Updates from the Director Greetings WakeMed Volunteers! I hope this edition ofour newsletter finds you doing well and looking forwardto the new year. Please review the 2019 Impact Reportas it highlights the happenings of this past year. Wehave had a phenomenal year and I want to say thankyou for all that you did to contribute to thesewonderful outcomes. You truly are appreciated foryour dedication to providing care in a healingenvironment. I also want to express our gratitude foryour input on the recent satisfaction survey as we arealready putting this feedback to use in our planningefforts. I want to acknowledge the great work of ourown Manager, Jackie Kennedy, for the recent VolunteerServices Department Retreat as she creates theopportunity for focused attention on continualimprovement and teamwork. Together we are makingan impact in so many different ways and we lookforward to another great year of service with you! Thank you,Chris Perry, MBADirectorGuest, Retail, & Volunteer ServicesWakemed Health & Hospitals

"No one has ever become poorby giving." – Anne Frank

Quote of the Quarter

In This Issue

The President's Report

Veterans DayGratitude Annual Holiday Toy Drive FY 2019 Annual Report

October - December  2019 This edition of HeartBeat is dedicated to Betty Peck

October - December 2019

The President's Report

Rehab Hospital - Patient and Family Advisory Council: We are providing funding to cover someexpenses for this committee, made up of former patients and family members, as they cometogether to provide feedback to Rehab Hospital leadership and discuss meaningful servicedelivery in order to enhance patient care.

Rehab Hospital - clothes closet: We provided funding for purchases of items that are needed, butnot easily obtained through donations. These items provide basic needs for some patients inorder to help them to participate fully in their therapy program.

Outpatient Nutrition - Funding for incentives that encourage participants in the Energize program.This provides a 24-session class that supports healthy exercise and food choices througheducation and activities for enrolled children and their families in cooperation with area parks andrecreation organizations.

Special Infant Care Clinic: Funding for car seats and portable cribs that will help keep our littlestpatients safe in their everyday environments.

The Board of Directors approved funding for the following projects:

      

        

 

 In December, volunteers assisted at the WakeMed Children’s Hospital Toy Drive. They greeteddonors, helped unload donations and transferred them to the Child Life storage area. Thesedonations from our community allow the children spending Christmas in our hospital to have somespecial moments. Not only that, items received, such as coloring books, crayons, activity kits, stuffedanimals and personal care items are used by the Child Life team throughout the year to provide acomforting, age-appropriate activities during their time at WakeMed Children’s.  I look forward to getting to know my fellow volunteers throughout the year as I, along with the otherboard members, work to help our WakeMed patients and families.  

Respectfully submitted, Ann S. Brown, PresidentRaleigh Volunteer Board

Happy New Year, everyone! We had a busy fall quarter. Here aresome of the highlights:  We hosted two fundraising sales.  One was DynamicCookware/Home Goods in October and the other was a Belk popup shop in December.  Revenue from these sales goes to fundvarious projects at WakeMed.  If you have never volunteered towork one of these sales, I encourage you to give it a try.  Not onlydo you get to meet many WakeMed employees, we have a lot offun, too!

October - December 2019

The President's ReportGreetings from The Volunteers at WakeMed Cary Board! After anexceptional 2018-19 fiscal year, our group kicked off the new yearwith great enthusiasm. As the steel goes up to add West floors 4and 5 on the hospital, the board is adding new projects andexpanding existing activities. Following is an update on a few recenthappenings. In September, we said a huge thank you to our 3 outgoing boardmembers (Tim, Joe and Sue) for their many contributions as officersand committee members.  A special thank-you to Susan Alvey,outgoing president, for her progressive leadership over the past twoyears.  The 18-19 board voted to expand board member numbers andwe welcomed four new directors (Joyce, Margaret, Marta, andPatricia).  We look forward to their ideas and contributions.

On October 29, we hosted our 2nd annual Trunk or Treat in the Women’s Pavilion parking area to promoteHalloween safety. The event was open to the public for the first time and more than 600 guests enjoyed themusic, games, and, of course, lots of candy. Numerous board members and volunteer services staff worked atthe event or hosted trunks. Hospital staff participated by creating and manning their department trunks andcontributing many bags of candy. Captain Kendrick Harris, Public Safety, was recognized at our Novembermeeting for his special contributions to the event success. Congratulations and thanks to Lois Dziedzic, EventsCommittee Chair, for her vision of the significant impact on our community and committee leadership. On November 11, the Threads Committee participated in the annual WakeMed Winterfest at Cary Hospital.Items made and donated by our community and in-house volunteers were on sale. Despite light attendance, thecommittee raised nearly $800 to be used for the purchase of fabric, yarn and stuffing for patient care items. Ahuge thank you to the Threads Committee and volunteers for their overwhelming donations of beautifulhandmade items. A special thank you to Diane Boyer for her leadership of the community sewing groups formore than 25 years! Her special relationships with the groups are irreplaceable. Also, thanks to JoyceAschenbrenner for leading the Winterfest project. How does the board support all these activities and patient care items? Donations, revenue from vendor salesand baby photos, and fundraisers provide funds for hospital projects not funded by the capital budget (e.g.WP&BP Waiting Room furniture, ED staff respite room furniture, and front entrance curb cuts); the purchase ofmedications for patients unable to pay; and buying lots of yarn, fabric and stuffing for our community groups toturn into baby hats, adult wraps, quilts, lap blankets, and more. A big thank you to the Volunteer Services staff(Chris, Jackie, Laura, Abby, Roslyn and Piper) for the many hours they spend supporting the board and all ourprojects. They are great teammates! I look forward to additional board projects and funding opportunities. If you have ideas, project suggestions orwould like to contribute, please let me or a staff member know. Wishing you a happy and healthy 2020!

