The Choctaw Nursing and Rehabilitation Center celebrated and recognized volunteers who assist at the facility with its annual Volunteer Appreciation Tea April 19 during this year’s National Volunteer Week (April 16-20).
The tea was held in the newly renovated dining room of the CNRC Expansion Facility. Volunteers were honored with cake, punch and snacks as appreciation for everything they do for the residents and staff of the CCNH. A few of volunteers the volunteers and others not in attendance were recognized during the tea for their help with activities for the residents on a weekly and/ or monthly basis.
CRNC Activities Director Nita Foust, who has been the overseer of the annual tea for years, enjoys recognizing the volunteers for all of their hard work and dedication to the residents they assist.
Every year during the annual tea, a door prize is awarded to one winner. This year’s door prize was a Boston fern, which was won by Ms. Marilyn Jackson.
President Richard Nixon established National Volunteer Week with an executive order in 1974, as a way to recognize and celebrate the efforts of volunteers. Every sitting U.S. president since Nixon has issued a proclamation during National Volunteer Week (as have many U.S. mayors and governors).
Since then, the original emphasis on celebration has widened; the week has become a nationwide effort to urge people to get out and volunteer in their communities. Every April, charities, hospitals, and communities recognize volunteers and foster a culture of service.
The staff of the CNRC uses National Volunteer Week as an opportunity for it to recognize the integral role volunteers play in advancing patient engagement and quality care.
