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new ideas for holiday gift for volunteers?

  • Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:40 AM
    Message # 13394180

    Good morning,

     I'm looking for some fresh, new ideas for holiday gifts for volunteers. I've done plants, small gift baskets of local items, candles, etc. Anyone have some neat ideas for gifts that appeal to volunteers of all ages/genders? 

    TIA,

  • Thursday, August 15, 2024 12:34 PM
    Reply # 13394249 on 13394180

    I have found that the volunteers here like consumables: dish towels (yes even the men and college age), snack mixes, socks that have print on bottom- I'm a volunteer, note pads and pens or candy.  

  • Friday, August 16, 2024 10:03 AM
    Reply # 13394597 on 13394180
    Rhonda Weaver (Administrator)

    We do a lunch for ours and play games for prizes. We put the prizes on a table and they get to pick. Sometimes we have done dirty Santa with them. That is always fun. Do you have a Hobby Lobby in your area? We catch things on sale from there to use as gifts. All their summer stuff is 75-90% off right now so we have gone and stocked up on gift things for them for the Annual Review in April and Volunteer Week. Ours always love it. 

    Last year, in April, we did a charcuterie class. I bought them all a board and the food. We had the food (meat, cheeses, veggies and fruits) washed, if needed and separated into small zip lock bags. They could walk by and choose the foods they wanted to include. I taught them how to make roses out of meat and cheese. Stick men from celery, worms with grapes and strawberries. They had a blast plus they got to eat the food and take the board home with them. even our guys liked it.  

  • Friday, August 16, 2024 10:32 AM
    Reply # 13394610 on 13394180
    Carol Biagini (Administrator)

    The mugs that look like the Stanley with the hospital logo were a big hit!  Local coffee shop gift cards - easy to mail with a holiday card, especially if the coffee shop is within the hospital.  Everyone wins!

  • Wednesday, August 28, 2024 12:43 AM
    Reply # 13398709 on 13394180
    Tracy Mcdougal (Administrator)

    Hello Jill…Some gifts that we have given volunteers for Christmas:  lunch bags(with the Mayo Logo), umbrellas, phone chargers, and car windshield covers.

  • Friday, September 06, 2024 11:40 AM
    Reply # 13403421 on 13394180

    We gave jigsaw puzzles and that went over really well!

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