Volunteers

Our volunteers are recruited on an ongoing basis, as we are always in need of enthusiastic, energetic, dedicated and compassionate people who can fill the very special role of a "friend to our patients".

To ensure that each of our patients and their caregivers receive the best volunteer possible, each of our caregiver volunteers is required to participate in a 30 hour training program. This consists of one-three hour evening per week over a ten week period. The training is provided at no cost to the volunteer, and gives our new volunteers an opportunity to prepare for patient care. There are many topics covered with plenty of time for discussion.

Topics covered include, the role and responsibilities of a volunteer, the needs of the dying person and their family, communication, universal precautions, the history, origins and role of the hospice, HIV/AIDS awareness, wills, advance directives and power of attorney, basic nursing techniques, and body mechanics.

We rely on area professionals to deliver many of the training sessions to our volunteers. We provide two training programs per year, one each in the spring and the fall. Please call/fax/e-mail the office to register; click here for a pdf copy of the volunteer registration form.

If you feel able to give some of your spare time to ease the suffering of those who are terminally ill, we are always in need of volunteers. This could be in the capacity of working directly with patients, or in the capacity of fundraising. Please contact us for information about how you can become involved.

Special Thanks to our faithful, wonderful trainers:

John MacTavish, Dr. Hal Wilson, Trish McPherson,
Brad Kowacz, Ian Sullivan, Pam Pettigrew, Anne Robinson, Dean Pond, Fran Burroughs, Harvey Reid, Gail Grant, Belleville Cemetery & Crematorium,
and Weaver FamilyFuneral Home.

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