WATERTOWN, Mass., June 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Tufts Health Plan employees are participating in their ninth annual Volunteer Day today, fanning out across Eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, helping community organizations with projects ranging from preparing meals for local homeless shelters to providing safer access to the water for athletes with disabilities.
"The employees in our organization are extraordinary -- they believe very strongly in our mission and demonstrate their commitment to improving the lives of our members and our community each and every day," said Tom Croswell, Tufts Health Plan president and CEO. "Our mission is to improve the health and wellness of the diverse communities we serve. I can think of no better example of this than our annual Volunteer Day."
More than 500 Tufts Health Plan employees are signed up to volunteer this year, the organization's biggest turn out to date. Employees will complete more than 1,400 service hours, valued at $41,832 in total hours spent in community. Last year, employees volunteered more than 6,000 hours in community.
"Year after year, we continue to break our own records for volunteerism. Employees embrace the opportunity to give back to the communities where they live and work. We care about community. It's a core value for Tufts Health Plan," said Nora Moreno Cargie, vice president for corporate citizenship and president of Tufts Health Plan Foundation.
A full list of projects and their descriptions is below.
| Organization |
Description |
Location |
| Community Servings |
Volunteers will prepare and package meals in the kitchen. |
18 Marbury Terrace |
| Greater Boston Food Bank |
Volunteers will work in the warehouse, inspecting, sorting and packing food and grocery products. |
70 South Bay Avenue |
| Home for Little Wanderers |
Volunteers will help The Home for Little Wanderers and its partner The Thrift Shop of Boston by hanging, tagging, sorting and organizing clothing. |
33 Corinth Street |
| Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly (JCHE): Coleman House |
Volunteers at the Coleman House project will set up and then enjoy a picnic with the residents followed by a game of trivia. |
Coleman House |
| Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly (JCHE): Shillman House |
Volunteers at the Shillman House project will play trivia with the residents and then set up and lead an activity to help residents paint and pot herbs in terracotta pots. |
Shillman House |
| National Braille Press |
Volunteers will help assemble print/braille books for blind children. |
88 Saint Stephen Street |
| Pine Street Inn |
Volunteers will work in the kitchen chopping vegetables, making sandwiches, weighing food and providing other basic meal preparation. |
444 Harrison Avenue |
| Rhode Island Community Food Bank |
Volunteers will inspect, sort and pack food for distribution. |
200 Niantic Avenue |
| St. Francis House |
Volunteers will assist with meal preparation in the kitchen and clothing distribution. |
39 Boylston Street |
| Women's Lunch Place |
Volunteers will assist kitchen staff with food preparation, serving lunch to guests, and cleaning up. |
67 Newbury Street |
| Worcester County Food Bank |
Volunteers will sort, inspect and organize donated food and grocery products. |
474 Boston Turnpike |
| Community Rowing |
Volunteers will improve safe access to the water for rowers by installing new rub rail along the length of the dock and adding reflective tape to each of the supporting dock pilings. |
20 Nonantum Road |
| The Dimock Center |
Volunteers will support outdoor improvement projects on The Dimock Center's campus, including landscaping, mulching and planting. |
55 Dimock Street, |
| Esplanade Association |
Volunteers will remove invasive plants or weeds and clean up litter along the Esplanade. |
The Hatch Shell |
| Mass Audubon Society |
Volunteers will work on outdoor projects, including planting, weeding, trail maintenance (putting woodchips on trails) and/or helping with the herd of goats. |
10 Juniper Road |
| Mill City Grows |
Volunteers will plant, tend and harvest crops. Rain or shine. |
1001 Pawtucket |
| New Hampshire Food Bank |
Volunteers will work in the production garden which supplies fresh vegetables to local food pantries. |
1056 River Road |
| Waltham Boys & Girls Club |
Volunteers will help to prepare the Club for an amazing start to summer camp. |
20 Exchange Street |
| Waltham Fields |
Volunteers will tend specific crops; tasks may include weeding by hand or hoe, transplanting seedlings, planting seeds in rows, or whatever the farmer needs to be done that day! |
240 Beaver Street |
| Watertown Boys & Girls Club |
Volunteers will set up the site at Hale Reservation in Westwood where the Club holds its summer camp. |
80 Carby Street |
| Jumpstart |
Volunteers will be coloring, cutting and gluing projects that will be used to help children become kindergarten ready. |
Tufts Health Plan on-site 705 Mt. Auburn Street Watertown, MA 02472 |
| Project Hope |
Volunteers will assemble Job Search Life Tool Kits for individuals graduating from Project Hope's training program. |
Tufts Health Plan on-site 705 Mt. Auburn Street Watertown, MA 02472 |
About Tufts Health Plan
Tufts Health Plan is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing innovative, high-quality health care coverage. Staying true to our mission of improving the health and wellness of the diverse communities we serve, we touch the lives of more than 1.1 million members in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire through employer-sponsored plans; Medicare; Medicaid and Marketplace plans, offering health insurance coverage across the life span regardless of age or circumstance.
We continually rank among the top health plans in the country based on quality and member satisfaction:
- Our private HMO and PPO plans are rated 5 out of 5 and our Medicaid plan is rated 4.5 out of 5 by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.i
- Our Tufts Medicare Preferred HMO and Senior Care Options plans received a 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the highest rating possible.ii
To learn more about how we're redefining what a health plan can do, visit tuftshealthplan.com/ourstories. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.
i The National Committee for Quality Assurance Private Health Insurance Plan Rankings and Medicaid Health Insurance Rankings 2016-2017.
ii Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-Star rating system. Star Ratings are calculated each year and may change from one year to the next. For more information on plan ratings, go to www.medicare.gov. Tufts Medicare Preferred HMO plans received 5 out of 5 stars for contract year 2016 and 2017.
Contact: Kathleen Makela
kathleen_makela@tufts-health.com
857-304-8293
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