Hospitals & VAV

ASHEVILLE VAMC April 2011

Posted at 06:18 on 2011-Apr-12 by Hospitals & VAV Committee

 

CHARLES GEORGE (Asheville) VA MEDICAL CENTER           

April 2011

Janice Holm, Representative            828-883-2230 or 828-606-3188 jholm@citcom.net

            Now that your year end reports are done, we begin working on the new reporting year. Easter is coming and how nice it would be to remember our hospitalized on one of the most holy of Christian holidays as well as one of great fun with egg hunts. It is also a time of beautiful pastel colors of Easter and vibrant colors of blooming trees and flowers. With little effort you can help to bring smiles and pleasant memories of family and childhood days to the infirm.

So, what can you do at the VA? Well, as many of you know or may not know, the Community Living Center has been under quarantine for more than a month and hopefully, it will be lifted by the time you get this mail. The residents will be dying for some serious uplifting and brightening of spirits.  You can send colored plastic sugar-free candy filled eggs or have you seen the tiny little flowering pots at CVS or Michaels with seeds/soil to grow miniature roses, forget-me-nots, and violets? They’re great! And, they’re under a $1.

You know how much I like cut-outs. Here’s a sample of a card you can reproduce on a copier to make a template of several to a sheet, print it out on cardstock, and cut them out. If you wish, you can glue on a cotton ball for a tail, color it, and mail it to Charles George VAMC, Att: Voluntary Service, 1100 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC 28805 If you want me to send you a template, call, email or text me. I’ll be glad to send you one.

 

Fayetteville/ VAVS Hospital April 2011

Posted at 06:16 on 2011-Apr-12 by Hospitals & VAV Committee

 

FAYETTEVILLE VA MEDICAL CENTER.
April 2011

"OUR STRENGTH LIES IN UNITY" for our hospitalized veterans means we must continue to use our "Volunteerism" in showing them we care, in which we are doing a great job, let’s keep it up sisters, by planning for EASTER, LOYALTY DAY & MEMORIAL DAY, which are ahead, so start making your plans now.

Many thanks to the following Auxiliaries for their donations of either money or much needed items, #2057, Rocky Mount, #8094, Bayboro & #10630, Hope Mills and of course to those that I don't have knowledge of, again thanks & much appreciation.

 

Also to the Department Ladies Auxiliary, for the $600.00 check that I presented to the VA Medical Center on Feb.9th, as our Dept. President Janice could not make her official visit until April, therefore she authorized our Dept, Treasurer Jeanne to write the check, for me to present as they could use it
then, Thank you Janice. Also, I'd like to thank our Department Commander Doug for authorizing Ms Betty Goolsby (Director of the Fayetteville VA Medical Center) to speak at the Joint Session of our February 5th. C of A in Raleigh. Her talk & answering questions, was enjoyed by many VFW members & Ladies Auxiliary sisters. Thank you Doug & Bruce for making this possible.

 

Ladies as you see we have a "NEW WISH LIST" as follows:
WOMEN--T-Shirts & Sweatpants--ALL SIZES
MEN--Underwear, Sweatpants---ALL SIZES
IN-KIND-DONATIONS (SPECIAL)--Puzzles or Word Find Books(Regular or Large Print), Large Cans Coffee--Decaffeinated, Sugar-Single serving packets, Sweet& Low, Equal or Splenda-in single packets.
MONETARY DONATIONS-- General Purpose Fund, Recreation Fund, SWS Emergency Fund,
Mental Health Intensive Case Management Fund, After Care Fund, Hospice Fund, NHCU Enhancement Fund, Christmas Fund, Homeless Fund & Women’s Clinic Fund.
MONETARY DONATIONS (SPECIAL PROJECT)--We are asking for donations for our
General Purpose Fund to purchase items for the new 4A Community Living Center dayroom which will be opening up in the near future.

If you have any questions please refer your questions to Norma Fraser, Voluntary Services at 910-822-7027.

Please make checks payable to VAVS!!!

Ladies if I can be of assistance, please call me Jean Clark, VAVS Rep. at 910-425-0915.