Respectfully submitted,Beth Turner, PresidentCary Volunteer Board

October - December 2019

Volunteer Services Updates

Change to the TB Screening Deadline The new deadline to complete the annual TB screening form is midnight on the last day of themonth of your birthday for all volunteers in the WakeMed Health and Hospitals system,effective immediately.

Annual WakeMed Children's Holiday Toy DriveThe annual holiday toy drive benefitingWakeMed Children’s Hospital was ahuge success, with over 120 individualsand groups donating thousands of toysfor our young patients! Thanks toeveryone who helped make this drive sosuccessful, and for all those whodonated. Not only did this bring holidaycheer to children in the WakeMedsystem over the holidays, but it will alsoprovide enough toys to bring joy topediatric patients all year round.

Flu-Related Visitation Restrictions Begin January 2

No children under the age of 12 are allowed to visit patient care areas.No visitors who are experiencing fever, vomiting, diarrhea, cold or flu-like symptoms arepermitted to enter patient care areas.

As WakeMed continues to monitor seasonal flu, we will soon begin broad visitation restrictionsin all patient areas to protect patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and visitors from the spreadof illness. Effective Thursday, January 2, 2020, the following visitation rules will go into effect:

We would also like to remind all volunteers that if you are experiencing any flu-like symptoms,the best thing you can do for yourself and WakeMed patients is to stay at home until thesymptoms subside.

October - December 2019

Volunteer Spotlight "Steve Palmer became an extraordinaryaddition to the Tuesday morning team atWakeMed Cary hospital this summer.His cheerful face greets customers andvisitors alike.  He is constantly on themove; pushing wheelchairs, leading theway to the elevators, and escortingconfused persons through the backhallways to the ED.  Steve wears a Fit-Bitand is always in competition with himselfor other volunteers to see how many stepshe can amass during his shift. Newlyretired, Steve enjoys using his time andenergy to give back to the community in acompassionate way!" Anne Roman Team Lead, Guest ServicesWakeMed Cary Hospital

Thinking Of You

Joyce Aschenbrenner

Susan Alvey

Chris Bowyer

Robert Gelinas

Ivy-Lynn Jackson

♡

Emmy the Irish Wolfhound

The Dogs of WakeMed

A gentle giant, Emmy is as popularwith the patients at WakeMed Cary

as she is with the staff.  

October - December 2019

Veterans Day

Robert Lukaszewski

Blanche Malinoski

Robert McAllister

Holly McCoy

William Miller

William Park

Epi Pazienza

Jeffrey Schmitt

Michael Schuler

Drew Smith

Leo Stander

Thomas Trochum

Carolyn Wiggins

We would like to recognize and honor our WakeMed volunteers who have proudly served orare serving in the United States Military. Your selfless service for our country is admired andmuch appreciated.

Tyrone Allen

Bill Ayars

Ronald Bostick

Wyatt Coggins

Reid Craft

Joe Esmond

Prentice Faircloth

Robert Gelinas

Ed Goetz

Philip Greco

Sol Hochler

Norman LaRusch

Susan Legatowicz

If we have omitted your name,

please let us know so that we can flag this in your personnel file.  Thank you for your service

October - December 2019

Sewing Contributions & Donations

WakeMed Raleigh Campus

WakeMed Cary Hospital

Alissa & Ethan MeyerhofferAnn Burke (Follow the Child Montessori)Ann JaggerAnne ParkerCatherine DurhamClyde GillisFayetteville AcademyFrom Ewe to YouHeart@HeartJanet JenningsJeanette JonesJoy YoungKerr Leaders ClubKindgdom CraftersLinda Perry (Slip Stitch Sisterhood)Linda ShaddixLinda Williams

Mary Hardy (Park& Market Apts)Mary TheoMerrilyn AllenMichele BoyceMickey StrongNCSU Kappa Kappa Gamma & Chi OmegaNorth Raleigh County Club StitchersPearl FowlerProject LinusRenee Hinton (NCWorks)Samara WilliamsShirley Preston (Threads of Love)Slip StitchSona SalahuddinSt Catherine of Siena SchoolThe Comfort ProjectWEC - Nationa'l Honor Society

