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Looking for more information about hospice palliative care volunteers?
Want to get involved? The
hospice palliative care community needs you!
Why
do people choose to be a hospice palliative care volunteer?
Mary
Jane
"Because it's fun," says Mary Jane. Mary Jane comes from a
family with a long history of volunteering and spent her working life in
community agencies where she was inspired by the contribution of
volunteers. "I may be retired from work now," she says,
"but I'm not retired from life." Mary
Jane chairs the development committee, and is involved in many aspects
of her provincial hospice palliative care association’s fundraising
activities. "When you volunteer, you choose a particular job
because you like doing it, and it really is true that you get more out
of it than you give."
Joan
"Because I know there's a real need for listening support for ill
and grieving people and their families in the community," says
Joan. Joan spends a morning each week in the office offering
telephone bereavement support and helps to organize annual memorial
services. Joan stresses
that the continuing education she receives helps her to reach out to
people, not just for her volunteer work but also in her daily life.
Whether
you’re a front-line volunteer caring for someone at the bedside, or
involved behind the scenes with a local hospice palliative care
organization there’s something for everyone.
For more information on how to join the ranks of the thousands of
hospice palliative care volunteers in Canada search our Directory
of Services to contact a local program or service in your community,
or contact the provincial
hospice palliative care association in your province or territory.
Volunteering
– Make the Difference Today!
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