Thank you again for all your loyalty, love & support for our Hospitalized Veterans, GOD BLESS YOU. As we are "UNITED IN LOVE FOR OUR VETERANS & COUNTRY"

 

Loyalty & Love
Jean Clark, VAVS Representative

VAVS/HOSPITAL April 2011

Posted at 06:15 on 2011-Apr-12 by Hospitals & VAV Committee

 

HOSPITAL/VAVS
CHARLOTTE BAYS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN
4902 KENDRIDGE DR DURHAM, NC 27712
(919) 477-8767  CRB61@EARTHLINK.NET

APRIL 2011

"United By Love for Our Veterans and Country" has proven to be a great guideline for us all to follow this year.  This will be my last Promotion before End of Year reports are due tome by April 15.  Please make sure to use the End of Year report form and get them in on time to be included for the judging for Auxiliary awards.  It is also very important to have at least 80% reporting participation by our Department to receive a National Citation.

All applications for Hospital Volunteer of the Year are due to me on or before April 30.  All VAVS Representatives should review the record of volunteer hours at their respective Medical Centers.  Be sure that your Volunteers are presented with the hourly pins that are due them. These pins can be ordered from National at no cost.

According to the Department Treasurer, some of the Auxiliaries have not yet paid their required contributions to the “Hospital Reserve Fund”   of $20.00 and the “VAVS Hospital Fund” thatis based on your June 30 Membership.  Ladies, please take care of this obligation as soon as possible so that the funds will be available for distribution to our VA Medical Centers.  The form for this was included in a recent Department mailing.

I'm sure most of you have heard by now of the passing of our Auxiliary Sister Sandy Nodurft from Hendersonville Auxiliary 5206.  She was a dedicated Volunteer at the Asheville VAMC for many years and was an Honorary VAVS Representative.  Cards may be sent to 97 Ironwood Dr #12 Hendersonville, NC 28739 and remember her family in your thoughts & prayers.

Thanks to all of you for what you do for our Hospitalized Veterans.  It doesn't take much to put a smile on the face of our Veterans.  Until next month........

Loyally

Charlotte Bays, Department Chairman

Hospital/VAVS

Hospital/VAVS February 2011

Posted at 06:50 on 2011-Jan-31 by Hospitals & VAV Committee

 

                                                  HOSPITAL/VAVS

                            CHARLOTTE BAYS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN
                                4902 KENDRIDGE DR. DURHAM, NC  27712

                                     (919)477-8767  crb61@earthlink.net

                                                    FEBRUARY 2011

 

 

 

     Happy New Year everyone.  I feel sure that as we are "UNITED BY LOVE FOR OUR VETERANS and COUNTRY”, we will still be able to do a lot of good for our Veterans in Hospitals, VA Hospitals and Nursing Homes before this year comes to an end.

 

          Remember Valentine's Day is coming up and the week of February 13 - 19 will be "Salute to Hospitalized Veterans" week.

     I hope that all Auxiliaries will be planning some activity or maybe a donation to your local Veterans in the medical facilities.

     They will all be very pleased that they have been remembered with parties, games, cards and any other way that you may choose.  They love it all.

 

   The 2011 Golden Age Games will be in Honolulu, HI from May 25 - June 1, 2011.  It is estimated that the cost will be about $1500 -$2000 per person for transportation, food and lodging for the seven (7) day trip.  Sponsorships by way of donations are needed.  If you’re Auxiliary

would like to donate, please contact your respective VAMC Voluntary Services for details.

 

     The National Executive Committee is looking for any recommendations to improve the operation of the VAVS.  If anyone has any suggestions, please send them to me and I will forward them to our National Chairman.

 

     It seems that I keep repeating myself sometimes but ladies we do need to keep working on increasing our number of Regularly Scheduled Volunteers and their hours.  Don't forget about the Youth in your community. They may be glad to volunteer if they are given the information

and opportunity.  They too can earn pins for their hours and the interaction between the Veterans and our Youth can be very good for both.

I would also encourage all Hospital Chairmen, especially for the District that you make sure to share all the information that you have available with the members at your District meetings.  Auxiliary Presidents should also share any information she has with her Hospital Chairman.

 

     Please keep up the good work and remember to send in those reports.  They have not been coming in all that good for the past month.  Let me know if I can help in any way and hope to see all of you at the C of A in February.  "OUR STRENGTH LIES IN UNITY" so let's all

work together for the good of our Hospitalized Veterans.

