a way to raise funds for the Activity Department at the nursing home in the beginning years and now for the Adult Day Program,” says Pettit of why she got involved with the fair more than 10 years ago and continues to organize it today.
All are welcome. Vendor space is still available. Call Pettit at Adult Day at 728-2166 or e-mail her at bpettit@giffordmed.org to become a vendor or learn more.
Gifford is on Route 12 south of Randolph village at 44 S. Main St. The Conference Center entrance is just off from the patient parking area and is marked. The wheelchair-accessible visitors’ entrance is on the southern end of the hospital. Signs will also help guide you.