Volunteer or donate

In addition to supporting Veterans in your area, you'll enjoy the following benefits as a VA volunteer: 

• Free Canteen meals during shifts of 4 or more hours 
• Education opportunities
• Free annual flu vaccination
• Job skills development
• Job search opportunities

Whatever your interests, Lebanon health care has volunteer opportunities for you.
Below are only some of the ways you can help. Other assignments not listed here might be available. If you’re interested in volunteering, or have special skills to offer, please contact us so we can discuss how you can best help our patients. All volunteers must complete a background check.

While some volunteer opportunities have specific times, most are flexible. We also have special short-term projects we need help with from time to time. 

Patient care 

• Adult day care: Help with patient escort, arts and crafts, exercise programs, and other recreational patient activities.
• Food and nutrition: Help patients complete or select menus. Open containers, cut food into bite-size portions, and feed patients during mealtimes.
• Medical clinics: Visit with patients and run errands.
• Nursing: Help the nursing staff with patient care.
• Recreation: Help with arts and crafts projects, play bedside games, assist on field trips, show bedside movies, and help therapists with activities.

Administrative

• Special Projects: As needed
• Office assistance: Type, file, answer phones, keep records, and enter data

Where we need extra help 
We’re always looking for more people to drive patients to their appointments at the medical center and community clinics.  We also are looking for volunteers to drive the golf cart shuttle in the parking lot to help get veterans to the buildings. To fill these important roles, you must have a current driver’s license, car insurance, receive mandatory training, and pass a physical exam. 

Contact us

If you have questions about donating or volunteering, please contact the Voluntary Services Program.
Voluntary Services Program Coordinator.

Voluntary Services Program Coordinator
Phone: 717-228-6123
Email: vhalebvoluntaryservice@va.gov

In person: 

VA Lebanon Healthcare System
Center for Development and Community Engagement 
1700 South Lincoln Avenue
Building 18
Lebanon, PA 17042
Mail Code 10V

If you’re a student who’s 14 to 18 years old, you should volunteer for us this summer. You can learn more about health careers, sharpen your job skills, meet fantastic people—and have fun.

Volunteer to make a difference

As a youth volunteer, you’ll help in many ways:

• Office work
• Help in clinics
• Help with recreation programs

Perks

You’ll qualify for these great benefits:

• Free lunch for 4 or more hours of service
•  Job skills development
• Job search opportunities

How to join us 

If you're a student who's interested in volunteering, or you know students who might be interested, contact the Center for Development and Community Engagement Program Coordinator. 

Phone: 717-228-6123
Email: vhalebvoluntaryservice@va.gov

In person:

VA Lebanon Healthcare System
Center for Development and Community Engagement 
Building 18
Room 128C
1700 South Lincoln Avenue
Lebanon, PA 17042
Mail Code 10V

Donating is just a click away with VA Medical Centers accepts donations online. You just need a major credit card, debit card, checking account, or savings account.

Donate online

Nearly $297,000 a year is given to Lebanon health care to help our Veterans. If you'd like to donate, please send a check (payable to "VA Lebanon Healthcare System") to the following address:

VA Lebanon Healthcare System
Center for Development and Community Engagement 
1700 South Lincoln Avenue
Building 18
Lebanon, PA 17042
Mail Code 10V

Some people prefer to give money, while others prefer to donate items needed by our Veterans.  We appreciate all forms of generosity and prefer to schedule our donations for drop off at the facility to properly accept and receive it.

Donations will not be accepted if there is not an anticipated need, not benefiting the general needs of the patients or available through other VA resources. 

We do have some guidelines when considering this type of donation. 

• We do not accept any type of medical equipment
• We do not accept used undergarments
• We do not accept used or expired personal care items
• We do not accept any incontinence products such as adult diapers
• We do not accept magazines
• Please do not remove new items from the original packaging or price tags on items
• Do not create any gift bags or individual patient bags as your donation
• We reserve the right to refuse any donation

We gladly accept new personal care items, clothing, snacks and assorted other items. Please contact us for a current list of items that are needed.

Contact us:

VA Lebanon Healthcare System
Center for Development and Community Engagement 
Building 18
Room 128C
1700 South Lincoln Avenue
Lebanon, PA 17042
Mail Code 10V

Phone: 717-228-6123 

The Veterans are so appreciative of cards!  It’s such a wonderful sight to see our Veterans smile and anything that can be done to make their stay more comfortable is appreciated.  We distribute them throughout our hospital, community living center, community-based outpatient clinics, and vet centers. 
We will kindly accept cards to distribute to our Veterans. Please follow these simple, but short, guidelines:

• First names only, no last names, no email addresses or identifying information
• School name and grade are okay
• No political cards
• Do not place cards in envelopes
• Cards received days before the holiday are not guaranteed for distribution

Deadlines

• February 1 – Deadline for Valentine’s Day cards
• May 15 – Deadline for Memorial Day cards
• November 1 – Deadline for Veteran’s Day cards
• November 15 – Deadline for Thanksgiving cards
• December 10 – Deadline for Holiday cards