Unofficial VA Recreation Therapy Web Site

Gainesville, Florida

This is an unofficial Web site maintained by a volunteer
for our volunteers to consult for recreation therapy events. --Bob Allston

WELCOME VOLUNTEERS

Typical volunteering activities include helping with bingo games, refreshments, clean up, taking vets in wheel chairs to and from events. If you'd like to see what our volunteers do, please pay us a visit.

For information on volunteering please contact our recreation therapists, Walt Carr or William Messer at (352) 376-1611 X6549 or by email: Walt Carr at wwc@rocketmail.com, William Messer at William.Messer@med.va.gov.

AVAILABLE VOLUNTEER TIME SLOTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Monday through Thursday: 6 - 9 PM in Hospital Auditorium;
Wednesday: 1 - 4 PM in Nursing Home;
Friday: nothing scheduled;
Saturday and Sunday: 1 - 4 PM in Hospital Auditorium.

NURSING HOME CARE UNIT ACTIVITIES

MONDAY
8:30am Recreation Room Open
1:00pm Exercise in Recreation Room
2:00pm Movie in Recreation Room or Cafeteria
7:00pm Auditorium Activity (bingo, movie, other)

TUESDAY
8:30am Recreation Room Open
11:00am Exercise in Recreation Room
1:30pm Trivia in Cafeteria
2:30pm Smoothies in Cafeteria
7:00pm Auditorium Activity (bingo, movie, other)

WEDNESDAY
8:30am Recreation Room Open
11:00am Exercise in Recreation Room
2:00pm Bingo in Cafeteria
7:00pm Auditorium Activity (bingo, movie, other)

THURSDAY
8:30am Recreation Room Open
9:30am Trip/Event Scheduled. (Leave from Recreation Room.)
7:00pm Auditorium Activity (bingo, movie, other)

FRIDAY
8:30AM Recreation Room Open
11:00am Trivia Game in Cafeteria
1:00am Exercise in Recreation Room
2:00pm Hobby Time in Recreation Room

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
8:30am TO 11:30am Recreation Room Open
2:00pm Auditorium Activity (bingo, movie, other)
6:30pm Blackjack in Cafeteria

NOTE: The Recreation Room and Cafeteria are on the first floor of the Nursing Home and the Auditorium is on the basement floor of the Hospital. Call or email us for further directions.