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| Some of the JMH volunteers who attended the special appreciation luncheon held in their honor were, left, front left, Ruth Edwards, Lyle Edwards, and Gretchen Probst. Back left, Volunteer Coordinator Lisa Keib, Kathy Whitesell, Ryann Milligan, Liz Billings, Judy Easton, Kay Eicher, Lorraine Walsh, Kathryn Gilbert, Patty Sherman, Della Gross, Beth Ludden, Jan Mattison, Sylvia Masin, Betty Stoll, and Dot Martelle. Back left, Wade Stempert and Don Cinque. |
WELLSVILLE, NY (April 16, 2019) – In celebration of National
Volunteer Appreciation Week, Jones Memorial Hospital (JMH) recently honored its
dedicated volunteers with a special luncheon and gifts of appreciation.
“You are so important to what we do every day,” said Eva
Benedict, CEO at JMH, addressing the volunteers. “You are there to give our
patients that something extra; the special touch that is so important to a
community hospital like Jones Memorial. I can’t thank you enough for all you
do.”
In 2018, the volunteers at Jones Memorial donated 8,368
hours in service of JMH. “The service provided by our volunteers run the gamut
– we have volunteers in nearly every department at Jones,” said Carrie Walker,
Executive Director of Human Resources at JMH. “If you translate those hours
into a paid, minimum wage position, our volunteers donated $92,884 in 2018.
That said, what the volunteers do for Jones Memorial is priceless.”
JMH Volunteer Coordinator Lisa Keib noted that volunteers
are always need. “There are so many opportunities for volunteering at Jones;
nearly every department in the hospital benefits from having a volunteer,” she
said. To find out what volunteer opportunities are currently available at Jones
Memorial, please contact Lisa at (585) 596-4019 or by email, keibl@jmhny.org.