 

Loyally,  Charlotte Bays,  Hospital/VAVS Chairman                          

Hospital/VAVS Jan. 2011

Posted at 07:45 on 2010-Dec-30 by Hospitals & VAV Committee

 

HOSPITAL/VAVS

Charlotte Bays, Department Chairman

4902 Kendridge Dr. Durham, NC 27712

(919)477-8767  crb61@earthlink.net

January 2011

 

"UNITED BY LOVE FOR OUR VETERANS AND COUNTRY" is a great theme for us all to follow.  With UNITY we have been able to accomplish a lot already this year.  By the time this promotion goes to print, we will have less than four (4) months until those "End of Year Reports" are due on April 15, 2011.  Now that we are on the downhill part of our reporting year, it is time to review your report forms to see if there are activities that your Auxiliary may still need to participate in.

 

Please remember the Hospitalized Veterans Writing Project.  It is very important for these Veterans to tell their history.  They may also need help with getting it written or typed up and mailed to the Veterans Voices magazine for possible publication.   Also, a reminder that volunteering can be done at Nursing Homes and Community Hospitals as well as the VA Hospital.  All these hours and activities can be reported on your Hospital/VAVS report.

 

I hope by now that all Auxiliaries who did not have the VAVS and Hospital Guide (pink book) have been able to get one from National.  VAVS Representatives should refer to this handbook to obtain the procedure for getting hourly pins earned by all your Volunteers at the various VA hospitals.  If you need an order form for these pins, please let me know.  Also, all these hours must be verified by your Chief of Voluntary Services before being sent to National.

 

All Auxiliaries should be giving some thought as to any of their members that may qualify to be nominated for "Hospital Volunteer of the Year".  You will find the application for this award on page YER-11 in your Department Program Book.  It should be completed and mailed to me by April 30, 2011.

 

The 65th VAVS national Advisory Committee meeting will be held April 27-29, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency in Cincinnati, OH.  All VAVS committee members are encouraged to attend.  This will be an opportunity to learn of Volunteer Programs, innovations in Voluntary Service and to network with national and local members.  All Chief of Voluntary Services should have these forms and I also have them if anyone would like to have them.

 

Please keep those reports coming and remember the drawing that I promised to have at the C of A for all Auxiliaries who have submitted a report since my last promotion.   Let's make it a real competition to reach our percentage required by National to qualify for their awards next year.

 

Thank you for all you do for our Hospitalized Veterans.  HAPPY NEW YEAR and hope to see you all at the C of A.

 

Until next month.....

Loyally

Charlotte Bays

Hospital/VAVS Chairman

Asheville VA Jan. 2011

Posted at 07:42 on 2010-Dec-30 by Hospitals & VAV Committee

 

CHARLES GEORGE (Asheville) VA MEDICAL CENTER Jan 2011

                                                Janice Holm, Representative                       

828-883-2230 or 828-606-3188 jholm@citcom.net

 

                                    HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

 

Christmas results

I’d like to report on the Christmas gifts given to the hospitalized and Community Living Center (CLC) veterans. They loved them! To those Auxiliaries that donated – 891, 4309, 5202, 5381, 5483, 7034, 7339, 9116, 10349 and 10685, thank you for helping to remember our hospitalized and nursing home veterans at this very special time of year. If you donated and your Auxiliary is not noted here, let me know so I can research what happened to it. We did have one donation that was misapplied. For those Auxiliaries that have yet to donate, PLEASE we fell short on the funds and we need your donations to make up for the balance to cover this year’s gift package. Mail your check to Charles George VAMC, Att: Voluntary Service, 1100 Tunnel Rd., Asheville, NC 28805 and write on the memo line Christmas. Thank you.

 

                                                               What’s ahead?

Valentine’s Day/Remember Hospitalized Veterans Week

The week of February 14 - Start making cards now. Remember, if each Auxiliary sends 10 cards, there will be enough cards for every veteran in the hospital and CLC. The CLC veterans have requested a Sweetheart Luncheon with their loved one. This (of course) will cost money. If you would like to donate, any amount you can afford, please send a donation to the same address above only this time mark it Sweetheart Luncheon. Don’t forget, the greatest, simplest and most appreciated is a personal visit to say “We care that you cared enough to serve”.

