One of our favorite things about Operation Walk is the chance to invite new volunteers to participate and introduce them to our mission. We would like to introduce Coleen Daughtery RN, get to know more about her and why volunteering for our upcoming mission has a special meaning.
As a Filipino Nursing international student (F-1 student visa) in the USA 22 years ago, I’ve always wanted to give back and share my God-given talents with those who cannot repay me. Seventeen years later as an RN, that dream will soon be realized. July can’t come soon enough.
I’m really looking forward to this very impactful week, where we can see lives changed and be a part of it. There is something powerful, transforming and fulfilling about giving without expecting anything in return.
Special thanks to Trish Lindsey RN. We go way back from Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago but hadn’t seen each other since 2014. Last year, during the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses conference in April, we randomly ran into each other in the conference hall and that’s how I learned about Operation Walk. The minute she started talking about the organization, it truly hit me and felt like a door of opportunity started to open. I said to myself that this would be a remarkable way to do my very first medical mission, volunteering back in my homeland, the Philippines. I expressed my interest to Trish and the rest is history.
Thank you, Operation Walk Los Angeles, for this incredible opportunity for volunteers to be able to utilize our gifts and serve others with life-changing effects.