DRISCOLL SEEKS VOLUNTEERS OF ALL AGES RETIRED OR IN THE WORK FORCE, COLLEGE STUDENTS OR TEENS -YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Driscoll Children’s Hospital Auxiliary presents a …
Volunteer Round-Up
Thursday, September 11, 2003 l 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Driscoll Auditorium l 3533 S. Alameda St. l Corpus Christi, TX
Lunch will be provided l R.S.V.P. required

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 an application.

(Corpus Christi, TX) Calling all volunteers! Driscoll Children’s Hospital is seeking caring people of all ages to join the hospital’s Auxiliary. This group will be hosting a Volunteer Round-Up for individuals interested in exploring volunteer opportunities throughout the hospital. Free and open to the public, the event will take place on Thursday, September 11, 2003 from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in Driscoll’s auditorium. Lunch will be provided. R.S.V.P. required.

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 include:

• Gift Shop – selling, merchandising, stocking shelves, and creating balloon bouquets
• Child Life Playroom – work directly with hospital patients in well-equipped playrooms making a child’s stay as comfortable as possible
• Room Service – deliver special items (videos, meals, etc.) to patients
• Toy Distribution – play Santa year-round by delivering free, donated toys to new patients
• Cottage Shop – get actively involved in serving for this free-standing resale shop
• Surgical Waiting – provide links of communication between patient families and staff
• Tours – help escort visiting community groups including clowns, athletes, or even Santa
• Information Desk – offer general hospital information, directions, or hospital policies.
• Oncology Clinic – work directly with patients, keeping their minds occupied by reading books, coloring, and playing board games while they endure therapy and procedures
• Ronald McDonald House – work with families in the 25-room free hotel-like accommodations for families who live out of commuting distance whose children are in treatment at Driscoll

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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