Hospitals & VAV

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