I worked my inaugural shift as a CoxHealth Ambassador a couple of days ago and had a blast! The Ambassadors program is a new arm of volunteering for Cox and is linked to Guest Services so I worked with my friend Debbie who is the director and a couple of her staff members. As their guinea pig, I helped them troubleshoot items for our Ambassador orientation as well as identify where we need to station these volunteers.
After almost 4 hours I knew this program will be a success. It’s amazing to see how many patients and visitors need assistance when they hit the doors to the hospital – especially since we recently moved Urgent Care and the signage is confusing.
We have our kick-off meeting next week and I hope to see lots of fellow retirees who want to come back to our old stomping grounds and serve those who need us.
As with most volunteer jobs, I feel like I was the one who gained the most – I got plenty of exercise walking people to where they needed to go, got my free lunch, received a free flu shot and had an opportunity to visit with so many of my former co-workers.
And I got a great looking purple polo shirt………….sure beats the teal lab coats that the other volunteers wear!
