Monongahela Valley Hospital Honors Volunteers

Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 August 2017 19:38

Monongahela Valley Hospital (MVH) honored 134 volunteers in attendance during the Hospital’s 2017 Volunteer Recognition Luncheon on Aug. 4 in the Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center.

Volunteers from the Quilter's Club

In her opening remarks, Erin Sinko, MVH’s manager of Concierge Services, praised the volunteers for their untiring willingness to support the hospital. “As I look around this room, I see so many helping hands — people very willing to share their time and talents with the patients, visitors and staff at Monongahela Valley Hospital.”

The volunteers included men, women, teens and children who demonstrated an unparalleled spirit of giving. Some of the adult volunteers in attendance assisted MVH patients and employees in dozens of departments and units ranging from Anesthesiology to Food and Nutrition Services. Others raised money or handcrafted outerwear, blankets, shawls and treatment gowns. The youngest volunteers recognized were members of Girl Scout Troop #52425 of Finleyville. The girls conducted a community collection and made MVH the recipient of the items. In the photo at right: MVH unit clerk Jackie Ingram (standing) poses with her fellow members of the Mon Valley Quilters Club including (l. to r.) Elaine Harmon, Shirley Kobelak and JoAnne Hoffman. The Quilters Club handcrafts Linus blankets that are donated to MVH patients.

The groups of volunteers recognized included:

“Ask Me” Greeters
On-call Chaplains
Members of Epiphany of Our Lord of Monessen
Members of First Christian Church of Charleroi
Girl Scout Troop #52425 of Finleyville
Some of the members of Girl Scouts Troop #52425 pose for a photo prior to the start of the luncheon.

Members of Linwood Lutheran Church
Members of Mon Valley Quilters Club
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Monongahela
Members of Our Lady of the Valley of Donora
Victory Hill Ladies Auxiliary
MVH’s Safety Team
Zonatas of Washington County