Junior Volunteers Help Putnam Hospital Center

From Putnam Hospital Center:

Fifty-four students from local high schools including in Carmel, Mahopac, Somers and Brewster, are junior volunteers for the summer at Putnam Hospital Center.

“We are very fortunate to have so many enthusiastic student volunteers in our summer program,” said Michelle Piazza, director of volunteer and pastoral services. “Putnam Hospital Center junior volunteers get a chance to enhance their personal development and learn new skills while assisting our hospital staff in providing services to patients. We look forward to their service each summer.”

Junior volunteers provide assistance in variety of areas, from transporting patients to assisting in the gift shop to welcoming visitors at the reception desk. They are re­quired to perform 50 hours of service per year.

The hospital’s Auxiliary also offers two scholarships to junior volunteers who give a minimum of 100 hours of service to the hospital.

The program is full for the summer but there will be a fall session. Contact Michelle Piazza after Aug. 15 at 845-230-4752.