With a new year just beginning, it’s a wonderful time to start new projects. If one of your projects is finding just the right place to volunteer your time, hospice volunteering might be the place for you. Hospice of Medina County is looking for direct-care volunteers to visit patients in their homes, nursing facilities and hospitals. Duties often include providing companionship, respite time for caregivers, reading to patients, running errands, writing letters and various tasks to assist patients and families. Office volunteers are also needed. Volunteer training is scheduled for eight weeks, Thursdays, February 4 - March 25, 2010, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Minimum age is 16. To schedule an interview, call Wendy Klubnik, Volunteer Liaison, at 330-723-2340, ext. 130.

If you are interested in volunteering at Barberton Hospice & Palliative Care, Barberton Hospice & Palliative Care is looking for volunteers to visit patients in their homes, nursing facilities, and hospitals. Duties often include respite time for caregivers, reading to patients, running errands, and various tasks to assist patients and families. Pet therapy dogs and their owners are also needed. Volunteers are scheduled in close distance to their homes whenever possible. Volunteer training is scheduled for Thursdays, April 8 - May 27, 2010, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Minimum age is 18. To schedule an interview, call Wendy Klubnik, Volunteer Liaison, at 330-861-0400 or 1-800-700-4771.

Volunteers provide companionship, a listening ear, and relief for caregivers. When you volunteer at Hospice of Medina County, we begin by focusing on you. We take what you do best and give you a new, rewarding avenue in which to use your skills. A comprehensive training program prepares you for your volunteer career. Training is offered two times each year.

A Direct Patient Care Volunteer….interacts directly with the terminally-ill and their families. Volunteers provide caring compassion by holding a hand, playing cards, preparing meals, running errands, staying with the patient so the family can enjoy a well-deserved evening out, or whatever is needed to provide help and support.

An Office Volunteer….provides invaluable assistance in the Hospice office to give the staff more time to care for patients. Volunteers assemble new patient packets, file, help with mailings, and assist with computer data entry.

A Fundraising Volunteer…helps plan and assists at our fundraising events. Because Hospice of Medina County is a non-profit organization, fundraising is essential.

For information about becoming a Hospice of Medina County Volunteer, please contact Wendy Klubnik at 330-723-2340, ext. 130 or wklubnik@hospiceofmedina.org.

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Approximately 500,00 hospice volunteers contribute 13 percent of the care services provided to hospice patients and families. This is equal to 10 million hours per year. (This represents almost one volunteer for every two patients)

Volunteers – Improve someone else’s life….Improve yours.