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Kane County honors Medical Reserve Corps volunteers, highlights 11,346 hours during COVID response
Summary
The committee proclaimed April as Volunteer Appreciation Month for the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) and heard reports that MRC volunteers contributed an estimated 11,346 hours and large community fundraising and training efforts since the pandemic.
Kane County's Public Health Committee adopted a proclamation recognizing April as Volunteer Appreciation Month and publicly thanked the county's Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) for volunteer service during and after the COVID-19 response.
Emergency response supervisor Kyle Griffin told the committee the MRC logged 11,346 volunteer hours from March 2020 to October 2022 and estimated volunteer service saved the county about $384,492 during that period. Griffin said MRC volunteers have continued to support public-health and community events, noting work on CPR training, Stop the Bleed sessions and recent Special Olympics support.
"We are trying to re-envision and reinvigorate the Medical Reserve Corps," Griffin said, describing outreach to rebuild medical and logistics volunteer capacity that was most active during the pandemic. Committee members and staff praised the volunteers for enabling large-scale vaccination and public-health operations during COVID.
Director Michael Isaacson also commended MRC staff and volunteers and said the public-health emergency-planning team continues to integrate volunteer capacity into county emergency plans. The committee approved the proclamation by roll-call vote, with members expressing gratitude for the volunteers' continued contributions.
