April 2016
Thank You for Helping Us Make a Difference
There is not enough
words that can
describe the gratitude
we have for all of our
wonderful volunteers.
Each and every one of
you makes such a
difference within our
organization. Without
your dedication and
commitment we
would not be
successful as we are.
Thank you for all that
you do.
We Celebrate You!
St. Joes Volunteer
Statistics
878 Volunteers
55,954.44 Hours
Volunteered
$1,202,032 estimated
value of service
Recognition Event
Each and every one of you deserves to be recognized for the volunteer work you do. Please join us at
our Recognition Event, where we will be recognizing all our incredible volunteers. This is our chance
to say thank you and give back to you.
Livingston / Brighton: April 15, 2016 12-2pm Community Rooms 1-3 at Livingston
Ann Arbor / Canton: April 21, 2016 12-2pm Towsley Building at Ann Arbor
If you did not receive an invitation in the mail or when you checked in at the kiosk and are an active
volunteer, please contact Volunteer Services.
734-712-4164 or 734-712-4361
Contents
Featured Story…..…..1-2
Recipe………..…5
March Highlights…….…3
Birthday…………6
Reminders & Updates...4
Opportunities..…..7
For more information visit
stjoesannarbor.org/volunteering
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Featured Story
Volunteer Spotlight
There are some people in this world that do not let their age define who they are. This stands
true for one of our own volunteers. Her name is Lois Davenport, she is 83 years old, and lives life as if
she were 20. She has been a volunteer at St. Joseph Mercy Livingston within the Radiology department
for 18 years.
Lois was a Medical Surgical Nurse for 20 years. She then decided to change gears a little bit and
worked as a computer programmer for another 20 years. After retirement Lois wanted to continue
keeping busy by volunteering. This is when she got involved with our volunteer program at St. Joes. She
also volunteers for Meals on Wheels and at her church.
Lois believes that the more active you are the longer life you will live. This is why at the age of 83,
Lois decided to go sky diving. This is something that has always been on her bucket list and she said her
experience was amazing. She also recently went on the African Safari in Tanzania. She stayed in a lodge
and took trips to see the wildlife in the morning and then visited the nearby villages in the afternoon.
This trip was a trip of a lifetime! Lois does not plan on slowing down any time soon, her next adventure
is zip lining. On her not so adventurous days Lois enjoys reading, going to plays, and just being with her
friends.
Lois is someone we can all take a lesson from. Enjoy each day of your life to the fullest and don’t let
anything or anyone hold you back from experiencing life's adventures.
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April Highlights
Volunteer Appreciation Week
April 10 – 16
As volunteers at St. Joes you have shown dedication, compassion, and generosity. We are so appreciative for each
and every one of you. Words cannot describe our gratitude. Thank you for all that you do.
April Fool's Day
Earth Day
April 1st
April 22nd
April Fool's day may be the
most tortious day of the year or
the most funniest day of the
year, depending on who you
are. But no matter what always
remember to be a good sport
and play nice.
The Earth Day Network will be
counting down each earth day
until the 50th anniversary by
planting trees. They hope to
plant 7.8 Billion trees by the 50th
anniversary. For more
information on how you can get
involved please visit
http://www.earthday.org/earthday/earth-day-theme/
for more information.
Autism Awareness
Day
April 2nd
This year marks the 18th
annual Autism Awareness
Day. Please help us celebrate
and light up the world blue by
wearing blue on April 2nd. Use
the hashtag #LIUB on your
social media account to show
your support.
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Reminders & Updates
Backpack Program
We will be starting a new program within our volunteer program. We will be creating backpacks with
supplies that will give volunteers an opportunity to have a more active interaction with our patients.
We will be taking donations to help us fill our backpacks and get our program started. A list has been
provided for what supplies we will be taking donations for. All items must be new and not used do to
infection control. Please drop off your donations to the donation box located in Guest Services at St
Joe's Ann Arbor or at Volunteer Office Livingston.
- Adult Coloring Books ($10, various stores)
- Sudoku Books ($1, Dollar Store)
- Crossword Books ($1, Dollar Store)
- Word Search Books ($1, Dollar Store)
- Deck of Playing Cards ($1, Dollar Store)
- Color Pencils / Markers ($1, Dollar Store)
Attention Liaisons
Volunteer Completion
If you have completed your
volunteer service please return
your jacket and badge to Guest
Services Mon-Friday 8:30-4 pm
and contact your Liaison.
Thank you for your time and
talents to SJMHS!
The volunteer office is recruiting
teen volunteers during May. Are
you interested in a teen volunteer
for the summer on your
unit/department?
If so, please contact
Darlene Wilson at
[email protected]
or 734-712-4164.
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Recipe
Lasagna Alfredo Roll Ups
Want to impress your family with your cooking skills? This quick simple recipe is easy to make
and will make you look like a top chef.
Ingredients
1. 8 lasagna noodles
2. 1 tablespoon olive oil
3. 1 (10 ounce) package
frozen chopped spinach
4. 2 tablespoons thinly sliced
green onion
5. 1 pint part-skim ricotta
cheese
6. ¼ cup grated Parmesan
cheese
7. ½ teaspoon of salt
8. 1 egg
9. 21 ounces Alfredo style
pasta sauce
10. 1 cup mozzarella cheese
Directions
1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna
and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Rinse in cold
water and drain well.
