| In the hopes that our members do not
limit their service activities to simply those that count for AED, listed below are the contact names and phone numbers for
a myriad of service opportunities in Nashville from which we believe our
members could benefit greatly. Furthermore, Vanderbilt offers
a large selection of service groups that offer service opportunities
for students. Contact the office of Volunteer Activities (343-7878)
for more information.
Vanderbilt Hospital
Point of Contact: Volunteer Office @ 322-2379
Application
Office located on second floor of hospital next to elevators
VA Hospital
Point of Contact: Dee Bynum @ 327-5363 or 327-5347 (message)
Need TB skin test
Positions available in:
Surgical ICU
Operating Suite
Biomedical Engineering
Rehabilitational Medicine (Both Occupational
and Physical Therapy)
2 hour shifts preferred
Other Area Hospitals
Baptist Hospital: Beverly Petty @ 329-5043
Centennial Medical Center: 342-1000
Saint Thomas Hospital: 222-2111
Nashville Memorial Hospital: 865-3511
Alive Hospice, Inc.
Point of Contact: Sandra Lyle @ 327-1085
Opportunities: Helping terminally ill patients and families
American Cancer Society
Point of Contact: Sylvia Ramsey @ 327-0991
Opportunities: Teach smoking cessation classes, staff exhibits
at health fairs
American Diabetes Association
Point of Contact: Denise Brady @ 298-3066
Opportunities: Assist with mailings, aid with special events,
data entry
American Heart Association
Point of Contact: Renee Brown @ 327-0885
Opportunities: Conduct blood pressure screenings, distribute leterature,
telemarketing
American Lung Association of Tennessee
Point of Contact: Janice Nolan @ 329-1151
Opportunities: Conduct smoking cessation classes, speak on lung
disease
American Red Cross / Davidson County
Point of Contact: Candy Toler @ 327-8219
Opportunities: Disaster team, blood drives, calling homebound
individuals, teach safety/health related courses
Arthritis Foundation
Point of Contact: Sadi Schaeffer @ 329-3431
Opportunities: Work with people with athritis, assist fundraising
events
Care Nerwork, Inc.
Point of Contact: Cathleen Phillips @ 327-8144
Opportunities: Interview permanently disabled to determine needs,
building wheelchair ramps for needy clients
Crisis Preganancy Support Center
Point of Contact: Luci Freed or Carolyn Hubbard @ 321-0005
Opportunities: Become a crisis intervention volunteer
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Point of Contact: Belinda Dinwiddle @ 297-3582
Opportunities: Assis with fundraising
Deed Wallace Center
Point of Contact: Cindy French @ 291-7230
Opportunities: AIDS/HIV education
Green Hills Health Care Center
Point of Contact: Nick Gaietto @ 297-2100
Opportunities: Visit patients, deliver mail
Hospital Hospitality Rooms
Point of Contact: Judy Inman @ 329-0477
Opportunities: Visit hospital waiting rooms, house maintenance,
secretarial work, party coordination
Middle Tennessee Health Center
Point of Contact: Joanne White @ 366-7914
Opportunities: Visit residents, personal grooming classes, host
parties
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Point of Contact: Gerrie Grimsley @ 320-5516
Oportunities: Care for individual with Muscular Dystrophy while
family is out or away
Nashville Cares
Point of Contact: Andy Peterson
Opportunities: Assist with counseling, clerical work, keep clients
company
Nashville's Table
Point of Contact: Linda Thomas: @ 385-3444
Opportunities: Pick up and deliver leftover perishables for distrubution
to various agencies
National Kidney Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Phone: 383-3387
New Horizons Corp.
Phone: 360-8595
Opportunities: Work with mentally disabled individuals
Nursing Home: J.B. Knowles Home for the aged
Point of Contact: Dennis Troglen @ 327-4551
Opportunities: Host birthday parties, assisting with meals for
homebound, maintenance
Rochelle Center
Point of Contact: Carolyn Johnson @ 254-0673
Opportunities: Training for special olympics, chaperone social
events, help with landscaping
Ronald McDonald House
Point of Contact: Sally Smallwood @ 343-4000
Opportunities: Desk duty, light housework
R.S.V.P.
Point of Contact: Jennifer Seitz @ 327-4551
Opportunites: Pairs students with older volunteers to tutor at
risk children
Special Olympics
Phone: 322-8292
Spina Bifida Association
Phone: 320-1706
Tennessee School for the Blind
Phone: 231-7300
Tennessee Society to Prevent Blindness
Point of Contact: Mary Elizabeth Field @ 352-0450
Opportunities: Screening for glaucoma and other vision problems,
eye health and safety education programs
United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee
Phone: 327-0073
Opportunites: Teach swimming and horseback riding to disabled
people, coach sports teams for the disabled, sports camps, build
wheelchair ramps
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August 26, 2009