Volunteers in Action

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“Volunteers in action supports the health care delivery service of valley medical center, renton, wa, a public hospital district through contributions and volunteer services to the hospital. Contributions are primarily used to fund children scholarships and offer flu shots and assist in cobra payments for patients who are unemployed. Volunteers in action also maintains and operates the hospital gift shops and baby photo center. Volunteers in action receives a portion of the proceeds from book sales, jewelry and art commissions and gift shows. This support constitutes the basis for taxpayers exemption.”

“Volunteers support the health care delivery service of valley medical center. Volunteers have a large array of asssitance duties including working at information desks, filing, delivering medical records and messages, shuttle drivers, hospital escorts, and maintaining nursing units. Volunteers also work on the fund raising activites including taking baby photos of newborns, selling books and jewelry, gift shows, art shows, part time assistance in the gifts shops, assist in cleaning, moving and inventory as needed. All board members are volunteers.”

“Salaries and benefits are directly paid by valley medical center to the employees which include the flower shop manager, gift shop manager and staff, and bookkeeper. The hospital then bills the organization for reimbursement including payroll taxes.”