Alison AndersonAllison WallaceAnn Foster's GroupAnne BowmanBeeff'sBetty HolmesCarolina Preserve Yarn SpinnersCary BlanketeersCary QuiltingCindy LarsenColonial BaptistComfort CircleCompassion Knit HeartsCornerstone PresbyterianCP Yarn SpinnersCraft Blessings - NHBDeanna BabyakDebbie WoodDianne Slaughter

Garner on the MendHarriet Kelner GroupHolly Springs Newcomers & FriendsHMC Comfort CircleHindu Society of NCJan SharberJanet PawelekJeannine HobbsJeri PetersonJoyce AschenbrennerJoyce WiseKristen SmithLibby WendorfLinda StanderLinda ZazzeriLois OdomMarilyn KnittelMarilyn MitchellMary Hull

Michelle LaneNancy RomanoPam AyarsPatricia CostelloRebecca KalsbeekRita EntwigleRose ByrdSarah O'BrienSpring ArborSt. Pauls Prayer StitchersSusan TappVilliage Knitters and CrochetKraft YMCA Sewing Group

With the generosity of comfort items donated and the efforts of our talented sewing volunteers,providing us with beautiful handmade items made especially for all our patients, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is able to add a dimension of care and comfort that is second to none.

October - December 2019

Calendar of Events

WakeMed Cary Hospital

Thursday, February 20 1st Uniform Sale Conference Center, 7 am - 4 pm Tuesday, April 7 Macy's Sale Conference Center, 7 am - 4 pm

WakeMed North Hospital

Wednesday, February 19 1st Uniform Sale Conference Center, 7 am - 4 pm

Monday, April 13 Macy's Sale Conference Center, 7 am - 4 pm

WakeMed Raleigh Campus Thursday, February 61st Uniform Sale Andrews Center, 7 am - 4 pm

Wednesday, April 15 Macy's Sale Andrews Center, 7 am - 4 pm

WakeMed Cary HospitalTour Dates

 Thursday, January 23 - 6 pm

Monday, February 10 - 6 pm

Thursday, February 27 - 10 am

Monday, March 9 - 10 am

All tours meet at the Volunteer Services

Office - to register, please call: 919-350-2363

WakeMed Raleigh CampusTour Dates

Tuesday, January 21 - 1 pm

Tuesday, February 18 - 1 pm

 Tuesday, March 17 - 1 pm

Tuesday, April 14 - 1 pm

All tours meet at the Volunteer ServicesOffice - to register, please call:

919-350-8293

A very special thank you to all those who donated to the WakeMed'sChildren's Holiday Toy Drive.

Abbie HowellAbigal SharpnessAimee Rich & Dan AustinAlexis OliverAlison IrvineAllison CaldroweAllison SarinoAllison StricklandAlyson ClaytonAmy & Frab DormanAmy GreksonApril & Brianna RouseAriana KinneyAshley & David AmelyAshley MooreAvagelina PierceBarrett HughesBecky EbranBen MulliganBenita McClainBeth DayBeverly Simpson SmithBrandon CampbellBrenda GirardiBryan WhiteCassandra CreekmanCathi HarbertsonChris & Joanna RyanChris LynchChris Nolan

Christie BarkerCynthia FowlerDanielle MedlinDeborah RandolphDesiree ThorsonDoris GreenEdith DebnamElena BazanosEmily PivecEmma & John KilloughEric SalusGeneive BarnesGlynda MealerGrant ThompsonHannah LinebergerHannah MuierHolly McCoyItzel UgarteJackie HealyJames WeekJC & Sandra PeedJeff CannonJenna EvansJennifer & Emily ToddJeremy TaylorJessica RiveraJoanne IntileJohn WeiJoseph & Alyssa PierceJudy Beville

Karen SpellmanKatie GreeneKatina SmithKatrina AtkinsKatrina MooreKeri StricklandKerry & Michael JoyceKiara YeatmanKim ColeKrista HadleyKristen JacksonLatosha DickroonLee NinoLeslie MathisLinda HortonLindsay BakerLogan NashLottie PeppersMargaret ZnytownMargo Harber & Nicolette SeibelMatt ChanceMatthew LudwigMatthew ScheerMaureen PerletteMichelle MeyerMike CrowleyMike SpinatoNaseem GarciaNubia WilliamsOdessa McGlown

Paula DavisPaula HalesPeter CraftsPeter GallagherRachel KisernRebecca BuggsRebecca CowardRhonda BrownRick DellRosemary BloughRowan ShannonSarah & Emma LecourtShamaka RiveraShari LabianShelley McRaeSona SalahuddTaylor PalmerTerrence HallTim BloughTim PolleyTodd HendersonTony CraddockTray WilsonVanessa RayVic Marchiomi - Knights ofColumbusVickie PowellVinetta BellZack Miller