DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., December 26, 2019 – The AdventHealth Daytona Beach auxiliary installed their executive board for 2020 during an annual holiday luncheon on Dec. 6 at Halifax Plantation in Ormond Beach.
The AdventHealth Daytona Beach auxiliary’s executive board for 2020 includes: Bob Hornak, president; Linda Carter, vice president; Judy Eaton, recording secretary; Jim Bishop, personnel secretary; Florence “Mima” Eaton, corresponding secretary; Lucia Begin, general treasurer; John McCarthy, Pinkadilly Thrift Shop treasurer; and Pat Jones, Bird Cage gift shop treasurer.
During the luncheon, the auxiliary donated $100,000 to AdventHealth Daytona Beach. The majority of the funds will be used to purchase various hospital equipment, such as sleep recliners, stretchers, beds, defibrillators, and more. A portion of the donation will support AdventHealth Daytona Beach’s 2020 mission trip to Africa and will help fund a new well for clean water in the remote villages of Kenya.
For 53 years, the AdventHealth Daytona Beach volunteer auxiliary has provided approximately 2.86 million hours of volunteer support and raised $5.1 million to benefit the hospital and community.
To learn more about available volunteer opportunities, call Call386-231-3030.
About AdventHealth Daytona Beach
AdventHealth Daytona Beach has 359-beds and is one of the six hospitals in Flagler, Lake and Volusia counties that composes the AdventHealth Central Florida Division - North Region. Formerly known as Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center, the organization’s parent company changed the name of all wholly-owned entities to AdventHealth on Jan. 2, 2019. Based in Altamonte Springs, AdventHealth is a connected system of care. With more than 80,000 team members, AdventHealth is one of the nation’s largest faith-based health care systems with nearly 50 hospitals and hundreds of care sites in nearly a dozen states. With the mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ, AdventHealth Daytona Beach provides whole person care to heal the body, mind and spirit. For more information about AdventHealth Daytona Beach, visit AdventHealthDaytonaBeach.com.
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Auxiliary Luncheon: During the AdventHealth Daytona Beach auxiliary’s annual holiday luncheon on Dec. 6 at Halifax Plantation in Ormond Beach, the volunteers installed the auxiliary’s executive board for 2020 and donated $100,000 to AdventHealth Daytona Beach.
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