Volunteer: Like to stay busy? Become a Hospice Office Volunteer!Volunteers are the heart of our hospice. They provide practical and emotional support to terminally ill patients and their families. Volunteers also assist in preparing mailings or other clerical tasks. Each Friday, volunteers contact families on our service to insure all their needs are met over the weekend. Our volunteer training provides information about the many aspects of the dying process and the various ways to assist the dying through their end of life journey. Many of our graduates find the training itself a transforming experience. There is no obligation to volunteer upon completion of the training. Volunteer with hospice and expect to receive a gift of great value!
Agency: Carilion Clinic Hospice Volunteers are the heart of our hospice. They provide practical and emotional support to terminally ill patients and their families. Volunteers also assist in preparing mailings or other clerical tasks. Each Friday, volunteers contact families on our service to insure all their needs are met over the weekend. Our volunteer training provides information about the many aspects of the dying process and the various ways to assist the dying through their end of life journey. Many of our graduates find the training itself a transforming experience. There is no obligation to volunteer upon completion of the training. Volunteer with hospice and expect to receive a gift of great value!
Agency: Carilion Clinic Hospice Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Agency Requirement: >18 years old Zip Code: 24016 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Love to sing? Use your gifts in a most meaningful way.Love to sing? Want to use your gift to serve others in a deeply meaningful way? Please consider joining the Carilion Clinic Hospice Choir. The choir sings for hospice patients at the request of their families, using our voices to provide comfort to the spirit and psyche of those who are dying. The choir sings for patients in small, a cappella groups of 4-5 sharing music specially composed for this purpose as well as traditional favorites. Judy Barger Edgell is the Director for the choir. She has been a private music teacher and Church musician in the Valley for almost 50 years. The choir to rehearses from 3:00-4:00 pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month and sings to patients on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Tuesdays at 3:00 pm. Special training is provided to prepare choir members for their responsibilities at the patient's bedside. Choir members are not required to sing for patients until they feel ready. Kindness made audible.
Agency: Carilion Clinic Hospice Love to sing? Want to use your gift to serve others in a deeply meaningful way? Please consider joining the Carilion Clinic Hospice Choir. The choir sings for hospice patients at the request of their families, using our voices to provide comfort to the spirit and psyche of those who are dying. The choir sings for patients in small, a cappella groups of 4-5 sharing music specially composed for this purpose as well as traditional favorites. Judy Barger Edgell is the Director for the choir. She has been a private music teacher and Church musician in the Valley for almost 50 years. The choir to rehearses from 3:00-4:00 pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month and sings to patients on the 2nd, 4th and 5th Tuesdays at 3:00 pm. Special training is provided to prepare choir members for their responsibilities at the patient's bedside. Choir members are not required to sing for patients until they feel ready. Kindness made audible.
Agency: Carilion Clinic Hospice Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Agency Requirement: >18 years old Zip Code: 24016 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Become someone's last new friend!Volunteers are the heart of our hospice. Our Patient Care Volunteers provide practical and emotional support to terminally ill patients and their families. Volunteers may visit a patient weekly or on an as needed basis from 1-4 hours at a time. Volunteers are matched to patients considering proximity and scheduling preferences. Patient care volunteers frequently express what a privilege it is to walk with a family during this special time and how personally rewarding they have found it to be. Our volunteer training provides information about the many aspects of the dying process and the various ways to assist the dying through their end of life journey. Many of our graduates find the training itself a transforming experience. There is no obligation to volunteer upon completion of the training. Volunteer with hospice and expect to receive a gift of great value! Agency: Carilion Clinic Hospice Volunteers are the heart of our hospice. Our Patient Care Volunteers provide practical and emotional support to terminally ill patients and their families. Volunteers may visit a patient weekly or on an as needed basis from 1-4 hours at a time. Volunteers are matched to patients considering proximity and scheduling preferences. Patient care volunteers frequently express what a privilege it is to walk with a family during this special time and how personally rewarding they have found it to be. Our volunteer training provides information about the many aspects of the dying process and the various ways to assist the dying through their end of life journey. Many of our graduates find the training itself a transforming experience. There is no obligation to volunteer upon completion of the training. Volunteer with hospice and expect to receive a gift of great value! Agency: Carilion Clinic Hospice Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Agency Requirement: >18 years old Zip Code: 24016 Allow Groups: No |