Sponsor Youth Volunteers

            This is the best way to get hours for your Auxiliary when you don’t have members who can volunteer on a regular basis. Also, your Auxiliary may be too far away to conduct an activity or assist with one. To sponsor a youth, you send $25 for each youth you’d like to sponsor to the address above and mark it “Youth Volunteer”.

 

“Our Strength Lies in Unity” - “United by Love for Our Veterans and Country”

FAYETTEVILLE VA Jan. 2011

Posted at 07:38 on 2010-Dec-30 by Hospitals & VAV Committee

 

FAYETTEVILLE VA MEDICAL CENTER

January 2011

 

Ladies, Christmas and 2010 are now over with and the New Year will be one of "Loyalty & Dedication" to our Hospitalized Veterans, that our "STRENGTH LIES IN UNITY" in doing all we can for them. (District President's with Auxiliaries that assigned to the Fay.VA, please make sure they have this information at your next District Meeting.) Thank you kindly.

 

February 4, 5 and 6th, 2011 will be our Department Council Meeting, at the North Raleigh Hilton, and we will have a very important guest speaker at the Joint Session on Saturday the 5th at approximately 2 pm and that Guest will be the new Hospital Director for the Fayetteville VA Medical Center, Ms Betty Goolsby. So please try to attend, as she will have some information on changes being made now, updates on what are in the future plans and Outpatient Clinic's that have been opened & others that will be opening soon. She is a very special lady, she is one that anyone can talk to & she will listen. PLEASE TRY TO ATTEND.

Reminder; February 13-19 is Hospitalized Veterans Week, also Valentine’s Day, a day of love, right? So let's show them how much we care & how much LOVE, we have in our hearts, Plan something special.

 

WISH LIST:

WOMEN'S ITEMS NEEDED;

Sweat Pants & Shirts, Sports Bras, Underwear in ALL SIZES

MEN'S ITEMS NEEDED;

Sweat Pants, Sweat Shirts, and Dial& Suave Body wash for men.

DONATIONS (SPECIAL)

Coloring Books, Small Boxes of Crayons, Golden Books, Teen Books, Word Search Books, (Regular & Large Print) Puzzle Books, (Regular & Large Print) Lip Balm,

Coffee (Large cans) Decaffeinated, & Sugar-in single serving Packets.

MONETARY DONATIONS:

General Fund; Recreation Fund; SWS Emergency Fund; Mental Health Intensive Case Management Fund; After-Care Fund, Hospice Fund; NHCU Enhancement Fund; Christmas Fund and Women's Clinic Fund.

If you send a check, please make it out to VAVS & mail it to Norma Fraser, Volunteer Service VAMC, 2300 Ramsey St. Fayetteville, NC 28301

If you have any questions call Norma at (910)822-7027 or e-mail her at Norma.Fraser2@va.gov

 

A thank you to VFW Auxiliary #9881, Biscoe for the $100.00 check to purchase Christmas items for the patients, it was appreciated greatly.

 

Looking forward to the New Year and working with all you dedicated & supportive sisters, in helping to make our Hospitalized Veterans life a little nicer, God Bless each & every one of you, that are assigned to the Fayetteville, VA Medical Center, again, thank you.

 

Loyalty & Love,

 

Jean (Jeanette) Clark

5820 Fairway Dr. Hope Mills, NC. 28348-2878

VAVS Representative-Fayetteville.

(910)425-0915

HOSPITAL/VAVS December 2010

Posted at 12:46 on 2010-Dec-2 by Hospitals & VAV Committee

 

HOSPITAL/VAVS
Charlotte Bays, Department Chairman
4902 Kendridge Dr. Durham, NC 27712
(919)477-8767 crb61@earthlink.net
December 2010

Ladies, as I sit down to write this month's promotion, I can hardly believe that the Holidays are upon us.  This is truly a time when we must be "United by Love for our Veterans and Country".  The Holidays can be a lonely time for our Hospitalized Veterans. Some of the Veterans do not have relatives who can visit them or maybe they have no family at all.  This is where a VOLUNTEER can fill the void by making regular visits and being a friend.

