The CMH Auxiliary recognized volunteer Barbara Owens with the 2025 Lillian Hutcheson Award during the Auxiliary’s quarterly meeting April 18. Owens has volunteered 2,224 hours during the past seven years and serves in the CMH Gift Garden every Friday afternoon.

Each year, the CMH Auxiliary presents the Lillian Hutcheson Award to an outstanding volunteer who demonstrates commitment, dedication and compassion to patients, residents and the organization. The award is named in honor of Lillian Hutcheson, who founded the Auxiliary program before CMH opened in 1982.

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During National Volunteer Week, we want to say a huge thank you to all of our 300 Auxiliary members who contribute more than 22,000 volunteer hours annually. The auxiliary donated more than $150,000 to CMH in fiscal year 2024 for purchases that improve the patient experience.

Blossom Bash April 26 at Parkview HCF

Parkview Health Care Facility, 119 W. Forest St. in Bolivar, is hosting its inaugural Blossom Bash from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26. The event includes craft vendors, food trucks and a plant sale including hanging baskets, planters, perennials, bedding plants and succulents. Proceeds will support special projects for residents.

Free Cardinals tickets at blood drive

The Bolivar Community blood drive is from noon to 6 p.m. on May 1 at Southern Hills Baptist Church, 1120 S. Springfield Ave., Bolivar. All blood types are needed. Appointments are strongly encouraged. Get a FREE T-shirt and TWO tickets to a Springfield Cardinals game, while supplies last. Schedule your appointment online or by calling 417-227-5006.

Dr. Schreiber presents research

KY3 interviewed Curtis Schreiber, M.D., with the Missouri Memory Center and CMH Neurology and Headache Center, after he presented Alzheimer's findings and clinical insights at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Disease and Other Neurological Disorders. The conference drew 5,500 people from 76 countries.

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