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Volunteers at cypress fairbanks medical center hospital recognized During National Volunteer Week . The Auxiliary volunteers at Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital were recognized during National Volunteer Week for the roles they fill behind the scenes that add special touches to each patient ’s stay.

The volunteers work closely with staff and contribute their personal time and talents to serve the health care needs of the community. Since the hospital opened in 1983, volunteers have provided nearly 329,000 hours of service.

Hospital volunteers work in many departments and have various responsibilities, such as escorting patients, performing clerical duties, or making caps for babies born in the hospital ’s Women’s Center. Proceeds from the hospital gift shop, which is operated by the Auxiliary, have provided more than $45,000 in scholarships over the past five years for area high school students interested in pursuing careers in health care.

Students 14 and older can volunteer at the hospital through the Auxiliary’s Junior Volunteer Program, which offers young people an opportunity to learn more about health care professions as well as the importance of volunteering.

NAM Resale Shops once again able to sell children’s merchandise to community. Northwest Assistance Ministries has resumed the sale of selected children’s items in the three area resale shops and community programs that meet the guidelines set forth by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. The organization has implemented policies and procedures to ensure that all children ’s items for sale meet the new federal regulations for lead.

NAM discontinued the sales and acceptance of children’s merchandise in February, when the National Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 went into effect, which prohibited the sale or resale of clothes and toys for children 12 and under if the item contained more than a specified percentage of lead or a plastic additive called phthalates.

After researching affordable solutions, NAM has put into place a process to ensure that all children ’s items on the sales floor meet the requirements set forth by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Cy-Fair Rotary Club Raises $2,000-plus for Hunger Relief In Africa. The Rotary Club of Cypress-Fairbanks sold briskets to raise funds for malnourished children and pregnant women in Africa. The money, donated to UNICEF, will be used to purchase at least two metric tons of a high-protein porridge-like mix scientifically designed to supplement the inadequate diets of children under five and pregnant women.

The brisket sale was the brainchild of Thomas Benson of Advantax, president of Cy-Fair Rotary, and D. Ray Young, president of Water Engineers.

Fellow Rotarian and owner of Carl’s Barbeque, Mike Reiland, helped facilitate this event.

DEX Students and Advisor Earn International Recognition. Lone Star College-CyFair’s Delta Epsilon Chi returned from the International Career Development Confer-ence in Anaheim, Calif., with several honors.

LSC-CyFair students Donald Smith and Ronnie Maduzia competed in the Business-to-Business Marketing event and received top 10 finalist medals. Individual honors went to Smith, who received the Texas Leadership Award, and Melinda Becker, who earned the Texas Advisor of the Year Award.

In addition, the chapter’s work with Bear Creek Assistance Ministries and Boys & Girls Country in Hockley was recognized with a community service award.

“I’m very proud of our students, their representation of our school and their accomplishments which are further evidence of their passion for education, community service and leadership, ” said Becker.

DEX is an international association of Marketing, Management and Entrepreneur students. More than 1,500 students, representing the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada, participated in leadership workshops and competed in various business events.

accounting students help residents with taxes. Future CPAs put their accounting and number-crunching skills to use as they assisted residents with tax preparation at Lone Star College-CyFair.

In addition to the AARP Tax-Aide volunteers who provided free tax help in the library, Gina Sprowl ’s accounting students also offered a helping hand as part of a service learning project, which combines academic instruction with community service that addresses area needs as well as develops student skills, a sense of civic responsibility and commitment to the surrounding community.