Have Dreams
Susan Sun: yiquansun2012@u.northwestern.edu
Kyle Frost: kylefrost2013@u.northwestern.edu
Chander Gupta: chandergupta2008@u.northwestern.edu
Area: Park Ridge, IL
Description: Volunteers mentor autistic children from elementary school age to high school age. Some volunteers teach swimming lessons while others will help the kids develop social skills and life skills through interaction games and lesson plans.
Rainbow Hospice
Ann Ruizhi Dong: ruizhidong2014@u.northwestern.edu
Monica Chi: monicachi2013@u.northwestern.edu
Area: Park Ridge
Description: Group volunteers will complete 3 training sessions at the beginning of next year to volunteer in patient care (at the inpatient unit of various hospitals the hospice serves, at homes, and at the Ark, their own inpatient unit). In addition, volunteers may also work in the office entering data or compiling care packages and information binders.
World Health Collaboration
Matt Weathered: matthewweathered2013@u.northwestern.edu
Razna Ahmad: raznaahmad2012@u.northwestern.edu
Marcy Medlak: marzenamedlak13.2012@u.northwestern.edu
Paaras Modi: Paarasmodi2014@u.northwestern.edu
Shaleen Vasavada: shaleenvasavade2014@u.northwestern.edu
Area: Chicago
Description: Mission Outreach is a not-for-profit organization which recovers and redistributes medical equipment to those in need around the globe. Mission Outreach is primarily volunteer run, so Engineering World Health, along with Oasis, has taken the initiative to set up a weekly volunteering trip to the warehouse to categorize/organize the medical equipment and supplies. Membership in Engineering World Health is not required, nor is experience of any sort with medical equipment.
La Rabida Children’s Hospital*
**Unfortunately La Rabida is full for this quarter, but please check out one of our other wonderful health sites to find a way to get involved!**
Julia Simkowski: Juliasimkowski2013@u.northwestern.edu
Sudarshan Srivatsan: sudarshansrivatsan2013@u.northwestern.edu
Area: Chicago
Description: Volunteers play with the kids of this children’s hospital and occasionally assist the nurses. This site requires training, but volunteers and clients alike find it very rewarding.
