Women's Auxiliary
Highlights through the decades
1940's
- Three hospitals: Bradford Memorial Hospital for Babies, Children's Hospital of Texas and Richmond Freeman Memorial Clinic merged to form Childrens
1960's
- 1962 Women's Auxiliary formed by combining the auxiliaries from Bradford Memorial Hospital for Babies, Children's Hospital of Texas and Richmond Freeman Memorial Clinic
- Auxiliary volunteers assist hospital staff in all aspects of running the hospital from helping with admitting patients, running samples to the lab and assisting physicians
- In 1967 Children's moved to the Motor Street Campus
- Children's Corner gift cart launched and then moved into a permanent store in the Hospital
- 1969 The first Family Night at Six Flags was held and provided $25,000 in support to the Hospital
1970's
- 1971 Holiday Cards began
- 1979 With Tender Loving Care Women's Auxiliary Cookbook released
1980's
- 1983 Style Show started by Janet Evans
- Children's launches Diamond Jubilee Capital Campaign which provided for the 6th floor tower
- 1989 Breakfast with Santa created
1990's
- Celebrated 25th Anniversary of Six Flags
- 1997 marks the first year the Women's Auxiliary gifted over $500,000 in one year
2000's
- Women's Auxiliary makes WePromise commitment to Children's to name the 12th floor Critical Care Unit - The Women's Auxiliary Floor
- 2002 - The Collection Cures for the Common Cuisine cookbook published by the Women's Auxiliary
- 2005 - Women's Auxiliary makes a 6 year commitment to fund a critical care Team Work Station at Children's Legacy
- 2008 - Women's Auxiliary agrees to gift $1 million for the Children's Garden located at the new Tower D front entrance
- 2009 - Women's Auxiliary forms a new chapter to help serve the Legacy campus
The Women's Auxiliary has given more than $15 million dollars to Children's and untold hours to the mission of making life better for Children's.
Our volunteer component has evolved. We are dedicating 1,000's of hours each year in many ways:
- Out in the community raising funds
- Providing meals to families and staff on New Year's Eve and Mother's Day eve in the ICU family waiting room
- Decorating the hospital and clinics during the holidays
- Providing staff appreciation events several times a year
We have changed our directions to meet the needs of the hospital and our volunteers.
Nancy Johnson, a Children's volunteer, encourages creativity as she leads an arts and crafts session with Billy Fielder, 5, and Madalyn White, 8, in the C10 playroom. In 2009, volunteers contributed more than 133,000 hours to make life better for children.
