Volunteers: At The Heart Of Hospice Care
Other Volunteer Opportunities
- Prepare a meal for a homecare patient and family
- Start a Prayer Shawl Ministry in your faith community
- Bake a birthday cake for a patient
- Organize a food drive for the Hinkle Hospice House family pantry
* visit Ways to Give on our site for a comprehensive list of needs
- Prepare a Holiday meal for patient families away from home at the Hinkle Hospice House
- Electronic Archiving of Historical records-involves cutting, filing and scanning
- Computer Savvy volunteers to assist in producing DVD from photos or video, set to music
of Hospice Patients Life Review
HOSPICE OF DC TO OFFER VOLUNTEER TRAINING
Hospice of Davidson County will offer volunteer training classes Tuesday, September 27th – Thursday, September 29th,
from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m., at their Home Care/Administration Building located at 200 Hospice Way, Lexington. The consecutive afternoon sessions will offer training to equip volunteers in helping patients and caregivers receiving home care services. Hospice of Davidson County was initially founded by volunteers and continues to rely heavily on volunteer support to meet patient/family needs and assist with administrative and fundraising activities. In 2010, the agency cared for over 600 patients and provided volunteer support to nearly 100 patients and families. Homecare volunteers are at the heart of hospice care and critical to providing for patients and families.
To find out more about volunteer opportunities with Hospice of DC, or to register for the September training sessions, contact Windy Cole-Hedrick, Volunteer Manager, at 336-474-2068, or via email at: whedrick@hospiceofdavidson.org. Or download a Volunteer Service Application. Pre-registration is required.
2011 VOLUNTEER TRAINING SCHEDULE
Volunteer training is held each quarter at our Homecare/Administrative Building,
200 Hospice Way, Lexington.
HODC is always in need of dedicated volunteers to provide companionship and caregiver respite for our patients and families. Administrative volunteers are also needed.
Come by our offices to learn more or complete a volunteer application online.
Those interested in attending a training session must complete a service application prior to training.
September 27th – 29th November 15th – 17th
Trainings are held from 1 – 5 PM during scheduled dates
September 29th— Volunteer In-Service
6:00pm-8:00pm - Annual policy review
Contact Windy Cole-Hedrick for more information and volunteer opportunities at whedrick@hospiceofdavidson.org or (336) 474-2068.
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