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Volunteer Opportunities with VNA

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan’s hospice program needs compassionate volunteers to comfort and support patients at the end of life in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.

Volunteers are currently needed to provide companionship, write a memoir, cut patient' hair (must be licensed) or provide respite for family members. There is a special need for male volunteers to work with male patients.

A free 15 to 20 hour comprehensive training program is provided. Click here for upcoming training sessions. All training takes place at the Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan headquarters at 25900 Greenfield Road, Suite 600. For more information or to register, call (800) 882-5720, ext 8361.

Become a Memoir Maker!
The Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan’s hospice program is giving the gift of a lifetime to its patients through a new legacy program entitled “Life Review.” Modeled after successful programs at the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Mid-Michigan Hospice in Midland, and Sparrow Hospital’s hospice program in Lansing, Mich., the project will use volunteers to document a lifetime of memories for patients to give to their loved ones.

The program needs volunteers, ages 18 and older, to interview patients, document their stories and create a written or pictorial memoir. Volunteers are also needed to offer comfort and support to hospice patients and their families in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Livingston and Washtenaw counties.

For more information, call the VNA Volunteer Services Coordinator at (248) 967-8361or e-mail cnafsu@vna.org

See article from C&G News: http://www.candgnews.com/editorial/2005/february/23/eagle/memorians.html


Becoming a VNA Hospice volunteer can be a very personally rewarding experience. VNA Hospice volunteers gain:

    		• Satisfaction from making a difference in people's lives, and receiving their gratitude in return
    		• Greater self-knowledge from insights gained from relationships with patients and their families and from training provided by Hospice
    		• Spiritual growth from supporting a person through the process of dying--This can help heighten a volunteer's own sense of spiritual values. Volunteers often become more focused on the parts of life that matter most.
    		• Valuable experience which can help their career
    		• Worthwhile and challenging job skills
    		• Friendship


    Special Qualities of a Hospice Volunteer
    		• Ability to listen with support
    		• Life experience and/or maturity
    		• Caring and concern
    		• Compassion
    		• Patience
    		• Sensitivity
    		• Emotionally mature
    		• Comfortable talking about death and dying
    		• Commitment


    A Direct-Care Volunteer Can:
    		• Provide companionship
    		• Do chores around the house
    		• Give respite time to families
    		• Prepare a meal
    		• Run errands and other small tasks


    An Office Volunteer Can:
    		• Do typing and other clerical work
    		• Answer phones
    		• Coordinate support services
    		• Assist in recruitment of new volunteers
    		• Assist in memorial services planning
    		• Assist in fundraising
    		• Provide bereavement services

    Special Thanks
    The Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan is grateful to the Women's Committee for Hospice Care for their financial support of special programs.



         		 
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