Initially motivated by the goal to raise money for a container to Uganda, Carol Sibelius began volunteering at PROJECT C.U.R.E. in the summer of 2004. She was successful in her endeavors, and she traveled to the country to see the two hospitals that would benefit from the delivery.

Inspired by the mission of PROJECT C.U.R.E. and its impact around the world, Carol continued volunteering and helped extensively with valuations on equipment and supplies, reviewing needs assessment reports, and planning container inventories.

Her duties as a volunteer have changed in the last five years, but Carol continues to be an essential member of the PROJECT C.U.R.E. team.

Currently, Carol is the coordinator for sorting team leaders (STLs) at the distributing and sorting center in Denver, CO, which involves communicating with and training existing and new STLs and holding quarterly meetings to ensure quality in all PROJECT C.U.R.E. sortable inventory. She also helps to place volunteers with medical backgrounds in volunteer positions that utilize their experience and knowledge and provide meaningful benefits to the organization and its mission.
 
When she's not in the warehouse, Carol occasionally helps with procurement of medical supplies and equipment at area hospitals. And for the last four years, she has attended annual meetings of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) to represent PROJECT C.U.R.E. among nurses and medical suppliers.

During a regular week, Carol volunteers 20 or more hours for PROJECT C.U.R.E., either at the warehouse or from home. She continues to find meaning in her time volunteering for the organization because of its "integrity and honesty" and the opportunity to use her background in operating room nursing and administration. 

Thank you, Carol, for all you do for PROJECT C.U.R.E.! Congratulations on receiving the Barbara and Merl Jacobsen Outstanding Volunteer of the Quarter award for September-November 2009.