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Rumford Hospital Auxiliary officers, from left: Sonya Robinson, treasurer; Barbara Belanger, president; Laurie Crane, secretary; and Doris Barrett, vice president.
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RUMFORD At a small gathering Friday morning, members of the Rumford Hospital Auxiliary celebrated the group’s 95 years of service.
Barbara Belanger, longtime president of the auxiliary, said she was looking through some materials a while back and noticed mention of the auxiliary’s 94th year.
“The next year was the 95th, only five years from 100th, but I thought it was about time to do something,” Belanger said.
At a gathering in the conference room at Rumford Hospital, Peter Wright, president of the hospital, said: “In every community across the country, a hospital or health care team is an integral part of what a community is. To think about the history of the River Valley and all that you have accomplished. The auxiliary has always been our number-one fundraiser. What’s