A new concept at the VA Medical Centers is called "Concierge Service" and a brochure entitled "Exceeding Veteran Expectations" explains this concept in detail. Check with your Voluntary Services to see about this opportunity for volunteering.

National Hospital/VAVS Chairman Sandra Flynn has furnished me with some statistics that became available to her at the NEC meeting of the VAVS in October.  We had 125 less regularly scheduled volunteers and 1,945 less occasional hours, but we had 1,460 more regularly scheduled hours.  For all organizations, there was an increase in the number of volunteers and hours for the second year in a row.  The Ladies Auxiliary is now credited with serving on VAVS committees in 166 VA facilities which is a decrease. At present time, we are fortunate to have Representatives & Deputies assigned to all the VA facilities in NC so ladies keep up the good work and sign up more volunteers.

Hospital reports are coming but I would like to see a lot more.  So far I only have 20 out of 124 Auxiliaries reporting.  I'm sure all the Auxiliaries are doing work and will do more during the Holidays so let me hear from all of you.  I want to have a lot of reports to review when end of year comes.  From now until C of A in February, all Auxiliaries that send in a report will be put into a pot for a drawing.  I will be giving a prize to one Auxiliary in each membership group.  So, send in those reports and remember only things done for any type of hospital care should be on these forms.

Please let me know if I can be of assistance to any of you and "THANK YOU" for all you do for our Hospitalized Veterans.  It takes very little effort to put a smile on the face of a Veteran.

I wish all of you a Great Thanksgiving and a wonderful Holiday Season.

Until next month.......

Loyally
Charlotte Bays
Hospital/VAVS Chairman

Asheville VA October Promotion

Posted at 12:14 on 2010-Sep-30 by Hospitals & VAV Committee

   CHARLES GEORGE (Asheville) VA MEDICAL CENTER       Oct 2010

                    Janice Holm, Representative

      828-883-2230 or 828-606-3188 jholm@citcom.net

 

Results of Poker Run and Wheelchair Rodeo

The Poker Run was a huge success and the Wheelchair Rodeo outstanding! Everyone had great fun! The Wheelchair Rodeo cost about $2,000 and so if you have any extra money, please donate it to help Voluntary Service recoup the funds that are used for a multitude of recreational activities. Remember to mark your check memo line “Wheelchair Rodeo”. In that way, the funds will go into the proper account (see address below).

Christmas

This is probably the most important event for our hospitalized veterans and nursing home veterans. Just think of how depressing it would be if they were not remembered on this joyous and most holy holiday. We have placed the order for the items for this year’s Christmas package and now is the time to dig deep and send in your donation earmarked for “Christmas”. Remember that gift giving will be held on December 8 at 1PM. I will tell you where to meet in the next mailing since the room is still undetermined. The Multipurpose Room is currently under construction for a new department that will to help process veterans’ claims for service connection faster. (Hooray!)

Mail the checks to: Charles George VAMC, Attn. Voluntary Service, 1100 Tunnel Rd., Asheville, NC 28805.

 

Third elevator in Atrium, Staircase, and newly renovated Lab

            The Atrium will be under construction to add a third elevator. The spot was already allocated when the new addition was built but the money wasn’t available to put it in at that time. There will also be a staircase going down to the lab area. And speaking of the lab, boy is it beautiful! There is a new waiting area (comfy and quiet) as well as “private” phlebotomist rooms to take blood. So, if there are any squeamish veterans, they won’t have an audience to see them wince.

Volunteers still needed

There is still a need for help in the Eye Clinic, Prosthetics stockroom, and 2 clerical needs. The clerical needs require general office skills and knowledge of operating business machines such as scanners and copiers

Durham VA October Promotion

Posted at 12:11 on 2010-Sep-30 by Hospitals & VAV Committee

               DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER NEWS
                        OCTOBER 2010


