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New York/New Jersey VA Health Care Network

 

VISN 2: Volunteer News Fall 2015

Veterans Volunteer News Cover fall 2015 - Become a Volunteer

To print, download the full "Voluntary Service Newsletter" in Acrobat PDF Format 
Editorial Board

Darlene DeLancey,
Interim Network Director
Mary Ann Witt,
Acting Deputy Network Director
Kathleen Hider,
Network Communications Manager/Editor
Ruth Harvie,
Public Affairs Specialist
Kathleen Laughlin, Design/Layout

Volunteer Service Staff
Albany
Jim Keller, Manager
(518) 626-5506
James.Keller2@va.gov
Noney Grier Specialist
(518) 626-5507
Michael Fitzpatrick, Specialist
(518) 626-6919
 
Bath
Lynn Dinehart, Manager
(607) 664-4965
Lynn.Dinehart@va.gov
Mary Harkin, Specialist
(607) 664-4771

Canandaigua
Robin Johnson, Manager
(585) 393-7759
vhacanvavsmailgroup@va.gov
Dan Ryan, Public Affairs
(585) 393-7209
Gina Deck, Specialist
(585) 393-7761
Louise Motyka, Specialist
(585) 393-7729

Syracuse Volunteer Staff
Dennis Fogg, Manager
(315) 425-4681
Dennis.Fogg@va.gov
Sheri Valle, Specialist
(315) 425-4898
Lisa Gualtieri,, Specialist
(315) 425-4315

WNY (Buffalo and Batavia)
Mark Francis, Manager
(716) 862-8667
Mark.Francis@va.gov
Kelly Roberts, Specialist
(716) 862-8672
Jason Jaskula,, Specialist
(585) 297-1196
Sharon Shelton, Program Specialist
(716) 862-8671


Web Site:
www.visn2.va.gov/vet/volunteer.asp 

Produced by VISN 2 Public Affairs. Printed by
Veterans in the Therapeutic Printing Program,
Bath VA Medical Center.
 
Items of interest
 
Darlene Delancey Interim Network Director
Thank you - for making the Summer of Service events held this summer so successful. The events helped emphasize the need for more volunteers and donations. Please see pages 8-9 for more highlights.

Dennis Fogg
Please join me in welcoming Dennis Fogg the new Voluntary Service Program Manager for the Syracuse VA. Dennis has been the Environmental Services Manager since March 2012. He joined Syracuse VA in April 2008 and prior to that he held various managerial positions in the private sector following 10 years of service in the Marine Corps.

Two volunteer initiatives – we are asking for your help with
Email – if you have not done so already we would like to ask you to provide Voluntary Service with an email address if you have one.

Please send an email message to your local Voluntary Service Manager. Email addresses are on the left side of this page.

The chart below shows the number of volunteer emails we currently have by medical center. Medical Centers would like to increase the number of volunteer email addresses by 10% by December 2015. Please help us make our goal.

We will not share your email address. It will only be used for Voluntary Service notifications such as the need for volunteers, upcoming events, badge renewals, annual re-orientation, etc.

email chart - Albany 320, Bath 140, Buffalo 100, Canandaigua 300, Syracuse 700+

Sincerely,
Darlene A. DeLancey, M.S.
Interim Network Director



We Want to Hear from You!
If you have any comments,
questions, story ideas, etc. contact:
VISN 2 Public Affairs VA at Clinton Crossings
919 Westfall Road, Building B, Suite 115
Rochester, NY 14618 (585) 463-2642
Kathleen.Hider@va.gov


 
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