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Volunteers ‘Make a Difference’
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October 26, 2009
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 Volunteers at Redwood Memorial Hospital spent the morning of Saturday, Oct. 24 helping hospital gardener Randall Cartwright (pictured, back left) spruce up the gardens as part of National Make a Difference Day. The event was organized by volunteer Tricia Stanley, who also co-chairs the hospital’s outreach committee.
Other volunteers who participated included (pictured from left): Gloria Frost, Phyllis Davy, Joyce Godwin, Willy Fogg, Sam Sullivan, Joyce Erickson, Alice Herman, Linda Gillette, Gail Sisson, Bonnie Kanen and Outreach Committee volunteer Ginger Vance.
Make a Difference Day, an annual day of helping others, originated as a way of encouraging people to volunteer their time to benefit their local communities. Millions of people volunteer on Make a Difference Day, with participants completing thousands of projects in hundreds of towns across the nation. Volunteerism on Make a Difference Day ranges from project at local nonprofits and churches to schools and neighborhoods.
The goals of this event are to help establish a sense of community spirit and caring for others, as well as encouraging people of all ages to donate their time for a worthy cause.
Hospital volunteers make a difference each and every day by helping patients and providing support for hospital staff. At Redwood Memorial Hospital, volunteers contribute countless hours of their time at the front desk, helping discharge patients, running the gift shop, providing musical and canine therapy for patients, knitting hats for new babies, and much more.
For more information about becoming a volunteer at Redwood Memorial Hospital, please call Volunteers Manager Stephanie Boers at (707) 725-3361, ext. 4505
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