Nassau County High School Seniors Earn Dorothy M. Sharer Scholarship for Exemplary Volunteer Service at Mount Sinai South Nassau

In recognition of their service as junior volunteers at Mount Sinai South Nassau, two Oceanside High School 2024 graduates, Alyssa Bagajo and Christian Modzelewski, along with Arunima Roy of Valley Stream North High School and Dylan Yoon of Manhasset High School, have been awarded the hospital’s annual Dorothy M. Sharer Scholarship.

The late Dorothy M. Sharer was a devoted and beloved volunteer at Mount Sinai South Nassau for more than 33 years and 30,000 hours of volunteer service. Recipients of the scholarship emulate Ms. Sharer’s trait of serving others through volunteerism, while demonstrating a desire to pursue degrees in higher education that would prepare them for careers in health care. The four students have combined to volunteer 575 hours of dedicated service to the mission and vision of Mount Sinai South Nassau.

“Alyssa, Arunima, Christian, and Dylan, through their talents, dedication, and selflessness, have embodied the spirit of the scholarship and Dorothy’s passion for the mission and vision of the hospital,” said Sharon McMackin, Mount Sinai South Nassau’s Manager of Volunteer Services. “I have witnessed firsthand all their good works, thoughtfulness, and acts of kindness and I thank them for their support of the hospital and wish them success in their academic pursuits in college.”

A volunteer since June 30, 2022, Ms. Bagajo has logged 100 hours of volunteer service thus far, assisting with admitting, greeting, and escorting patients and visitors to their destinations; serving in the Design, Development, and Construction Department, and training new high school volunteers. She will attend Northeastern University this fall.

Enrolled in Drexel University, Mr. Modzelewski has been serving as a volunteer since June 28, 2022, logging 129 hours of service. He has assisted with greeting and escorting patients and visitors to their destinations and served in the Health Information Management and Human Resources Departments.

Ms. Roy has been a volunteer since June 28, 2022, logging 239 hours of service and assisting with admitting, greeting, and escorting patients and visitors to their destinations; serving in the Health Information Management and Laboratory Departments and on the Maternity Unit, and training new high school volunteers. She will attend Penn State University to major in biology.

Four deserving seniors from area high schools were awarded the Mount Sinai South Nassau annual Dorothy M. Sharer (Junior Volunteer) Scholarship. They are, (L to R) Christian Modzelewski and Alyssa Bagajo, Oceanside H.S., Arunima Roy, Valley Stream North H.S., and Dylan Yoon, Manhasset H.S.

As of today, Mr. Yoon, a volunteer since July 6, 2023, has totaled 107 hours of service. He has served in the Health Information Management Department and on the Intensive Care and Transitional Care Units. He will be going to Rice University this fall, majoring in environmental engineering with a premed track.

With a complement of more than 150 active volunteers, volunteering at Mount Sinai South Nassau can be both satisfying and enriching. No experience is necessary; anyone with a little spare time, an easy smile, and a kind heart qualifies.

Junior high and high school-aged young adults can volunteer after school, or during spring and summer breaks. It's not only an excellent opportunity to help others, but also a terrific way to get a firsthand look at the health care field for those young students who may be considering it as a career. For more information about the junior volunteer program or volunteering at Mount Sinai South Nassau, please visit our website to fill out application or call the Volunteer Office at 516-632-3928.

About Mount Sinai South Nassau
The Long Island flagship hospital of the Mount Sinai Health System, Mount Sinai South Nassau is designated a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for outstanding nursing care. Mount Sinai South Nassau is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 455 beds, more than nine hundred physicians and 3,500 employees. Located in Oceanside, New York, the hospital is an acute-care, not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art care in cardiac, oncologic, orthopedic, bariatric, pain management, mental health, and emergency services and operates the only Trauma Center on the South Shore of Nassau County, along with Long Island’s only free-standing Emergency Department in Long Beach.

In addition to its extensive outpatient specialty centers, Mount Sinai South Nassau provides emergency and elective angioplasty, and offers Novalis Tx™ and Gamma Knife® radiosurgery technologies. Mount Sinai South Nassau operates the only Trauma Center on the South Shore of Nassau County verified by the American College of Surgeons as well as Long Island’s only free-standing, 9-1-1 receiving Emergency Department in Long Beach. Mount Sinai South Nassau also is a designated Stroke Center by the New York State Department of Health and Comprehensive Community Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons; is an accredited center of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Association and Quality Improvement Program; and an Infectious Diseases Society of America Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence. For more information, go to www.mountsinai.org/southnassau.