They have a chance to learn new skills while making new friends and developing new interests. The Aid has monthly membership meetings from September - May with a featured speaker from the hospital staff. Some meetings are purely for fun such as an auction and recognition coffee. In May, the Aid holds its annual meeting, which is an elegant luncheon and honors volunteers with pins recognizing hours worked. Each year, members donate thousands of service hours to the hospital.
Research indicates that people who volunteer live longer.
Most of all, volunteers receive the satisfaction that comes from being needed and doing something worthwhile that helps others.