| Thanks to each and every one of you for your help and support in making the Canandaigua VA/Rochester VA Outpatient Clinic VA2K Walk & Roll a huge success.
Value of donations, cash, and gift cards - $2,931.00
Total number of donated items - 957
Employee participants - 87
Veteran participants - 41
Non-employee participants - 54
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| Jay Askew, Veteran, (left) and Pat Bencus, volunteer, (right) create an oasis for mama duck and her ducklings in the Veteran’s Serenity Garden at the medical center. |
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Volunteer Opportunities
All volunteers must complete an orientation prior to volunteering. Weekly orientations are held every Thursday at 10:00 a.m. in Voluntary Service. Please call Gina Deck to schedule an appointment at (585) 393-7761. Thank you for considering volunteering with the Canandaigua VA Medical Center!
Canandaigua VA/Rochester VA outpatient Clinic
Activities – recreation activities, visiting, games, cleanup, and wheelchair escorts. Includes evenings, weekends & holidays
Clerical Assistant - filing, organizing, answering the phone. Days and hours flexible
Hospice Care – visiting, escorting, hospice 101 training is provided
Transportation – driving a government vehicle to transport ambulatory Veterans to and from medical appointments. Various locations and times available
Laundry - weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., three or more hour shifts
My HealtheVet - distribute information and assist Veterans interested in registering in the program
Wheelchair Escorts – various times available to take Veterans in wheelchairs to their medical appointments or for a stroll around the park-like grounds
Veterans History Project – assist with recording interviews with Veterans to be sent to the Library of Congress
Wish List
Baking items / Granola bars, snack size chips
Body lotion, deodorant, Shampoo, shaving cream
Forever postage stamps
Gift cards for Dunkin Donuts, prepaid gas cards, Tim Horton’s, Tops, Walmart, and Wegmans
Nail clippers
Paper products (plates, napkins)
Sneakers, socks, shoelaces
Sweatpants and sweatshirts / Swim trunks
Tickets to bowling, movies, sporting events, zoo and Bristol Mountain Rope Course
T-shirts, underwear (new)
For Homeless Program:
Air mattresses (new)
Alarm clocks
Brooms, mops, kitchen dishes and utensils (new)
Cleaning supplies and toilet paper
Blankets and pillows / Pillow cases, sheets and towels (new)
Vacuum cleaners
Calendar
Second Monday of each month (January – December)
Bee Keepers Association Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Third Monday of each month (January – December)
Canandaigua Lake Trout Unlimited Meeting 7:30 p.m.
Fourth Tuesday of each month (Jan. – May) (Sept. – Nov.) Project Healing Waters Clinic 7:00 p.m.
Fourth Wednesday of each month
R/C Model Flying Club 6:00 p.m.
*Sunday, September 6 Bingo Noon
*Friday, September 11 Patriot’s Day Program 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 15 Food Safety Class
(need volunteers who provide food for Vets) 6pm– 8pm Pavilion
Catholic Mass is held Mon, Tues and Fri in the Catholic Chapel in Building 3 at 11am and Sun in Building 8B at 6:30pm
Protestant Services are held on Sun starting at 9:10 a.m. on 8B and 10:30 a.m. on 7B.
Please contact Chaplain Service at (585) 393-7886 for more info.
*Escorts Needed
Escorts are needed 45 minutes prior to events to take Veterans to the Auditorium and/or Pavilion. Without your assistance, many of the Veterans may not be able to participate.
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| Best wishes to Craig Howard, Director Canandaigua VA Medical Center, who retired on May 30th after 37 years of VA Service. |
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| Holiday Stockings for Veterans |
We’re gearing up for the holidays and need your help! We are collecting holiday stockings filled to the brim with unwrapped treats. Our goal is to fill 1,200 stockings for Veterans by December 12.
Items needed:
Hairbrushes/combs, toiletry items, puzzle books, travel games, hats, gloves, non-perishable snacks, socks, playing cards, music CDs, stationery sets, cologne, greeting/note cards of thanks. Please no razors or glass items.
Hope you can help us and thank you for making the holiday season memorable for those who served! Please call (585) 393-7761 for more information. |
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Al Suffredini, volunteer.
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On May 14, the community was invited to attend the medical center’s annual “Pie, Ice Cream, Plant & Rummage Sale.” This years event raised $2,368.25. Thanks to all who attended! |
A recent project was completed by a team of volunteers in the Canandaigua VA Woodshop.
Radiology needed a step stool with hand railings to be used by patients when they need to complete medical imaging. Volunteers in the woodshop took the idea and ran with it! They were able to acquire the necessary hardware and wood and delivered a very creative step stool to Radiology. The project was accomplished as a result of work by Jim Remmel, Kip Utter, Eric Watson, Rick Nudd, and Don Kelly.
This was a great example of collaboration between many different programs/services (Voluntary Service, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Recreation Therapy, and Radiology) which led to improving patient care. |
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