By the time this newsletter goes to press, several things will be underway
or have already happened.  The Country Store was held September 15 with
pretty good participation.  All proceeds from this event will go to the
new Pallatative Care Units to be set up in the new wing of the CLC.  These
units will provide comfort areas for families of critically ill patients.
This is something that is desperately needed for our VA as there is currently
no areas provided for families to be with critical or terminally ill patients.
The Annual Fall Festival will be held September 30, 2010.  This event will be
held in the CLC dining room at 7:00 pm and all Auxiliaries & Posts are
encouraged to participate. If you can do so, please contact Recreation Therapy
at 286-0411 ext. 7708 or ext. 7719.
The Community Concert for the patients will be held Sat. November 6, 2010
beginning at 1:00 pm.  This concert is provided by the Durham Community Concert
Band in the Cafeteria area on the ground floor.  Volunteers are usually needed
to help escort the patients to this area.  You may volunteer by calling 286-0411
ext. 7810.
Wish lists for needed items and also a list of Volunteer positions available can
be provided for the asking.  All of this information will also be avaialble on
the display table at the C of A. If you would like one of these lists sent to
your Auxiliary, please call me or Voluntary Services
Recreation Therapy is asking for donations  to take some of the patients to the
State Fair.  These donations would be used for food, etc at the fair.  If your
organization woul like to donate, please send checks to Voluntary Services and
designate the donation for this event. Mailing address is Durham VAMC at 508
Fulton St, Durham NC 27705, Attn: Voluntary Services.
Don't forget the Hospitalized Veterans when making plans for the Holidays. By
continuing to be "United by Love for Our Veterans and Country" we can help put
a smile on the faces of many of our Veterans.  I appreciate everything you do
for the Veterans and I can assure you they appreciate it so keep up the good
work and don't forget to report all that you do.
Loyally
Charlotte Bays, VAVS Representative
Durham VAMC
919(477-8767  email: crb61@earthlink.net

Fayetteville VA October 2010 Promotion

Posted at 12:08 on 2010-Sep-30 by Hospitals & VAV Committee

FAYETTEVILLE VA. MEDICAL CENTER
                                       October 2010


Sisters, Fall is here and we need to start thinking about the weather changes
coming, which will mean "warmer clothing" for our Hospitalized Veterans. If we
start early ladies, we will be ready for "OLD MAN WINTER" Right?

But before I give you our new wish list, I would like to tell you we will be
honored at our meeting, at the CofA, Oct.9th with a guest speaker being, Ms
NORMA FRASER, Director of Volunteer Services. Fayetteville VA. Medical Center,
so Please try to attend our meeting. She is a Special Lady & Friend to our
Volunteers & Veterans.
Speaking of Volunteers, We need them all the time, so I'm sure she,
(Norma) would be happy to give you the date for the next Orientation, but
without our Volunteers, the patients would go with out a lot of times. Let's
show them we are, "UNITED" by LOVE for OUR VETERANS & COUNTRY!! Please join
us,BE A VOLUNTEER!!
 
WISH LIST as follows:
Women's needs, Short sleeved shirts, sweat pants, T-shirts, sports bras &
underwear ALL SIZES for all items.
Athletic Socks for all.
MEN'S Needs, Underwear, Short-sleeve T-shirts,ALL SIZES
Dial or Suave Body wash for men
SPECIAL DONATIONS NEEDED:
Coloring Books, Small boxes of crayons, Golden Books, Teen Books, (Word Search)
Books, & Puzzel Books Regular & Large Print.
MONITARY DONATIONS, Are the same as they were in the last promotion.
Remember to make your checks payable to; VAVS & Mail to same address as in the
last promotion.
UP COMING EVENTS;
VAVS COUNTRY STORE, October 28th, 9-2PM, 3rd. floor Auditoruim (However do not
bring anything for sale until after Oct. 1st. NO CLOTHING)
VETERANS DAY PROGRAM, NOV.10th.
Ladies lets show "OUR STRENGHT LIES IN UNITY" by supporting our Veterans, no
matter where they are, VA Medical Center, Veterans Nursing Homes, Community
Hospitals,Other Nursing Homes or at Home. (Remember what they gave up for us &
our Country)  GOD BLESS THEM & OUR COUNTRY!!
Thank you for your dedication & support.

