WHY I VOLUNTEER TO DRIVE
MEET CST’S NEWEST NURSE - ANDREA PIATTI, BSN, RN Last winter CST nurse
When I retired, I was looking for a place to give back. I had the time and was thankful for my blessings. I love to talk with patients. I have never met anyone that was angry or sad. We talk about everything from cooking to travel to grandchildren. - Lou Altieri I have been a volunteer driver for the last 10 years. It actually lifts me knowing that in some small way I am helping people in a very critical time of their lives. - Peter Ricca CST is always in need of additional drivers. All you need is one free hour. You control the schedule; the application is easy, and training is provided. Lastly, it is so rewarding. To learn more about this wonderful opportunity, please join us for a volunteer appreciation event in the fall at CST offices. To RSVP call 914-777- 2777.
Providing rides for cancer patients to and from treatment is one of the core programs CST offers. There is a dedicated group of volunteers who drive sometimes once and often several times a week. We asked why they do it. My father-in-law has been battling cancer for over two decades. This just feels like gaining some control over such an out-of-my-control circumstance. - Lisa Sommer I get the deep and immediate satisfaction of serving someone who needs help, by providing direct support for another human being who is dealing with tough physical and emotional challenges. It is gratifying to pay back the kindness people have shown to my family and me. I want to be a “ray of sunshine” for someone else. - John Borden I drive patients because it is satisfying, rewarding, a way to give back to the community and pay it forward. - Jennifer Smith
She quickly learned CST was looking for a new nurse and applied. “What I love best about working for CST is that I can spend as much time as I want with a patient; I can return as many times as I feel the patient needs. There is no insurance company demanding that I meet a quota of so many patient visits per day.” In addition to being a visiting nurse for River Spring Health/The Hebrew Home, she was also an oncology clinical nurse manager at several health care facilities including Spaulding Hospital Cambridge, MA, NYU Medical Center, NY, Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY and Aptium Oncology, Desert Regional Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center, Palm Springs, CA. Her background makes her a terrific new addition to the CST clinical team.
Caridad Aponte, made a home visit to a patient who recently had had surgery. While there, a visiting nurse arrived to check on the patient’s vitals post op. This visiting nurse was Andrea Piatti, and she was very curious to learn all about CST. She was also impressed with the type of education and support
Andrea Piatti, CST Nurse Counselor
Caridad was able to give to their mutual patient. “I’ve always loved working in oncology, ever since I started as a nurse over 20 plus years ago,” says Andrea. “The type of nursing that CST provides really caught my attention because it’s so different and so needed.”
SUMMER MEANS SWIM
Every year over 1,000 people from all over Westchester County help Make Waves to Fight Cancer by volunteering or swimming in our local Swim Across America pool and Open Water events. Cancer Support Team, a Swim beneficiary, provides lots of help to make this a success.
Whether working behind the scenes creating spreadsheets and sending emails, signing in swimmers, or manning the CST table, we helped the amazing volunteers of Long Island Sound’s Swim to have another amazing year – raising over $1.8 million!
Tania Weiss, CST Executive Director and Bonnie Gould, CST Board Member
Frank Webers, CST Board Member and Tania Weiss, CST ED
CST Swim Team: Andrew Mullan, Monica Mullan, CST Manager of Finance and Operations, Gianna Timpone, CST Intern, Tania Weiss, CST ED, Sabrina Fiddelman, CST Advisory Board Member and Jeffrey Fiddelman
Swim Across America Volunteers and Paulina Portero, CST Manager of Strategic Initiatives
Rupert Walters , CST Board Chair and Swim Across America Participant
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