Hospice of VNS
seeking volunteers
Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service is seeking volunteers to assist with functions at the Hospice of VNS Care Center and to visit patients in their homes or skilled nursing facilities. Volunteers may lend support at the Hospice Care Center in Fairlawn through visiting patients, answering telephones, filing papers, assembling charts, assisting with mailings, running errands or arranging flowers. Volunteers to visit hospice patients in their homes are also needed, including particular needs for the Hudson, Cuyahoga Falls, Tallmadge and Stow areas. Interests of volunteers are matched with Hospice program needs.
Volunteers receive comprehensive training. New volunteers are mentored by seasoned volunteers.
Volunteer training classes will be May 13 and 20 from 1 to 5 p.m. or 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Participants can attend either afternoon or evening classes, but are required to attend both dates. There is no fee. All classes are at the Hospice of VNS Care Center, at 3358 Ridgewood Road in Fairlawn.
For information on volunteering or to register for volunteer training, call Terri DeGeorge at 330-668-4650 or 800-335-1455, ext. 4650 or Joyce Hargreaves at 330-668-4637.