Books for Veteran Drive
BOOKS FOR VETERANS SERVICE PROJECT
VA HOSPITAL, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
"We can't keep books in stock," said Richard Maxey, chief of the medical center's voluntary service. "Patients, family members and visitors take a book to help pass time with loved ones.”
The medical center receives magazines from community partners, and the magazines are kept on the wards and in the waiting areas. The books go to the library on the main floor, and the library staff puts some of the books on display
shelves outside the library for after-hours visitors.
"Most of the books we receive are geared toward women," Mr. Maxey said. "There just aren't enough with men interests in mind."
Mr. Maxey has been the chief of voluntary service for 12 years and has worked at the medical center for a total of 18 years. He coordinates voluntary efforts and oversees donations and fund-raising activities, designed to make veterans more comfortable during their visit. He came to the VA with a mission to give back to something that supported his dad, a Vietnam veteran.
According to hospital records, about 125 patients stay at the hospital on any given day, and patients stay an average of six days.
"Most of the books we receive are geared toward women," Mr. Maxey said. "There just aren't enough with men interests in mind."
Mr. Maxey has been the chief of voluntary service for 12 years and has worked at the medical center for a total of 18 years. He coordinates voluntary efforts and oversees donations and fund-raising activities, designed to make veterans more comfortable during their visit. He came to the VA with a mission to give back to something that supported his dad, a Vietnam veteran.
According to hospital records, about 125 patients stay at the hospital on any given day, and patients stay an average of six days.
SOUTH OKC ROTARY CLUB
*BOOKS FOR VETERANS DRIVE*
August 26 through September 30.
Bring your books to be donated to the weekly meetings starting August 26
for collection and delivery to VA Hospital on September 30.