FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 13, 2007

MEDIA - FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Sherie Cantrell
Media & Public Relations Coordinator
Phone (361) 694-5662
Cell (361) 548-6073
www.driscollchildrens.org

DRISCOLL SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
RETIRED, IN THE WORK FORCE,
COLLEGE STUDENTS–
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Driscoll Children’s Hospital Auxiliary presents …

Viva Volunteer Round-Up
Thursday, September 13, 2007 l 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Driscoll Children’s Hospital – Auditorium l Corpus Christi, TX
Free and open to the public interested in exploring volunteer opportunities.
Food and soft drinks will be provided.

If you can’t make the meeting and are interested in
exploring volunteer opportunities,
call (361) 694-5011 or stop by the Information Desk for a volunteer application.

(Corpus Christi, TX) Join the fiesta during Driscoll Children’s Hospital’s Viva Volunteer Round Up! Caring individuals of all ages looking to join the hospital’s Auxiliary or interested in exploring volunteer opportunities throughout the hospital should plan on attending the festive event filled with mariachis, door prizes, and fashion. Free and open to the public, the festive event will take place on Thursday, September 13, 2007 from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in the hospital’s auditorium. Food and drinks will also be provided.

Since 1952, Driscoll’s Auxiliary has contributed thousands of hours playing an active role in virtually every department at the hospital. While giving back to the community, they gain knowledge in many healthcare fields and provide valuable services to patients, their families, and the staff. Time commitments, areas of service, and responsibilities vary. Bilingual volunteers are also highly encouraged.

Opportunities available include:

  • Gift Shop - selling, merchandising, stocking shelves, and creating balloon bouquets
  • Cuddle Club – holding and rocking babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care unit
  • Room Service - deliver special items to patients (i.e. videos, meals, etc.)
  • Toy Distribution - delivering free, donated toys to patients
  • Cottage Shop - actively involved in serving for free-standing resale shop located on campus.
  • Surgical Waiting - provide links of communication between patient families and staff
  • Information Desk - offer general hospital information, directions and offer assistance to families and visitors.
  • Oncology Clinic - work directly with patients, keeping them occupied with reading, playing games, working puzzles and coloring. while they endure therapy and procedures 


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About Driscoll Children’s Hospital
“Improve the health of adults and you give them back their health …
Improve the health of children and you give them their life.”

Since opening its doors in 1953, Driscoll Children’s Hospital has been offering hope and healing to the children of South Texas for half a century. The facility is a 189-bed pediatric tertiary care center with pediatric board-certified specialists representing 19 medical and nine surgical specialties. Each year, more than 6,000 children are admitted for inpatient care, 5,000 for day surgery, and 50,000 for outpatient primary and specialty care, as well as 40,000 for emergency care, as the first South Texas hospital with emergency services exclusively for children. Additionally, Driscoll maintains a state-of-the-art ground/air transport team, 20-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 40-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and specialized medical outreach.

www.driscollchildrens.org

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