Mercy Medical Center Volunteers

July Volunteer of the Month!

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This volunteer has previously been nominated for volunteer of the month, and now having his second nomination, has proven not only to be an excellent volunteer, but this shows that he has consistency with his performance. Elisha has been a volunteer a Mercy for nearly a year now. He takes his position as the lead training senior volunteer very seriously, and puts a lot of effort into creating new ideas on how to make traings more fun for new volunteers, and he makes sure that new volunteers are also very well informed on the rules and regulations of the hospital. We are extremely luck to have such a wonderful volunteer! Our volunteers are lucky to have Elisha interested in making trainings more enjoyable for them!

Name: Elisha B.

How long have you been a volunteer now?: 1 year next month

Can you tell us about one activity as a volunteer that you really enjoy?: Seeing smiles on peoples faces when you help them.

What is your favorite smell?: Flowers, lillies mostly

What is your favorite meal?: Lentals and mashed potatoes.

If you could travel anywhere right now, where would it be, and why would you want to go there?: I would time travel to World War II, I am intrested in war history.

How has your experience been volunteering for Mercy?: My volunteering experience is highlighted by helping out with trainings. Trainings are one the activities that I enjoy most.

Volunteers of the Month June!

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Mikayla P. and Brandi M. do a wonderful job here at Mercy. They have always come in with exceptionally cheerful attitudes, and get along great with staff. We really appreciate their hard work! We are so happy to have such amazing volunteers, and volunteers that really connect with our staff and represent the youth in a really positive way. Thank you Mikayla and Brandi for your dedication and all the hard work that you do here at the hospital!

Name: Mikayla P.

Silly Questions:

Favorite Candy: Skittles

Favorite Movie or Book: Movie- Journey to the Center of the Earth, Book- Twilight

If you could have any super power what would it be and why?: I would want the power of teleportation, because then I could travel around the world and not have to pay for plane tickets.

If you could be an animal what would you be and why?: I would be a duck because they are little and cute.

Serious Questions:

Why did you decide to volunteer?: I decided to volunteer because I knew I wanted to become a medical professional, but I wasn't sure what I wanted to be. So, I thought that volunteering would be a good way to see the many opportunities.

What is your favorite part of being a volunteer at Mercy?: My favorite part of being a volunteer at Mercy is all the people you get to meet and the feeling I get when I know that I helped someone out.

Why do you think others should volunteer?: I think that people should volunteer because it is a great experience and it helps people become more social, and you get to meet many, many great people.

Name: Brandi M.

Silly Questions:

Favorite Candy: Skittles, but only the red ones.

Favorite Movie or Book: Movie is a "A Walk to Remember" and Book is "Twilight"

If you could have any super power what would it be and why?: I would want telekinesis so that I could move things.

If you could be an animal what would you be and why?: I would be a dinosaur because they are cute and have little arms.

Serious Questions:

Why did you decide to volunteer?: I decided to be a volunteer because I love being able to help out other people and it is a very good reference on a resume.

What is your favorite part about being a volunteer at Mercy?: My favorite part of being a volunteer at Mercy is being able to get to know the patients and help out the nurses when they need it.

Why do you think other people should volunteer?: I think other people should volunteer because it is an amazing experience and helps build confidence. Being a volunteer has helped me become more outgoing and social.

Youth Volunteer of the Month May

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Meriah has been a delightful volunteer to work with. She is always ready and willing to work with new volunteers and get involved with our activities. She is very encouraging to new people, and really has a wonderful attitude about the work she does her at Mercy. We really appreciate how hard Meriah works her and the energy that she brings with her. Thank you Meriah! Congratulations!

Name: Meriah C.

Silly Questions:

Favorite Candy: Snickers Bar

Favorite Movie or Book: "Six Months to Live" by Luarine McDaniel

If you could have any super power what would it be and why?: Being able to fly, so I wouldn't have to have a drivers license.

If you could be any animal what would you be and why?: Gloria the hippo from Madagascar, because I love her!

Serious Questions:

Why did you decide to volunteer?: I decided to volunteer because I want to be a pediatric nurse.

What is your favorite part of being a volunteer at mercy?: Meeting new people, and making a difference.

Why do you think other people should volunteer?: Well, it looks good on job and college application, and you can always do volunteer work.

Mercy Youth Progress

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Our program has grown so much over this past year. As your Youth Volunteer Liaison I want to tell you all how proud I am of this program, and how excited I am about the volunteers that we have. Recently you had a goal to reach 250 hours of volunteer time from February 18th to April 20th and you guys not only reached it, but you had 418 hours! We have grown from only have 4-5 volunteers to having about 20 active members, and we have grown from getting 25 hours a month, to now getting about 150-200 hours a month. You guys are doing great! I'm really excited about our upcoming mural project, and our meetings! Good job volunteers!

Volunteers of the Month April!!

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Ashley in the gray sweat shirt, Keeton in black sweat shirt.

I'm so excited to announce Keeton and Ashley as our volunteers of the month for April! If you can't just tell from their picture they have fun and unique personalities. One of my favorite things about these volunteers is they are always looking to make new people feel welcomed in the program and they are ALWAYS excited about the activities we plan. Also, from day one they also had their eyes set on being senior volunteers! Which they worked very hard to achieve, coming in twice a week for a total of 6 hours a week, and they started in January working up to their 40 hours! These girls are hardworkers, and just the kind of volunteers that Mercy needs!

Name: Ashley M.

Silly Questions

Favorite candy: Suckers

Favorite movie or book: Pineapple Express or Horton Hears a Who

If you could have a super power, what would it be and why?: I would be wonder woman because I'm full of wonders.

If you could be any animal what would you be and why?: Peacock cause they are beautiful and loud like me.

Serious Questions:

Why did you decide to volunteer?: Because I would really like to go to nursing school and I like to help people.

What is your favorite part of being a volunteer at Mercy?: Being around everyone and helping them.

Why do you think other people should volunteer?: Because they would really like it and would have fun while helping.

Name: Keeton H.

Silly Questions

Favorite candy: Necco's

Favorite movie or book: Edward Scissor hands and The grinch (people version)

If you could have a super power, what would it be an why?: To hear what people think.

If you could be any animal what would you be and why?: A giraffe.

Serious Questions

Why did you decide to volunteer?: Because I thought it would be fun.

What is your favorite part of being a volunteer at Mercy?: Just knowing I'm helping out.

Why do you think other people should volunteer?: Because it is fun.

Our Awesome Volunteers!

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We have an AMAZING group of volunteers! Each and every volunteer is excited about their job, meeting new volunteers, and helping out at the hospital. They have been doing an incredible job, and they had 191 hours in february! However, I was even more impressed to learn that our volunteers got 184 hours in March, and that happened even with spring break! Below are some fun pictures from our last meeting.

Silly Faces!

Cranium!

More Cranium!

Enjoying our fun meeting!

Volunteers or Actresses?

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For Diagnosis day at Mercy some of our volunteers agreed to play patients! They did a wonderful job! It was a fun day! Some other volunteers also participated. It was quite exciting, and there was even an ambulance ride involved.