Volunteers
In Sickness and In Health
May 27, 2011
A volunteer discusses what a wonderful blessing a patient and his wife were to her. ...
Volunteer's Voice: From Strangers to Brothers
May 04, 2011
There was an expression that grew out of the Vietnam experience: ‘We went as strangers, came home as brothers’. I think these words bear relative truth today in the field of veteran hospice patient care...
Volunteer Director's Message
May 04, 2011
Our volunteer services department wants to offer more information and opportunities for ongoing learning as part of the volunteer experience with Hospice of the Comforter....
The Tools to Help
February 25, 2011
Have you picked up the tool of your choice to do what you can do?...
Volunteer's Voice: Her Eyes Flew Open
February 25, 2011
Tatti, a Shih Tzu, and I were making our usual Pet Therapy rounds at Hospice House. We happened to walk into a room the same time a nurse did, and she commented that this patient had not opened her eyes or spoken all day...
The Significance of Volunteers
February 25, 2011
Do you know the significance of the dollar value volunteers gave in 2010 to Hospice of the Comforter? Well - hold on to your hat! - because the dollar value of the service volunteers gave to our mission of compassionate service in 2010 is close to one million dollars!...
You Never Know: Connecting with a Patient
February 25, 2011
As a volunteer, you never know when you might next meet someone very special....
One of the “Greatest Generation” Bonds with Volunteer
September 27, 2010
Hospice of the Comforter patient Francis “Frank” Borrell was present when the formal surrender to Japan was signed on the USS Missouri at Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945. Frank, 94, is one of the last sailors that stood aboard the USS Missouri that day...
Volunteer Builds Career Around Love for Hospice
September 27, 2010
Arlene McCutcheon, Hospice of the Comforter volunteer and RN, shares how a chance meeting at our volunteer appreciation luncheon turned her love of hospice care into a career...
Gentle Ben: A Volunteer Story
August 17, 2010
A volunteer's musical talents make a difference for hospice patients...