Category: Volunteer

Thank you to the following FirstLight Healthcare Volunteers for helping assemble race packets:
*Diane Giese
*Pat Tracy
*Kerry Long
*Carl Long
*Barb Balk
*Edna Cole
*Dianne Miller
*Diana Orr

Thank you to our packet pickup volunteers:
*Anna Schultz
*Heather Sanftner
*Diane Bankers
*Pam Novak
*Kris Bombard

Thank you to our race day volunteers:
*Katie Koppy
*Brett Anderson
*Melissa Peterson
*Aaron Korte
*Daryl Doering
*Anna Schultz
*Lisa Raths
*Becky Huberty
*Pam Tanner
*Dawn Cummings
*Heather Sanftner
*Stephanie Klemz
*Nikki Hansen
*Jill Sawyer
*Jen Peterson
*Karen Renaud
*Juanita Lietz and son
*June Juday
*Cody Knox
*Jen Lidke and son
*Brent Nihart and son

Check out this awesome group of employees that cleaned up a section of Highway 35W in Pine County on May 15th. Thanks to the following employees for your service:
* Joe Dvorak
* Renae Olson
* Jen Lidke
* Jessica Beavens
* Nikki Roberts
* Michelle Vork
* Brent Nihart
* Joan Scharf
* Brandi Usher
* Juanita Lietz
* Trent Gray (friend of Juanita)
* Merri Kate Silbernagel (not pictured as she was the photographer)

Thank you to the following employees for cleaning up the ditches and roads on Highway 65N by Knife Lake on May 16th:
*Karen Renaud
*Melissa Peterson (and son Tayven)
*June Juday
*Pam Tanner
*Betsy Vincent
*Juanita Lietz

There have been a few changes to the service opportunity calendar.  The changes are in bold.

2018 Service Opportunities for FLHS-Employee Version

The FirstLight Healthcare Volunteers are now accepting applications for their annual $1000 Gift Shop Scholarship. Applicants must have graduated high school three or more years ago and continuing their education in the healthcare field. The application is below and will be available at the Main Entrance. Applications are due Friday, April 6th to Anna Schultz in Human Resources.

Gift Shop Scholarship Application

The FirstLight Health System Auxiliary Volunteers have changed their name to FirstLight Healthcare Volunteers. This change came after the state volunteer association changed their name to Minnesota State Association of Healthcare Volunteers.

If you or anyone you know are interested in joining the FirstLight Healthcare Volunteers, please reach out to Anna Schultz at aschultz@welia.org. Volunteers are always welcome!

 

This week, February 11th – 17th, is Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Week.

RAK week was started by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, a non-profit foundation that believes in spreading kindness throughout schools, communities and homes.

In honor of RAK Week, members of the Community Service Committee will be out and about delivering ‘seeds of happiness’ this week to random people in our communities.  These little lumps of smiley-faced clay will serve as a reminder to whomever receives them that a simple smile is enough to help spread kindness across a community.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can join the movement by starting with one small effort.  Visit www.randomactsofkindness.org for inspiration.

 

 

 

Here are the FirstLight Community Service opportunities for 2018.  Contact Kim Tepley at ktepley@welia.org or Deb Wright at dwright@welia.org with questions.

We typically recruit volunteers a couple weeks in advance of each event using email or intranet posting.

Looking forward to a great year of service!

2018 Service Opportunities for FLHS-Employee Version

A big thank you to these employees for volunteering to ring bells for the Salvation Army at our community service event last week: 

• Stephanie Scott
• Angela Mann
• Terri Gerold
• Josh Asp
• Brenda Moos
• Cheryl Blegen, aka Tweetie
• Dannen Kroschel (not pictured)