ASAP Receives National Volunteer Award
08/20/2010 The Adaptive Sports and Adventures Program (ASAP) at Carolinas Rehabilitation was recently honored by the American Hospital Association (AHA) with the Hospital Awards for Volunteer Excellence (HAVE). The award highlights the extraordinary efforts of the volunteer program and the positive impact the volunteers have on the patients, the healthcare system and the community.
ASAP has three licensed recreational therapists on staff, but the various programs rely heavily on volunteer help to increase and maintain the healthy lifestyles of people with disabilities. For example, ASAP's water ski program requires eight to 10 volunteers to assist just one skier. The weekly program is four hours each night and totals more than 640 volunteer hours.
ASAP's Cycle to the Sea is an annual fundraising event where cyclists with disabilities ride from Charlotte, N.C. to North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Over the course of three days, volunteers on motorcycles and regular bikes flank the cyclists on all sides providing a safety barrier around them. ASAP demonstrates the dynamic power of volunteers and how they enable people to be successful and, most importantly, healthy after a life-altering injury.
Suzanne Zumbach, a volunteer representative from the ASAP Program, was honored at the HAVE Award Breakfast on Monday, April 26, 2010, during the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington.
Pictured is Carolinas Rehabilitation's President Robert Larrison, ASAP Director Jennifer Moore, Volunteer Suzanne Zumbach and Volunteer Coordinator Erica Campagna.
Pictured is Carolinas Rehabilitation's President Robert Larrison, ASAP Director Jennifer Moore, Volunteer Suzanne Zumbach and Volunteer Coordinator Erica Campagna.
