Governor of NSW, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC (right) with Camden Haven UHA President Jennifer Lucey, awarded Life Membership of the volunteer organisation she has served for the past 30 years.

Highest honour for Camden Haven’s Jennifer Lucey

Oct 27, 2023

The United Hospital Auxiliaries (UHA) of NSW has bestowed Life Membership on Jen Lucey, a volunteer who has given 30 years of service to the organisation’s Camden Haven branch.

Life Membership is the UHA’s highest honour – Mrs Lucey becomes just the 39^th Auxiliary member on the Mid North Coast to receive the award since 1959.

The branch’s president for the past four years received her citation at the UHA’s 90th annual State Conference in Newcastle on 18 and 19 October.

One of the first to congratulate Mrs Lucey on receiving the honour was North Eastern Regional Representative Dee Hunter, who said the accolade was well deserved.

“Jen is an extraordinarily hard-working volunteer who is a natural leader and organiser,” Ms Hunter said.

“Her commitment to supporting Port Macquarie Base and Wauchope District Memorial hospitals, as well as Camden Haven HealthOne, has resulted in medical equipment and comfort items that improve patient care and experience.”

Camden Haven UHA branch secretary Bron Guymer said Mrs Lucey’s award recognised three decades of willing and reliable service.

“Jen participates in fundraising activities, organising events, setting up, clearing away, modelling in our fashion parades and selling raffle tickets,” Mrs Guymer said.

“Not only is she generous with her time and talents, but she is also always a generous donor of plants, food, and other goods, which we use for raffles and other fundraising activities.

“Jennifer embraces and is skilled in many crafts, including crocheting, pottery, card making, ceramics and jewellery making. She has made dozens of beautiful, crocheted rugs, which she gladly donates to the local palliative care and rehabilitation units in our local hospitals, promoting our work in the local community and identifying the needs of the hospital for purchases of equipment from our fundraising efforts.

“Jennifer is greatly appreciated and admired by all our branch members, and we are thrilled she has been named a Life Member of the UHA.”

The UHA’s Honour Roll of Life Members from the Mid North Coast:

 

2023 Jennifer Lucey – Camden Haven	1994 Mrs C. Bryson – Wauchope Mrs J. Maskill OAM – Port Macquarie
2021 Irene Chesterman – Bellingen	1991 Mrs Halpin – Bellingen
2020 Winnifred Secombe – Wauchope	1990 Mrs V. Carver – Kempsey
2018 Helen Mears – Coffs Harbour Pink Ladies	1987 Mrs N. Healey – Wauchope
2017 Helen Counihan – Kempsey Nita McKnight – Dorrigo	1984 Mrs J. Searle – Macksville
2016 Nancy Hobson – Bellingen	1981 Mrs J. Wilkinson – Kempsey
2015 Verna Wallace – Wauchope Isabelle Hooper – Bowraville	1979 Mrs E. de la Rue – Hastings-Port Macquarie
2014 Freda Weidenbohn – Port Macquarie Gwen Bullock – Kempsey	1978 Mrs J.S. Raymond – Bellingen
2010 Dorothy Davidson – Wauchope Elaine Minturn – Port Macquarie Pink Ladies	1977 Mrs M. Keena – Port Macquarie Mrs C. Lewthwaite – Kempsey
2009 Mrs M. Potts – Wauchope	1974 Mrs E. Hogbin – Coffs Harbour
2007 Mrs M. Gemmell – Wauchope	1970 Mrs V. Blanchard – Kempsey
2006 Mrs P. Mooney – Wauchope	1969 Mrs J. Muldoon – Kempsey
2000 Mrs A. Kennett – Wauchope	1967 Mrs E. Hodgson – Kempsey Mrs E.M. Thompson – Coffs Harbour
1997 Mrs G. Bonser – Macksville	1964 Mrs R. McMillan – Port Macquarie
1995 Mrs C. Nichols – Wauchope Mrs E. Eades – Camden Haven	1963 Mrs B. Chenney – Kempsey
	1959 Mrs T.S. Turner – Kempsey