Friends of WVU Hospitals, Volunteer Services & Friends Gift Shop

10/21/2025

Our Atlas plush is so excited for spooky season! He hopes you are too. Get your very own Atlas plush available at the WVUM Children’s Gift Shop. You will also find lots of spooky goodies! 👻🦮🎃

10/01/2025

Tonight’s sunset was just as beautiful & I brought my Atlas stuffed animal outside with me. You can get one from WVU Medicine Children's gift shop — you have seen the real Atlas in photos with me as he is their facility dog that visits with the kids full-time. 🐾💙💛

09/25/2025

The Annual Friends of WVU Hospitals Golf Tournament went off without a hitch! We would like to thank our sponsors and golfers!! We had such a great turnout. We would also like to the the Pines Country Club, Bestline Equipment, and our volunteers at the event. We couldn’t have done it without everyone involved.

09/23/2025

Nancy Beckner, one of our Volunteer Coordinators, was featured in the WVUH newsletter in the "Voices of Experience" series. Nancy has been in the Volunteer Services department for 35 years. We are lucky to have her. Thank you for everything you do for our department and our volunteers.

09/16/2025

Thank you so much to everyone who donated!

08/28/2025

Yesterday we had the honor of helping surprise Sally and Vinnie with an invitation to this years BRAVO Bash!!

Sally, a valued volunteer and Friends of WVUH board member, and Vinnie are always going above and beyond for our patients. And that does not go unnoticed!

These two were nominated to attend the BRAVO Bash to recognize their compassion and dedication to our patients. One in particular, who they were able to visit monthly while this patient received treatment. Nancy Beckner, one of our volunteer coordinators, will also be attending the Bash for being the connection between Sally and the Cancer Center. Without her we would not have been able to help this patient the way that we did.

Thank you Sally, Nancy, and Bowtie Vinnie for everything you do for our staff and patients!!

The ruse we used to get her to the hospital was filling Welcome Baby Bags for the Children’s Hopsital. This just further shows how much Sally cares about her hospital and communi

08/27/2025

We're excited to announce that the Gift Shop at J.W. Ruby Memorial will be holding an employee book signing today (8/27/2025) from 11:00am-1:00pm!

Jo Cyphert, of Central Transport, and Erica Cyphert, of Information Technology, will be signing copies of their three children's books in "The Adventures of Lucy and Clark" series.

The series includes "The Journey Begins," "Yellowstone National Park," and "A Visit to the Hospital," a story that highlights a Project SEARCH intern guiding a family on a tour through WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital.

All three titles will be available for purchase and signing during the event.

Proceeds from book sales will be used to benefit patients, their families, and employees through donations by Friends of WVU Hospitals.

08/26/2025

We've received so many awesome donations so far. Thank you so much! We are still collecting donations if you'd like to contribute. :)

08/07/2025

Congratulations to our August 2025 Volunteer of the Month!! We hope you have a great school year, and come back to volunteer next summer! We thank you for the time you have dedicated to serving us. Thank you Sydney!

08/05/2025

A big, big welcome to our newest Volunteer and Therapy Dog!! Stephanie is a nurse at WVU Hospitals and she will be going above and beyond to care for her patients by bringing in her adorable pup Winnie! We are so excited to have them join us in the next couple of weeks. Make sure to keep an eye out for her in the halls. 😁🐕‍🦺

08/04/2025

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