In grateful recognition of their service, Jupiter Medical Center's Auxiliary honored tenured members of their volunteer group at a luncheon hosted in their honor.

"Auxiliary members play an integral role in the quality of care we provide to our patients every day at Jupiter Medical Center," said Paul Dell Uomo, CEO. "We are so fortunate to have these honorees, with their countless hours of dedicated service, as part of our organization."

At the luncheon, Charles Milhauser, a 15-year volunteer, was presented with the elite honor of the Alice V. Rizzo Award. This prestigious award, named for one of the Auxilian's founding members, has been given annually since 1993 to an outstanding member of the Auxiliary based on years and hours of service and significant contributions to the Auxiliary. Additionally, Auxilians honored for their many hours and/or years of service are as follows:

· 10,000 hours: Mary Imle

· 5,000 hours: Marion Dibbern, Nancy Hendricks, Donald Russell, Karen Schmittschmitt (Past President) and Robert Thamm (Past President)

· 25 years: Sylvia Kavanagh

· 20 years: Adele Bromley, Lori Campbell, Dorothy Cohen, Gerard Fromm, Nancy Laird, Samuel Laird, Mary Lee and Ruth Messina

· 15 years: Marie Bassett, Margaret Clarke, Beatrice Class, Willard Dresser, Peggy Dufresne, Gus Guadagnoli, Ruth Hanrahan, Rita Hazen, Nancy Hendricks, Charles Milhauser, Cira Nastro, Helene Phillips, William Reinhardt, Gladys Scamorza and Lorraine Simons

· 10 years: Thomas Curley, Dorothy Galligan, Jeanne Levine, Francis McKewin, Molly Pavlichko, Carol Primozic, June Swenson, Marion Taggart, Kathleen Walker and Mary Lou Williams

The Jupiter Medical Center Auxiliary is comprised of over 700 adult and teenage members who provided 101, 800 hours of service to the organization last year alone. For more information about the Jupiter Medical Center Auxiliary, please call (561) 744-4461.