Philanthropy at AED
by Philanthropy Chair Natalie Minas
AED’s Sweet and Simple Philanthropy Policy: Members must attend two volunteer events per quarter, and one of them has to be club-wide.
Fundraising: There will be one large fundraising project every quarter that is donated to a charity. These events count towards the volunteer requirement, as well.
At each general meeting, I’ll describe the volunteer events for the upcoming weeks and pass out informational handouts. I’ll also send out one email per week with the volunteer opportunities so there’s no excuse not to know about any volunteer events J . Members can then sign up via email for the events and I’ll send a reminder text/email the day before the event and if there’s a possibility for carpooling. The club-wide events will mainly be on the weekends in order to accommodate the most members. Most of the events are health and service oriented, but there will often be other types of events to keep things interesting. There’s always room for improvement so if you have any volunteer ideas, don’t hesitate to contact me!
The member with the most volunteer hours at the end of the quarter receives a prize!
Popular Volunteering Opportunities
Children’s Hospital
Monday-Sunday from 6:00am-8:00pm
Minimum three month commitment required
If interested, contact volunteer services at 206.987.2155 to schedule an orientation
UW Medical Center
Monday-Sunday from 6:00am-8:00pm
Minimum three month commitment required
If interested, contact volunteer services at 206.598.4218
Providence Hospice of Seattle
Monday-Friday, hours negotiable
Patient care, group support, and administrative volunteers needed
If interested, call 24-hour volunteer hotline at 206.320.7169
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Monday-Sunday from 9:00am-5:00pm
If interested, contact volunteer services at 206.288.1075
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Monday-Sunday from 6:00am-8:00pm
Minimum three month commitment required
If interested, contact volunteer services at 206.538.6507
American Red Cross
Monday-Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm
Questions can be sent to volunteers@seattleredcross.org
Applications can be accessed at http://www.seattleredcross.org/
Multiple Sclerosis Association of King County
Monday-Friday, hours negotiable
If interested, contact volunteer office at 206.633.2606
Get Involved with AED
- Join our facebook group
- Check out our GoPost
- Join our mailing list
- Send us an email
- Become a member
Also of Interest
- Looking for advice? AED offers a medical school mentor program
- AED members receive $100 off Princeton Review MCAT courses
- A prehealth advisor (like AED chapter advisor Heather Clineschmidt) can be extremely valuable. UW has excellent prehealth advising.
- Health related volunteering is something on every premed's radar. Check out some of AED's suggested volunteering locations.
- Looking to meet with an officer? AED officers will be available throughout the week. See what time works for you.