The UConn Health Auxiliary is in its 50th year of existence. Over that time, “The Good Deed People” have contributed more than $9 million to UConn Health.
The Auxiliary runs the Connucopia Gift Shop, both the main store in the University Tower (main level next to Starbucks) and the kiosk on the first floor of the Outpatient Pavilion, as well as the UConn Health Auxiliary Thrift Shop on Park Road in West Hartford. Whenever you patronize those shops, or any of the vendors who visit UConn Health during the year, or any of the vendors who come to the Spring Market or the Festival of Trees and Winter Faire (look for more details in the weeks to come), you’re supporting UConn Health by supporting the Auxiliary.
Historic contributions include:
- The Creative Child Center
- The UConn Health art collection
- The Joseph M. Healey, Jr. Endowed Chair in Medical Humanities and Bioethics
- The Family Place at Homewood Suites
More recent contributions include:
- Scholarships and student travel funding
- Cancer survivors’ program
- Patient assistance program
- Web cams in the NICU (with the Farmington Rotary)
- The UConn Health Auxiliary Patient and Family Education Center in the Outpatient Pavilion, including two interactive kiosks
- Providing notebooks for patient education in both the Outpatient Pavilion and the UConn John Dempsey Hospital
New members and volunteers are always welcome!