Entries by Alyssa Piccari

September 2023 Volunteer of the Month

Carol Taylor is our Volunteer of the Month for September 2023! Carol has been one of our Mobile Food Pantry volunteers since 2021 and has served 172 hours. Before retiring, she worked as a bank underwriter and an office manager. When not volunteering at LVIM, Carol volunteers with Oasis at Lakeland High School- benefiting the […]

October Blood Drive

  Join LVIM on October 12th for our Blood Drive from 9 am-12:30 pm. Our goal is to collect ten blood donations during our event, and all donors will receive a Halloween T-shirt as well as a $20 e-gift card. If you want to donate, please visit https://donor.oneblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/1406289 to schedule your appointment! We appreciate your […]

myWalgreens Donation Program

LVIM is participating in the myWalgreens donation program!   myWalgreens is Walgreens’ loyalty program. Anyone who shops at Walgreens can sign up for free and earn 1% cash back on qualifying purchases. Then, they can go online to mywalgreens.com or in the Walgreens app and donate their cash rewards to Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine (based […]

We have a Winner!!

  Thank you to all who participated in our 50/50 Summer Raffle! We raised a total of $3,520 with half of the pot going to the winner and the other half going to Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine. Our winning number is 2837780! If you are our lucky winner, please give us a call to claim […]

Spirit Night at 4Rivers

Join LVIM at 4 Rivers Smokehouse on Tuesday, September 5th, to help us raise funds to serve the working, uninsured of Polk County. LVIM will receive 10% back from the orders participating in this event. Guests can participate by dining in and ordering online using Promo Code SPIRIT at checkout. Please show them this image […]

Spirit Night at Chipotle

Join LVIM at Chipotle on Tuesday, September 19th, from 4 pm until 8 pm to help us raise funds to serve the working, uninsured of Polk County! Address for the Event: 3434 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL 33803-4765 Here are four ways to guarantee your purchases count towards LVIM’s event: – Show the cashier a […]

August 2023 Volunteer of the Month

Isabel Benitez is our volunteer of the month for August 2023. Isabel serves as a Patient Escort and Interpreter on Thursday mornings. Isabel has been with LVIM for six years and has 1,072 volunteer hours with a value of service of $31,228.44. Isabel’s favorite part about being an LVIM volunteer is her opportunity to interpret […]

Walmart Spark Good

✨Support LVIM on Walmart Spark Good!✨ Help us in providing FREE healthcare to the working uninsured of Polk County by… 1) Donating change by rounding up your purchase at checkout on Walmart.com 2) Donating products from a nonprofit’s registry & have the items shipped straight to them. Choose LVIM as your favorite charity at the […]

July 2023 Volunteer of the Month

LVIM is proud to announce that Dr. Greg Cook is our Volunteer of the Month for July 2023! Dr. Cook is a podiatrist who sees patients once a month on Saturdays. Dr. Cook has been with LVIM since we opened in 2001. He has 1,300 volunteer hours, making his value of service $323,828.44. Dr. Cook […]

June 2023 Volunteer of the Month

LVIM is proud to announce that Maryann Cassell is our Volunteer of the Month for June 2023!   Maryann serves as a Pharmacist on Friday mornings, and she also fills in other shifts in the pharmacy when needed. Maryann has been with LVIM since we opened in 2001. She has 2,918 volunteer hours, and her […]