Nearly 200 University of Chicago Medicine volunteers, including a dozen senior leaders, came together on Saturday, June 29 to support 17 South Side and south suburban organizations across nine communities as part of the health system’s annual Day of Service and Reflection (DOSAR).
The tradition was started 22 years ago by former first lady Michelle Obama. This year’s service projects included painting, gardening, cleaning, organizing, care package assembly and working in a food pantry and thrift store, all to help strengthen the communities the health system serves.
Brenda Battle, RN, BSN, MBA, Senior Vice President for Community Health Transformation and Chief Equity Officer at UChicago Medicine, called the annual Day of Service and Reflection one of the most important things the health system can do for its community. It provides not just funds but also hands to help the organizations accomplish their goals, she said.
“In truth, we’re better able to do the work we do if they're able to do the work they do,” she said.
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