{"id":2537,"date":"2020-01-30T17:12:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T17:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekdesigns.us\/arizona\/?p=2537"},"modified":"2020-01-30T17:12:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T17:12:07","slug":"volunteer-spotlight-rita-belle-rn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amissionofmercy.org\/arizona\/volunteer-spotlight-rita-belle-rn\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer Spotlight: Rita Belle, RN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ekdesigns.us\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Rita-Belle-2016-scaled.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2538 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ekdesigns.us\/arizona\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Rita-Belle-2016-269x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rita Belle, RN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rita Belle, a registered nurse since 1969, has been volunteering with Mission of Mercy for 20-plus years every month at the Mesa mobile clinic located at Christ the King Community Center. She is responsible for triaging patients upon their arrival and finds her volunteer work with Mission of Mercy very rewarding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time I\u2019m there is an overwhelmingly joyful day to do God\u2019s work,\u201d Belle says.<\/p>\n<p>Belle, a devout Catholic, first discovered Mission of Mercy soon after the nonprofit established roots in Arizona back in 1997. She recalls reading an article about the new nonprofit in\u00a0<em>The Catholic Sun <\/em>newspaper and making the decision to reach out and get involved. The rest is history!<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, she\u2019s befriended many patients, all of whom are \u201cGod\u2019s children\u201d in her eyes. They appreciate her compassionate care and sympathetic ear. In fact, several years ago, a homeless man who she cared for was so impressed with her passion for Mission of Mercy that he left $400,000 to the nonprofit in his will in Belle\u2019s honor. Unbeknownst to Belle, her homeless friend, Richard Walters, was actually a millionaire (not to mention a Purdue graduate, Korean War veteran and former jet propulsion engineer), and he was eternally grateful for her friendship and care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou just never know who might need help,\u201d Belle says. \u201cWe could very well be in their shoes. There is such a dire need for healthcare in our country, and many of the people we treat at Mission of Mercy are desperate for medical help and have nowhere else to turn.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rita Belle, RN Rita Belle, a registered nurse since 1969, has been volunteering with Mission of Mercy for 20-plus years every month at the Mesa mobile clinic located at Christ the King Community Center. 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