Hospital Promotion October 2010

Posted at 08:28 on 2010-Sep-23 by Hospitals & VAV Committee

HOSPITAL/VAVS   October 2010
                     Charlotte Bays, Department Chairman
                      4902 Kendridge Dr Durham, NC 27712
                      (919)477-8767  crb61@earthlink.net

  As we stand "United By Love for our Veterans and Country", we must strive in
every way possible to see that we make a difference in the life of our Hospitalized
Veterans.  We all know that the key to this challenge is the VOLUNTEERS.  As well
as the satisfaction of helping our Veterans, there are awards for Volunters.
          1.  Charm to each member who recruits one or more volunteers
              between 1 July 2010 and 31 May 2011.
          2.  Beginning at 150 hours, a pin or bar to Auxiliary members
              for hours earned. These pins can be earned from both the
              VA hospital and from National.
          3.  A pin to each sponsored Non-member volunteer including
              Youth who serve at least 100 hours under Auxiliary sponsorship.
     The reports have been coming in from several Auxiliaries all over the state.
Some of these reports are on the wrong form so please remember to use the Monthly
Report Form provided in the Department Yearbook.  You may make as many copies of
this form as needed and you may also add extra sheets if needed.  DO NOT include
Community Service on these forms.  That program has a different form and reporting
procedure.  There is also some confusion as to where Hospice is reported.  This
service by the Auxiliaries should be reported on the hospital form. You may also
email reports to me if they are short and signed. If they are lengthy, please send
me a paper report. I only have a small printer at this time that is old and uses
expensive cartridges.  Emails can also get lost, so to be sure I get all reports
I would prefer you mail them to me.

     November 1, 2010 is the deadline for the James H Parke Memorial Scholarship
application to reach the President of the Scholarship Fund of the National Advisory
Council.  November is also the month designated for the Annual Joint Review between
the VAVS Representative and the Chief Of Voluntary Services. All reviews should be
forwarded to Sandra Flynn, National Hospital/VAVS Chairman by January 15, 2011.
 
     The Holidays are coming up so check with your Representatives or Voluntary
Services to see what your Auxiliary might be able to do to make the Holidays a
little brighter.  Each hospital should also have a WISH LIST that can be distributed
upon request.  Some will also be available on the display table at C of A.

Ladies, thank you for all you do and keep reporting and volunteering.  Our strength
does lie in UNITY and this will help us to reach our goals that will benefit our Veterans.

Hospital/VAVS September 2010

Posted at 05:10 on 2010-Aug-16 by Hospitals & VAV Committee

  HOSPITAL/VAVS CHARLOTTE BAYS DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN
4902 KENDRIDGE DR, DURHAM NC 27712
(919)477-8767  crb61@earthlink.net
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2010

 "A Veteran whether on active duty, retired or a reservist, is someone who, at one point wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'  That is HONOR and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." (Author Unknown) but shared by our National Hospital/VAVS Chairman Sandra Flynn.  Ladies I believe that is our "due" to be "United by Love for our Veterans and Country."  Many of these Veterans that we owe our freedom to are in VA Medical Centers or other facilities where someone else provides their care.

One of the keys to successfully providing for our Hospitalized Veterans is to recruit VOLUNTEERS.  I challenge all VAVS Representatives and Deputies to recruit at least one volunteer by the C of A in October.  Please send me the name & address of any new volunteers so that I can thank them personally for their service.  Also try to get the Youth involved in volunteering. Our Veterans do like to talk to our young people and there is a lot of history to be shared by these Veterans.  When our older Veterans are gone, it would be great to know that the history that they have to tell has been preserved so ask those Youth to take notes.  If any of these Youth are regular volunteers, they may also be eligible to be nominated for the James H Parke Memorial Scholarship.  All VAVS Representatives should mention this to the Chief of Voluntary Services.  Remind them that applications are due by November 1, 2010 and should be sent to John P. Brown, President, James H. Parke Board, 6751 Tanglewood Dr., Boardman, OH 44512-4926. Applications for any Youth volunteer who is nominated for this scholarship should be available at the VAMC where the student volunteers.

A reminder to all Auxiliaries that it is again time to pay your Required Contributions which will include the $20.00 to the Hospital Reserve Fund and your VAVS Hospital contribution. This contribution is based on Auxiliary membership as of 30 June 2010.  You will find the form for this on page F-3 in your Department yearbook.

 I know most of you have already started on your Hospital program for this year so get those reports headed my way.  Until next time, keep up the good work and remember "Our Strength Lies in Unity."