The Volunteer Service Pin
The Volunteer Service Pins are awarded to volunteers by the Massachusetts General Hospital annually in honor of the hard work and many hours of service donated to the hospital. The hour increments that the pins are awarded is as follows:

In addition to these pins, special pins are awarded to volunteers who reach extraordinary levels: 10K+ 20K+ 30K+

A sample of 2002 Volunteer Service Pin Recipients:

The Jessie Harding Award
Award description: One award is presented each year to the most outstanding MGH volunteer.

Award Criteria:

• The nominee must have completed three or more years of volunteer service at MGH
  
  
• The nominee must possess an outstanding commitment to the MGH community and must demonstrate this commitment through a variety of ways including an excellent attendance record, a willingness to give extra effort to duties and responsibilities and exhibiting compassion and caring when working with patients, staff and visitors to MGH.
  
  
• For the nominee to be eligible there must be evidence that he or she assisted in the enhancement of services to patients and their families.

The 2003 recipient of the Jessie Harding Award is:

Carlos Villafuerte                                                        Back to Top

Volunteer Service Award
Award description: Service awards are presented to volunteers in our daytime and our evening/ weekend program.

Award Criteria:

• The nominee should be someone who has made and exhibits a commitment to his or her service area through a variety of ways.
  
  
• The nominee is someone who has made a difference in the lives of our patients.
  
  
• The nominee is someone who has made a difficult experience easier for a patient's family member.

The 2006 recipients of the Service Awards are:

The Maeve Blackman Award
Award description: One award is presented each year to a College student who is volunteering at MGH. The nominee must be someone who will continue his/her education in the health care field. This award honors the philosophy of Maeve Blackman, former Director of the MGH Volunteer Department, who helped students interested in medicine better understand patient-focused care.

Award Criteria:

• The nominee must be a college student with one or more years of volunteer service at MGH.
  
  
• The nominee should be someone who serves as a trainer for other volunteers in his or her service area.
  
  
• Particular attention is paid to volunteers who had patients distinguish him or her from other volunteers.   Back to Top

The Special Recognition Award
Award description: This award is presented each year to a volunteer or team of volunteers at MGH. The nominee is someone who has gone above and beyond the call of duty. The award was established to recognize those individuals who have a strong committment to MGH and whose "volunteer story" is an inspiration to many.

The 2003 recipients of the Special Recognition Award are: