Heading into the Vault, Not to Be Opened Again until 2093!
The VNSNY 125th Anniversary Time Capsule is about to be stored away, not to be opened again for 75 years—when VNSNY celebrates its bicentennial in 2093! The time capsule is being placed in the VNSNY Archives at Columbia University in upper Manhattan. Over 100 VNSNY staff members offered dozens of excellent suggestions on what should be included, everything from a VNSNY iPhone to a clinician’s uniform to a VNSNY branded backpack. Unfortunately, due to limited space, we could only put a small number of items into the time capsule. With that in mind, items from 2018 took preference over older items that were suggested. Perhaps the best items that will be sealed away, though, are the VNSNY anniversary banners that hundreds of staff members signed during our 125th anniversary breakfast back on October 25th.
“My thanks to everyone at VNSNY who provided such wonderful ideas on what to place in our time capsule,” notes Marki Flannery, VNSNY’s President and CEO. “This will offer a great chance for New Yorkers of the future to learn what life was like at VNSNY back in 2018!” Every employee who submitted a suggestion was also entered into a special prize drawing held on October 25th, regardless of whether their suggestion was included in the time capsule.
Congratulations to the raffle drawing winners: Sonia Rappaport from Partners in Care (first prize), Donna Nelis from VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care (second prize), and Peter Mui from Facilities (third prize).
Here’s What’s Going into the VNSNY Time Capsule!
Signed VNSNY 125th anniversary banners from staff
Copies of selected letters, cards, emails and phone calls from grateful patients and members
A 2018 VNSNY computer tablet
A 2018 VNSNY iPhone
VNSNY, Partners in Care and VNSNY CHOICE logo shirts
A clinician’s backpack with medical equipment and supplies
A VNSNY 125th Anniversary Pin
A 2018 VNSNY 125th Anniversary Calendar
Copies of these VNSNY publications: Frontline VNSNY; VNSNY TODAY; CHOICE newsletters; 2018 Charitable Care and Community Benefits Report; 2018 Total Care Guide; 2018 Fact Card; CHOICE Member Handbook
The VNSNY 125th Anniversary Video
The 2018 NYC PRIDE March Video
Patient admissions kits for Home Care, Hospice and Partners in Care
Recent press articles
Current photos of staff with patients
VNSNY and VNSNY CHOICE print ads
