The Rome Twigs recently held a ribbon-cutting event to commemorate the formal grand opening of their newly renovated Twigs Gift Shop in the lobby of Rome Memorial Hospital. Pictured from left: Nettie Hartigan, a member of the Evergreen Twig; Katie Sharma, a member of the Evergreen Twig; Rosemary Falchi of the Rosewood Twig; David Lundquist, […]
The Rome Twigs recently held a ribbon-cutting event to commemorate the formal grand opening of their newly renovated Twigs Gift Shop in the lobby of Rome Memorial Hospital. Pictured from left: Nettie Hartigan, a member of the Evergreen Twig; Katie Sharma, a member of the Evergreen Twig; Rosemary Falchi of the Rosewood Twig; David Lundquist, president/CEO of Rome Memorial Hospital; Martha Burke, manager of the gift shop and Heather Twig member; and Jackie Keys, president of the general Twig. The Twigs are a not-for-profit organization with “a long tradition of dedicated service in support of the hospital and its mission,” Rome Memorial Hospital said in a news release. All of the gift shop’s profits go toward the purchase of hospital equipment and to support programs of the hospital. The gift shop is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It offers coffee, tea, soft drinks, and snacks, as well as a variety of gift items, many of which are made in New York state. The Rome Twigs started in 1907 when Millicent Hazelton introduced the idea of a “sewing circle” to make items to raise money for the hospital, according to the Rome Memorial Hospital website. The group also sewed hospital supplies.
