Seton Health Auxiliary Hosts Surprise Birthday Party for Volunteer Rose Cronin

TROY, N.Y. – The Seton Health Auxiliary hosted a surprise 100^th birthday party for volunteer Rose Cronin on Sunday, January 22 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 235 Hoosick Street, Troy. Cronin, of Troy, has been a volunteer at St. Mary’s Hospital since 1978, devoting over 83,500 hours. She will turn 100 on February 2.

Cronin served as the manager of the hospital gift shop for 22 years and now, approaching her 100^th birthday, sells raffle tickets in the hospital lobby. Cronin has raised over $100,000 in raffle funds for the Seton Health Auxiliary, which has been used to purchase new state-of-the art equipment for locations throughout the Seton Health system and St. Mary’s Hospital. In August 2011, the hospital’s gift shop was renamed Rose’s Gift Gallery in her honor.

Proceeds from the surprise party benefited the Seton Health Auxiliary, a non-profit organization in support of the mission of Seton Health/St. Mary’s Hospital. Founded in 1907, the Auxiliary has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to assist the hospital in attaining its goals.