Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class Kris Lindstrom | 190123-N-GN619-031 Hospitalman Elijah Noel poses for a photo with a guest at the Oasis...... read more read more
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The words of the late Martin Luther King Jr., “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” were taken to heart, and quite literally, by the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s (NMCP) Diversity Committee when they planned to volunteer at the Oasis Soup Kitchen.
Volunteers were scheduled to help at the soup kitchen over the three days following MLK Day of Service, Jan. 21, as an effort to give back to the Portsmouth community where the medical center resides.
“I think it shows that we are here to be a part of the community,” said Capt. Carolyn Rice, NMCP executive officer, who volunteered on day two of the three day volunteer effort. “This is part of a celebration of Martin Luther King. He once asked all of us ‘what are we doing for others?’ and this is our way of giving back.”
Rice was happy to see the turnout and the attitude that they have to volunteer their time to help others in the community.
“I love it personally,” said Rice. “I know a lot of our Sailors volunteer and they strive to volunteer more and more, and I am just glad to be a part of it.”
Each day, dozens of service members showed up to volunteer with the other civilian volunteers who are out there every week nearly 100 meals.
“This is our community,” said Lt. Cmdr. Anna Huber, a pathologist from the NMCP Laboratory.
“We serve our military personnel but we should be involved in the community as well. This is a nice way to have a face within the community and do something that really helps people out.”
Huber was happy to see the positivity and how joyful everybody was who came out to eat the beef stew, salad, and desserts.
“People come in happy, they are glad to have food, the people that work here are glad to work,” said Huber. “I think the environment is very positive so it’s nice to be part of something like this.”
As the U.S. Navy's oldest, continuously-operating hospital since 1830, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth proudly serves past and present military members and their families. The national acclaimed, state of the art medical center, along with the area's ten branch and TRICARE Prime Clinics in the Hampton Roads area. The medical center also supports premier research and teaching programs designed to prepare new doctors, nurses and hospital corpsman for future roles in healing and wellness.
| Date Taken: | 01.23.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 01.24.2019 12:18 |
| Story ID: | 308065 |
| Location: | PORTSMOUTH, VA, US |
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