Volunteering at
Winchester Medical Center
For more
information on volunteering
opportunities at Winchester Medical
Center, please contact Sharon Thornton
at 540-536-8156 or
sthornton@valleyhealthlink.com
Download an Application
There are many
volunteer opportunities at Winchester
Medical Center. More than 700
individuals volunteer their time at the
hospital, donating more than 75,000
hours each year. Volunteers are unique,
wonderful people who care for each other
as well as for the patients and families
they help. Today, we invite you to join
this team and use your special skills,
knowledge and time to touch the lives of
your neighbors. Volunteers - young and
old, employed and retired, men and women
- offer the precious gift of time in a
variety of ways.
In-Hospital
Volunteers may be a courtesy van
driver, Surgical/Critical Care waiting
room liaison, patient representative,
patient escort, clerical volunteer, or
work in the Child Care Center, Emergency
Department, at the Information Desk or
deliver mail and flowers to patients.
Winchester Medical
Center Auxiliary
was founded on
November 6, 1902 when 100 ladies from
the community met in the Rouss Engine
Room of the Rouss Fire Company. The
object of the Auxiliary today is the
same as then: to serve as an extension
of Winchester Medical Center in the
promotion and improvement of the general
health of the community through
education, service, and goodwill. This
year through projects such as the Gift
shops, the Auxiliary Attic, Light of
Love, and the Follies, the Auxiliary was
able to raise $225,000 to support
on-going hospital projects. The Memorial Fund
gave an additional $45,500 in the form
of scholarships in support of healthcare
education. This year the Auxiliary
begins a new project, the Hurst Hospitality
House, which is scheduled to open Spring
of 2006.
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The Auxiliary Attic offers items in good
condition for resale at reasonable
prices. Over the years, thrift shops
have gained increased popularity as a
viable shopping choice, not only because
recycling items is good for the
environment, but also because there are
always tremendous bargains to be had.
The Auxiliary Attic accepts donations of
clean, gently-used items including
clothing, shoes, small appliances,
housewares, knickknacks, small furniture
items, books, toys, and much more. The
store is located in the Northside
Station Shopping Plaza, 809 North
Loudoun Street, Winchester, VA. Store
hours are Monday through Saturday, 10:00
a.m. – 4:00 p.m. For more information,
call the store at (540) 536-0000.
The Auxiliary Attic offers items in good
condition for resale at reasonable
prices. Over the years, thrift shops
have gained increased popularity as a
viable shopping choice, not only because
recycling items is good for the
environment, but also because there are
always tremendous bargains to be had.
The Auxiliary Attic accepts donations of
clean, gently-used items including
clothing, shoes, small appliances,
housewares, knickknacks, small furniture
items, books, toys, and much more. The
store is located in the Northside
Station Shopping Plaza, 809 North
Loudoun Street, Winchester, VA. Store
hours are Monday through Saturday, 10:00
a.m. – 4:00 p.m. For more information,
call the store at (540) 536-0000.
Auxiliary Follies
This annual musical revue showcases
local talent to raise money for
Auxiliary projects. Directed by a
professional production company, the
Follies has entertained the community
for more than 40 years. Volunteers
assist with every aspect of the show,
including advertising, set construction,
costumes, and much more. Performances
are held in March each year at
Shenandoah University’s Ohrstrom-Bryant
Theatre in Winchester. Next years' Follies will kick-off Tuesday, February
21 at 7:00pm. Performances will take
place on March 16, 17, and 18.
Helping Hands
Helping Hands volunteers offer
assistance to patients and families who
have been in an accident or have become
ill while traveling in the area. Helping Hands
volunteers make overnight arrangements,
provide transportation to airports and
motels, arrange short-term childcare,
care for pets, and provide comfort,
support and any other assistance to family
members. Call 540-539-4008 for more
information.
William the Cat
This program offers school children in
grades K through second the opportunity to
learn what it would be like to be a
patient in the hospital. Using the
“William the Cat goes to the Hospital”
video and hands-on medical items,
children can ask questions to help ease
their fears about hospitalization.
Junior Volunteers
Winchester Medical Center offer the youth of the community the opportunity to learn skills and
responsibility in the health care field
through volunteer and organized job
shadowing programs. The Junior
Volunteers program invites teens who
have finished the 8th grade
to participate in programs throughout
Winchester Medical Center including
volunteering, Health Adventures and
Medical Explorer Troop 109. Applications
are available in April of each year in
the high school and junior high guidance
offices as well as in the Volunteer
office at WMC.
Breakfast with Santa
Children and their
parents may have breakfast with Santa on
the first Saturday of December. Proceeds
support the BabySafe Project
which
provides a smoke detector for each baby
born at Winchester Medical Center.
Lights of Love
Light of Love
provides community members the
opportunity to participate in a project
of caring and sharing during the holiday
season. The lighting ceremony is held on
December 1st each year.
Applications for
Junior Volunteers are available
beginning February 14th each year and
must be turned in by May 15th.
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