Posted on May.15.2024August 23, 2024

A Brighter Space for Staff and Visitors: The Window Shop

A group of Window Shop volunteers at Monadnock Community Hospital stands and sits in front of the shop. Standing left to right: Barbara Pendleton, Liz Kenney, Roon Frost, Toni Gildone, Steffie Kyte, Shelly Zinsmeister, Judy Edelkind, and Carole Connor. Sitting left to right: Connie Boyd and Louise Vickory. They are gathered in front of the shop, showcasing their dedication and teamwork.

A Brighter Space for Staff and Visitors: The Window Shop

How Window Shop Volunteers Enhance Patient Care at MCH

A Brighter Space for Staff and Visitors

Since its inception, the Window Shop has played a pivotal role in supporting patient care initiatives at MCH. The volunteers who run the shop have raised significant funds for the hospital over the decades, donating most of them to help us improve patient care. Donations from the shop have facilitated significant improvement projects, including the implementation of an electronic medication dispensing tracking program, the establishment of the simulation lab offering a comprehensive training space for MCH staff and local EMTs, the provision of oversized gurneys for the operating room, and multiple enhancements to the Birthing Suite.

During the pandemic, the Window Shop pivoted its focus to support MCH’s hardworking employees. A portion of the proceeds was redirected towards morale-boosting projects such as homemade dinner raffles and various initiatives aimed at providing support to the hospital staff. Other projects also include the heartwarming tradition of donating approximately 300 onesie t-shirts to babies born at MCH each year for almost two decades.

Proceeds have also paid for a number of Window Shop relocations over the decades and the new remodel.

Nancy Speeney, one of 22 who volunteer at the Shop today, says, “Being a volunteer here is incredibly fulfilling and I truly look forward to coming in every day.”
Window Shop volunteers standing left to right: Barbara Pendleton, Liz Kenney, Roon Frost, Toni Gildone (MCH Window Shop Manager and Volunteer Coordinator), Steffie Kyte, Shelly Zinsmeister, Judy Edelkind, and Carole Connor Sitting left to right: Connie Boyd and Louise Vickory

“Being a volunteer here is incredibly fulfilling…”

We would like you to know that this shop is under the auspices of the auxiliary and is manned entirely by volunteers All profit is given toward the hospital

Window Shop interior

Window Shop interior

Window Shop interior

A group of Window Shop volunteers at Monadnock Community Hospital stands and sits in front of the shop. Standing left to right: Barbara Pendleton, Liz Kenney, Roon Frost, Toni Gildone, Steffie Kyte, Shelly Zinsmeister, Judy Edelkind, and Carole Connor. Sitting left to right: Connie Boyd and Louise Vickory. They are gathered in front of the shop, showcasing their dedication and teamwork.

Toni Gildone with a vintage Window Shop sign

The Window Shop

MCH 2024 Annual Report

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Posted on May.15.2024August 23, 2024

A Brighter Space for Staff and Visitors: The Window Shop

Melissa French

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The Window Shop: More Than Just a Gift Shop

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