Volunteer Committee
The Riddle Thrift Shop was started by a group of volunteer auxilians. Each auxiliary would be assigned to staff the shop for a two week period. They handled the sales, the consignments and the donations for that two-week period.
Today, we have volunteers, auxilians and employees involved in the day to day operations of the shop all year round but we still maintain some of the format that was started years ago. The governing group is now called the Volunteer Committee and it is comprised of the Chairman, Co-Chairmen, and the Chairmen Emeritus. They are all members of the Associated Auxiliaries of Riddle Memorial Hospital and report directly to the President of the Associated Auxiliaries on the shop's progress.
Alice Wilkinson |
The Committee members serve as the liaisons to the Board representing the volunteers and the employees of the shop. Their role is an important one. It is their responsibility to see that the shop is always on the right course. They work closely with the employees to be certain that the policies and procedures agreed to by the Committee are communicated to the volunteers. |
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Their leadership is essential in the operation of the shop. The members of this Committee have amassed over 64,097 hours serving the shop. The Chairmen Emeritus Alice Wilkinson and Marge Zultewicz have over 41,812 hours of service between them. |
![]() Marge Zultewicz |
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Our current Chairman Dolly Stiteler has over 11,072 hours. One of our former Co-Chairmen, Peg Pinkerton, has given over 64,000 hours to Riddle Memorial Hospital volunteering in the shop and the hospital itself.
The Chairman, Co-Chairmen and the Chairmen Emeritus are dedicated women who have given a great deal of their time and energy. The Riddle Thrift Shop would not be where it is today without their dedication and hard work. We can never thank them enough for all that they have done and continue to do.
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Front Row:
Dolly Stiteler, Chairman, and Jan Duryea, President of the Associated Auxiliaries and Co-Chairman Back Row: Co-Chairmen Karen Di Paolo, Bette Smith, and Audrey Lesky |



Alice Wilkinson
