She responded with the most honest of answers, “I have a great pride in my two adult children and their families. Lastly, I asked Isabel to look back and think about everything that she has accomplished throughout her life and to think about what she is most proud of. Hopefully, the legacy of my great grandparents will live on even beyond me. Both of my parents volunteered, and ever since I can remember, I have been involved with one organization or another as a volunteer. We, in turn, have been shaped by her example because volunteering has become a tradition for my family. It’s obvious that Isabel was strongly influenced by her parent’s selflessness. “My parents were both involved in volunteer work while I was growing up and I saw that it pleased them and made them happier”. When asked what made her want to get involved with the community, she responded with something that gave me a sense of pride to be part of this family. Isabel is currently doing an array of volunteer work such as: being an election poll official, a lunch helper at the Middleton Senior Center, a hostess for Madison Civic Club Meetings at the Monona Terrace, a lecturer for the topic of “Ten Chimneys in Genesee Depot”, and lastly a county 4-H judge at the Stoughton, Lodi and Dane County fairs.
And when she is looking for guidance or insight on what to do next, she can always go to her loving husband Allan. For instance, she has put in over 25 years of love and kindness at Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.īelonging to many different clubs through her church and several non-profits, Isabel is able to remain social. Isabel began volunteering at a young age and stuck with it during the summer months while she was a teacher. Being passionate about a cause makes the volunteer experience even more rewarding. Social connections engage our body and mind and volunteering provides an opportunity to extend beyond ourselves and contribute to the common good. From serving lunches at a local senior center to judging events at county fairs, Isabel is actively strengthening her community through volunteering.ĭeveloping a sense of connection and belonging is important to our mental health and can contribute to aging successfully. Throughout the years, my grandmother not only does everything she can to stay in touch with her family, she also stays connected with her community. This blog post was written by NHC Chicago 2016-17 member Ellie Port.Įllie serves Health Promoter at Heartland Health Centers - Uplift/Wilson.Isabel Hubbard is a loving mother of two adult children and grandmother of five. In my year of service with NHC Chicago, I am hoping to learn skills that will help me in my future as a healthcare professional, to explore the challenges facing the youth of Chicago, and to gain experience in a healthcare setting. I am excited to be in a different and challenging environment and to meet a lot of new people. I am looking forward to using what I learned there to promote wellness on a larger scale in Chicago, with teens and adults. In my time at the Boys and Girls Club in Madison, I saw a lot of change in the teens I worked with. I am very excited to be a part of NHC Chicago as a Health Promoter at Heartland Health Centers- Uplift/Wilson. My hobbies are rock climbing, playing tennis, and cooking! I am always up for new adventures. This was an incredible experience and is one of the reasons I became interested in being a part of the National Health Corps. I lead teens from the Boys and Girls Club in preparing fun and healthy dinners to educate them about nutrition. This past year, I got involved with Slow Food UW as a Teen Cooking Night intern. I was also a peer advisor in the BioCommons in a library on campus, providing underclassmen with tools to help pursue their education in an integrated way. I worked as a research assistant in the Educational Neuroscience Lab exploring the brain structures involved in dyscalculia and other math learning disabilities. At UW, I volunteered in the community at Meriter Hospital, teaching science to kids at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, and at the Children's Museum.
My name is Ellie Port and I recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) with a major in Neurobiology and a minor in Global Health.
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