Rose Nickiforuk honored for outstanding volunteerism

by Sonny Rajoo

Ithas been said that "Service to others is the rent you pay for the room that is waiting for you in heaven." In the case of Rose Nickiforuk that room has changed to a mansion.

Nickiforuk was recently honored for serving forty years as a volunteer for the Two Hills Health Centre Ladies Auxillary.

Nickiforuk, 91, was born in 1931, the daughter of Mike and Dora Pluta, and has spent most of her adult life volunteering for such noble organizations as the Ladies Auxillary and Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

Married to Nick Nickiforuk, the couple had two sons and three daughters, two of whom have passed away. The family grew up in Two Hills. Nick passed away seven years ago and Rose moved into Eventide Homes for the first few years.

Throughout her forty years volunteering for the Ladies Auxillary, Nickiforuk worked to purchase many items for use by the hospitals residents to enhance the quality of life for both Acute Care and Long Term Care residents.

While Nick was a truck driver, being away from home quite often, Rose raised the family while working on the farm and being in- volved in the community.

In an interview with Provincial Health Ministers this writer pointed out much of the equipment in the hospital was purchased by our prestigious volunteers of the Ladies Auxillary; the noble members of the Walk/Run community with community support.

The Two Hills Regional Chronicle is constantly amazed at how volunteers in the Two Hills area continue to step up to help make this community a better place. For all that you do and so much more, a simple thank you is hardly enough but it comes straight from the heart.