Volunteer Activity Report

							MEENAKSHI MISSION HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE

Volunteerism at MMHRC
Date : 07.07. 2007 Volu me 1, Is s ue 1

Message from Volunteer Desk:
Dear friend,
Greetings! Hope you are doing well. It’s the right time to share our happiness that the hospital is stepping forth on its 21st year. During this happiest occasion, we would like to share the volunteers’ activity as a report to all is to provide specialized information about the volunteers who served on June 2009 at Meenakshi Mission Hospital and this report can be a great way to develop a strong relationship between you and Meenakshi Mission Hospital.

one of the volunteer recruiting not-for-profit organizations in the following organizations: “UN-Volunteers supporting portal called “Online Volunteering”, an exclusive healthcare volunteers portal,“healthcarevolunteer.com” Our hospital is already a volunteer recruiting organization in Warwick University, UK. More queries are we getting and medical student volunteers from the university and also from Smile Train, U.S.A are visiting this August.

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Message from Desk
You know this… Why do we volunteer? 98 Student Volunteers’… Thanks to Principals… Welcome new volunteers Have Fun in Volunteering Volunteer Manual on issuu Contact US 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3

Friends! You are the pioneers!! Your imprints as volunteers at Meenakshi Mission Hospital help us On behalf of our hospital, my in many ways towards achieving sincere thanks to them for their visit our objectives. and service at the hospital. Their service at the hospital was really Support us… very helpful to the patient Write to us… community directly and indirectly. Its our privilege to inform you that our hospital has been approved as Nazarkhan Volunteer in-charge

You know this…
Dictionaries define a volunteer as “one who offers a service or duty of his or her own free will. Voluntary work is given freely, without compulsion:
It is intentional and, in most interpretations, unpaid It is, in fact, a form of philanthropy involving time and talent Instead of money. But volunteer time does have a measurable dollar value in terms of service performed.”

Why do we volunteer?
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Upcoming Events
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Donor Meet Madurai Biggest Morning Tea

Write to us to know more:
volunteer@meenakshimission.org

To help others To help a cause I believe in To do something I like to do To develop my ability to relate to and care for others To give something back to the community To feel I accomplish something To achieve personal growth. To enjoy meeting people and new friends. To offer my skills in a new setting. To learn new skills’ To gain work experience

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Volunteerism at MMHRC

98 Students voluntarily served at the hospital
Last month, students from Mahathma Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Baba Building, Madurai and Mahathma Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School, K.K. Nagar, Madurai and Meenakshi Mission Hospital College, Meenakshi Mission Hospital Campus, Madurai voluntarily enrolled their names to serve as volunteers in ‘patient relation departments such as

“Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something.

Drugs segregation for distribution by our student volunteers

the reception, systemized distribution of drugs at the moving samples from here and there at the Laboratory are some the voluntary service at the departments. During a talk with one of the school principals about the student service in a hospital such ours’, she emphasized the need of such service as ‘a must-known service’, “the service can certainly mold the students in multi-dimensional way when they are directly involve in social activities such as this”. One of the escorting staff told, “Practically the students can learn the health system when they are in such voluntary service”. During the feedback session in every day, the students told that by helping the patients, attendees and staff, they can learn functions, systems and especially health awareness.

Distribution of Drugs in Pharmacy

Dear Readers! Send your “Word of Appreciation” to the Principals:
mmhrc@sancharnet.in principal@mahatmaschools.in

Reception, Pharmacy, Medical records department and Intensive Respiratory Care Unit (IRCU) and Laboratory. They have been served enthusiastically in the departments during the morning peak hours. The students helped the patients in the IRCU to get up from their bed, shouldering them to move and passing communication to the relatives who are sitting outside of IRCU. The students guided visitors at pharmacy, guiding the patients at

Our Sincere Gratitude to the Principals and Staff !
The hospital expresses thankfulness to: 1. The Principal and staff members, Mahathma Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Baba Building, Madurai 2. The Principal and staff members, Mahathma Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School, K.K. Nagar, Madurai 3. The Principal and staff members, Meenakshi Mission Hospital College, Meenakshi Mission Hospital Campus, Madurai For their support and motivating the students to involve in a wonderful programme.

baba@mahatmaschools.in

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Grade Level News

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Activities In Action

The hospital Founder Chairman as a Volunteer in “ Habitat for Humanity”

A Volunteer from UK with nursing staff

A Volunteer from USA’s lecture on Healthcare systems to the hospital College Students

IOWA University, USA interns observation in ‘Intensive Care Unit’

A Volunteer from IOWA, USA in ‘Free Meals Distribution

Student Volunteers in “Duck Race 2009” event

A Volunteer from UK in “MAhasemam” Camp

‘Smile Train’ Volunteer from Mexico in ‘Free Meals Distribution

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We have new volunteers to introduce… Welcome them!
Steve Diaz, Indianapolis, USA Kristen Deluca, Smile Train, USA Pooja Gandhi, UK Student Volunteers of Mahathma Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Baba Building, Madurai 5. Student Volunteers of Mahathma Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School, K.K. Nagar, Madurai 6. Student Volunteers of Meenakshi Mission Hospital College, Meenakshi Mission Hospital Campus, Madurai 1. 2. 3. 4.

Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre Lake Area Melur Road Madurai, 625107
Phone: +91 452 2263 000 Fax: +91 452 2586353 E-mail: volunteer@meenakshimission.org

Our Hospital “Volunteer Manual” in issuu !
Read the hospital Volunteer manual now online and download: click on the following link:
http://bit.ly/1TrSXj

Vision No man is too poor to afford first grade medical treatment

Have Fun with Volunteering
We’re on the Web!
http://www.meenakshimission.org/ volunteer_service.html

Dear readers: If you would like to volunteer or introduce an interested for any of activities at the hospital either medical or non-medical “WRITE TO US”

You give your time and energy to help others. Here are 20 hidden words represent your experience. FIND OUT AND SEND IT TO US! WE’LL HAVE MORE FUN