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VA Healthcare Network Upstate New York - VISN 2
Spotlight on Western New York
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National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans
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| Kelly Clark, Volunteer Program Specialist (back, center) with students from Ledgeview Elementary School in Clarence. |
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Buffalo Jills cheerleaders and Miss Buffalo
take a moment to pose with Buster
AMVETS VAVS representative Greg Szarpa.
Buster Bison seen with AMVETS
Representative Greg Szarpa
Hans Mobias.
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VA Voluntary Service Newsletter page
For the 29th consecutive year, Batavia and Buffalo
celebrated National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week in
conjunction with Valentines Day. In Buffalo, approximately
50 guests took the time to ensure that our veterans were not
forgotten. February 14 attracted a list of dignitaries including
representatives
from local congressional
offices,
VA
Regional Benefits
Office staff, television
news personalities,
Buffalo Bills cheerleaders
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Buffalo
Jills, Buffalo Bills
Alumni,
Buffalo Bisons
AAA baseball players,
Miss Greater Niagara,
Miss Buffalo,
Miss
Twin Cities
and several
veteran service
organization
representatives.
In Batavia,
residents
enjoyed
the annual Valentines
Day party, musical
entertainment, and bingo.
Veterans
at both facilities
also enjoyed hundreds of
valentines.
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Calendar Corner |
May 9
VAVS Committee Meeting
1:30 p.m. Batavia, Building 4, Auditorium
May 16
Annual Buffalo Volunteer Recognition Ceremony
12:30 p.m.
Hearthstone Manor, Depew
May 28
Memorial Day Observance at Batavia
8:30 a.m. Flag Pole Area
8:45 a.m. Coffee Social, Recreation Hall
10:00 a.m. Parade
11:30 a.m. Resident Picnic
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May 30
Memorial Day Observance at Buffalo - 2:00 p.m.
Room 301
June 1
Golf Tournament - 10:00 a.m. Tee Time
4:00 p.m. Dinner
Batavia Country Club
June 10
Flag Day Ceremony - 1:00 p.m.
Batavia, Recreation Patio
Sponsored by Batavia Elks Lodge
June 13
American Red Cross Blood Drive - 8:00 a.m.
Buffalo, Room 301
July 18
VAVS Committee Meeting - 1:30 p.m.
Buffalo, Room 301
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Preparing for the 2008 Winter Sports Clinic |
| Holiday Valley Ski Resort in Ellicottville, and the Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program hosted veterans from VA Western New York Healthcare System at Buffalo (VAWNYHS) and the Cleveland VA Medical Center for a day of skiing. This was the second time that Holiday Valley has hosted this event. VAWNYHS’s Recreation Service and Outpatient Spinal Cord Injury Clinic, the Lounsbury Program and several veteran service organizations, have begun to make plans to send the first team from WNY to participate in the Winter Sports Clinic in 2008. |
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| Veteran wheelchair athletes from Western New York and Cleveland take time for a “snap shot” with Lounsbury Adaptive Ski Program Instructors and Program Coordinators. |
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Western New York veteran Joseph Stoyle leaves the lodge and gets ready to hit the slopes.
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Food Checkout Week
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| VA Western New York Healthcare
System at Buffalo (VAWNYHS) was
the recipient of a $750.00 |
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donation
from the Erie County Farm Bureau as
a result of their annual Food Checkout
Week in February.
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| Successful Wheelchair
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| The Masonic Service Association’s Springville Lodge with the assistance of William Weismental has secured 30 donations totaling approximately $5,200 for the purchase of new wheelchairs. Kudos to Mr. Weismental and the many contributors for a job well done |
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| Irene and William Weismental |
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From left to right: Faith Hoffman, Women’s Wellness
Coordinator; John Oles, Treasurer, Erie County Farm
Bureau; Suzanne Klinker, Associate Medical Center
Director; Fred Harrington, Vice President, Erie County
Farm Bureau; Herb Wittmeyer, Homeless Program;
Katherine Smythe, Program Coordinator (for returning
veterans).
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Volunteer Opportunities
Clerical – filing, photocopying,
running errands, mailings, paper
shredding, etc. – Buffalo
Computer Assistant – assist
residents with computer skills
- Batavia
Driver, DAV Volunteer Transportation
Program – Batavia and
Buffalo
Greeters – welcome veterans and
visitors, help them get to appointments
and other related areas
– Batavia and Buffalo
Driver, Guest Parking Lot Shuttle
– transport veterans and guests
from cars to and from outpatient
entrance – Buffalo
Patient/Ward Visitation(s) – assist
staff with patient care activities,
as well as visit and interact with
veterans – Batavia and Buffalo
Patient Escort/Transport Service
– assist veterans to and from
scheduled appointments and
other needs as they occur –
Batavia and Buffalo
Physical Therapy Service – assist
staff with veteran’s outpatient
clinic visits - Buffalo
Recreational Aide – assist with/
organize activities with residents/
patients – Batavia and Buffalo
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Summer 2007
Voluntary News
Director's Message |
PTSD
Albany |
Bath |
Canandaigua |
Syracuse |
Western New York
Voluntary Staff
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| Reviewed/Updated Date: February 6, 2008 |
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