Sheep River Health Trust - Volunteering provides opportunity for our youth

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Hannah Lloyd is a 16 year old, Grade 11 student who volunteers at the Okotoks Health and Wellness Centre. Hannah has a scheduled shift and works Fridays from 1:00 to 4:30 pm. She dedicates 3.5 hours weekly to assisting our Public Health Nursing Team by creating display boards, organizing and displaying brochures, washing clinic room toys and other special projects.
When asked about her volunteer experience at the Okotoks Health and Wellness Centre Hannah said, “I am interested in a career in Medicine and volunteering at the Okotoks Health and Wellness Centre is providing me an opportunity to learn different aspects of health care aside from acute and emergency care. By volunteering with the Public Health Nursing Team, I have a broad understanding of how much work goes into immunizing the youth in our community.”
Volunteers such as Hannah share their ideas with Volunteer Resources and the Departments they assist to improve our client's experience and through this engagement and team work, our clients are reaping the benefits of exceptional client service.
The Okotoks Health and Wellness Centre have 170 registered volunteers and Hannah is 1 of 7 youth volunteers. Volunteers have the opportunity to help in 37 different positions that assist 10 different departments. We also partner with community organizations to facilitate the best opportunities for our volunteers. In less than two years, the Okotoks Health and Wellness Centre's Volunteer Resources Department has tripled in size and we are enhancing health care in our community.