Rochester General Volunteer Services

Our volunteers help people heal... In gratitude and recognition of our volunteers, Happy National Volunteer Week! We miss you and look forward to your return!

With the discretionary time of a volunteer, our volunteers contribute a personal touch in a highly technical setting. Happy National Volunteer Week to our compassionate, caring, and generous volunteers!

Thanks to our amazing volunteers for "loving us to the moon and back!" Happy National Volunteer Week from all of your fellow Partners in Care at Rochester General Hospital!

Happy National Volunteer Week to all of our amazing and incredible Rochester General Hospital volunteers! Our appreciation, gratitude, and love (yes, love) abound even if our volunteer program is "on pause" right now! We miss you and look forward to welcoming you back -- hopefully very soon! And, then, we're going to CELEBRATE YOU AND WITH YOU!

Looking for some reading material while ‘social distancing’ and stuck at home? Check out the latest article featuring RGH’s volunteer program! The link below will bring you right to it!

Thank you all so much for your incredible outpouring of support and response to our Facebook post yesterday evening! We have responded to over 400 emails since about 5 PM yesterday, and the inbox is showing over 150 more unread emails. We can’t keep up with this community’s inspiring response and call for assistance! Yet, we are determined to send a personal response to each person who emails [email protected]... Thank you for your patience as we make our way through the process to acknowledge your generous offer to help sew surgical masks!

How can I be of help?" she asked, "I have a good idea," he said, "Here, hold my hand," she suggested, "We'll do it together," they offered. "We'll be right here until it's done."... "Let's do it this way, its more fun!" "It's what we're here for it's no fuss." "Call us back if you should need us." "She needs our help, God bless her heart." "Oh, I'm just glad to do my part." "Walk with me, I'll show the way." "Goodness no, I don't want pay." "You can do it, I'll show you how." "You need it when? I'll do it now." "If you need anything I'm right here." "Who am I? A volunteer." -- Unknown Submitted by Joan Perry

Many thanks to everyone who chose RGH as their place to make a difference

If you ever need a helping hand, it is at the end of your arm. As you get older you must remember you have a second hand. The first one is to help yourself. The second hand is to help others. -- Audrey HepburnIf you ever need a helping hand, it is at the end of your arm. As you get older you must remember you have a second hand. The first one is to help yourself. The second hand is to help others. -- Audrey Hepburn