2. Meanwhile, in a large sauce pan over medium heat add oil
and cook broccoli or spinach and green onions until tender,
stirring frequently. Remove pan from heat and stir in ricotta
cheese, Parmesan cheese, salt and egg.
3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
4. Place noodles in a single layer on a sheet of waxed paper.
Evenly spread some of the cheese mixture on each noodle.
Roll up each noodle from the short end, jelly-roll style.
5. In a 8x12 inch baking dish, spoon about 3/4 of the Alfredo
sauce on the bottom and spread evenly. Arrange the rolled
noodles, seam side down, in the dish. Top with mozzarella
cheese and remaining sauce. Cover loosely with foil and
bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until hot and
bubbly and the cheese is melted. Serve.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/15225/lasagna-alfredo-rollups/?internalSource=recipe%20hub&referringId=17216&referringContentType=recipe%20hub
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Happy Birthday
St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor
St. Joseph Mercy Canton
April 1: Angel Dill, Briana Dudick, Dusendang Jennifer
April 9: Bre Missler
April 2: Yvette Campbell, Matt Canter, Alice Rupp
April 13: Sidah Chaudhry
April 3: Jacqueline Roe, Ji Youn Shin
April 21: Syed Imam
April 4: Ashley Martin
April 5: Joseph Oliver Lacopelli, Philip Kerek, Ted
Stawikowski
April 7: Ellzabeth Janiuk
April 8: Adriana Cedeno, Zaylah Walls
April 9: Laura Doran, Joy Hurling
April 10: Christina Kjersti Christenson
April 11: Joyce Dahart, Jaclyn Yared
April 12: Jean Chynoweth, Andy Forbing
St. Joseph Mercy Livingston
April 4: Pamela Prince
April 7: Gregg Scott
April 13: Robert Karns
April 14: Caroline Strong
April 16: Melissa Zeleji
April 20: Christina Manuel
April 30: Donna Caldwell
April 13: Auh'yanna Crusoe
April 14: Nubya Robinson
St. Joseph Mercy Brighton
April 15: Dunya Kasham, Edward Millenbach
April 3: Julie DeBus, Kennedy Shea
April 16: Roger Ashley, Kathy Kohtz
April 8: Connor Tinsley
April 20: Marissa Andreou, James McMurtrie, Kayla Tyler
April 10: Michael Boleratz
April 21: Dan Kjos
April 26: Robert Rosenberg
April 22: Watan Wadi, Lawrence Wiedmeyer
April 25: Charles White
April 26: Karen Paciorek
April 27: Leauna DeLeon
April 28: Sarah Culberson, Nora Elknick
April 30: Lorryn Cruz
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Opportunities
Pet TherapyIn need of compassionate, and dedicated registered Pet Therapy teams for patient visits or greeting and
escorting visitors in the lobby.
Please apply on line at: http://www.stjoeshealth.org/body_annarbor.cfm?id=6772&fr=true
The SJMHS Pet Therapy Program is a unique way that we show compassion to our patients, their families and even our hospital
staff. Pet Therapy visits lift the spirits of our patients and help them reconnect and give them unconditional love which boosts their
mental and physical health. It cannot be stressed enough on how important are teams with their care, compassion and
commitment make a success of our therapy dog program. Every opportunity dog handlers have to make new friends is a gift that
helps strengthen the bond with their dog.
Volunteer Opportunities
St. Joseph Mercy Brighton
St Joseph Mercy Livingston
Cancer Center Information Desk – Friendly smile and provide assistance
with resources from ACS American Cancer Society
Physical Therapy- Sanitize gym
equipment, stock supplies and assisting
tech. May observe OT and Speech
Therapy.
Emergency – provide directions to visitors transport labs and provide
comfort to patients.
Emergency – provide directions to visitors
transport labs and provide comfort to
patients
Information Desk- Volunteers greet
customers, provide them with location of
patients, lab runs.
Surgical Services- Clerical support
needed.
Volunteer opportunities as an Experience Advisor by becoming more
deeply involved in improving health care
Process Improvement projects
For example: Provider Communication Improvements
•
Become trained to be provide Physician/midlevel provider
observations and feedback
Simulation training patient
• Trained to be a 'standardized patient' in simulations
St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor
Lab Specimen Transporter- Transport
laboratory specimens from cancer center
to laboratory for processing so that
physicians may receive results and takes
action quickly
Nursing Units – Stock supplies and
discharge patients
Experience Observer
• Shadow patients during their care experience and collect
touchpoint information
• Meet with patients or family members to learn about their current
experience and how we might make improvements.
Quality and Safety work
• Represent the patient/family perspective in case/process reviews
Medical Staff Services- Assist with
putting together packets and other office
duties.
Seeking Livingston County residents to be part of a Patient Experience of
Care team heavily involved in the new Livingston and Brighton
Transformation Project. Requires monthly committee participation and
occasional subgroup work.
Pain Clinic Recovery- Assist with patient's
non-medical needs such as serving juice
and crackers and stock supplies.
Anyone interested can contact Susan Kheder directly at 734-712-4945
or email at [email protected]
Breast Navigation Oncology- Assist with
clerical duties such as copying and data
St Joseph Mercy Canton
entry.
Breast Care Center- Escort and assist patients in dressing rooms and give
direction. Assemble patient charts.
Ambulatory Surgery - Greet and escort patients to cubicles. Give patient
nourishments as necessary and assist patient with dressing as needed.
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