Joe Chan

In July 2002, I attended a Junior Committee Summer Bar Bash with some colleagues from work. Shortly thereafter I contacted the development office to find out how I could become more involved. I was especially interested in pediatrics at Bellevue Hospital Center because my family is originally from the Lower East Side and I was born at Bellevue.

As a member of Children of Bellevue’s Junior Committee, I serve on benefit committees selling admissions, raffle tickets, and soliciting in-kind donations and sponsorships. A couple of times a year, I volunteer with children on Bellevue’s inpatient psychiatry units. My first volunteer experience was December 2002 when a dance troupe visited the Hospital. We decorated the gym for the performance and served refreshments. Although I was reluctant to approach the kids at first, I think I got more out of the day than they did. It felt really good to help out.

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