| 1920s |
The Auxiliary alone raises more than $700,000 to complete the “skyscraper” hospital – AGH’s existing South Tower, a landmark on Pittsburgh’s North Side.
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| 1925 |
Auxiliary awards the first AGH nurses scholarship.
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| 1941 |
The AGH Gift Shop Opens.
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| 1954 |
The annual tradition of presenting a Christmas rose to each patient begins.
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| 1968 |
Participation in the American Cancer Society’s Reach-to-Recovery program for breast cancer patients begins.
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| 1984 |
AGH’s Buckle-Up-Baby program starts.
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| 1992 |
Auxiliary reaches the $1 million mark for total money raised during its history.
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| 1996 |
Auxiliary raises more than $100,000 for cardiovascular research at its first ball.
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| 1999 |
Grand Grounds coffee cart opens as Auxiliary’s newest fundraiser.
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| 2000 |
Funds raised are used to renovate AGH’s Snyder Pavilion lobby.
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| 2001 |
Auxiliary reaches the $3 million mark for total money raised during its history.
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| 2002 |
Auxiliary opens a Gift Shop in the new Allegheny General Hospital Cancer Center.
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| 2004 |
Auxiliary raises $500,000 to support the Gilmore Women and Infants Center Endowment.
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| 2005 |
The Auxiliary Ball raises more than $109,000 for renovations of the AGH Surgical Intensive Care Unit waiting room.
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| 2008 |
Auxiliary reaches the $5 million mark for total money raised during its history; funds raised are used to renovate AGH’s Heritage Hall; the Auxiliary Ball raises more than $160,000 for renovations of the AGH Department of Radiation Oncology patient treatment areas.
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