April 16, 2015 – Southeast Georgia Health System honored its volunteers
during a National Volunteer Week Luncheon on Monday, April 13, at the
Jekyll Island Convention Center. The theme for the celebration was “Volunteers
Go the Extra Mile.”
Honorees included volunteers from the Brunswick and Camden Campus Auxiliaries,
Volunteens
, First Steps Program, Therapy Dogs International, Ministerial Alliance,
Coastal Medical Access Project (CMAP), Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital
Authority, Camden Campus Advisory, Cooperative Healthcare Services, Inc.,
and the Southeast Georgia Health System Foundation, Inc.
According to Kristin Doll, director of Volunteer Services, 547 volunteers
contributed hours during the past year. “From March 1,
2014
to Feb. 28, 2015, our volunteers performed 51,813 hours of service to
the Health System,” said Doll. “According to the Independent
Sector, the leading authority in calculating the value of volunteer hours,
those hours translate into a dollar value of $1,168,383. Their dedicated,
loyal service helps our organization accomplish goals and inspires us
all to do great things.”
During the awards ceremony, Rheba Mathis was named Brunswick Campus Auxiliary
Volunteer of the Year and Marilyn Masson was named Camden Campus Auxiliary
Volunteer of the Year.
More than 400 volunteers currently enjoy sharing their time and talents
to assist patients, visitors, and team members at the Southeast Georgia
Health System Brunswick and Camden campuses, as well as the Senior Care
Centers in Brunswick and St. Marys. To find out more about volunteer opportunities,
contact Kristin Doll at 912-466-1071 or visit
sghs.org.
See attachment for a list of Auxiliary Volunteers presented with recognition pins.