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Resthaven
depends upon many people, but none are more important than
our volunteers. Volunteers fill many important roles throughout
Resthaven's facilities. To follow is a partial list of volunteer
positions currently available.
For
more information on these opportunities or to learn more about
how your gifts can be used at Resthaven, please contact Margo
Horan, Coordinator of Volunteer Services at (616)796-3604
or email volunteers@resthaven.org
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
- Water
Passers:
Deliver fresh water to residents at the Care Center-needed
mornings and afternoons 1 hour each day. Fill and pass water
to all residents. Needed 1st and 2nd shift.
- Seamstress:
Need volunteers to sew walker bags for our residents. Great
at home activity.
- Pastors
and Pianist:
Several - Lead residents in worship.
- Adopt-A-Grandparent:
Needs - unlimited : Great opportunity for daycare providers,
classrooms, families who are far from grandparents, anyone!
- Aide
for Evening Star Program:
Needs - 1-2 daily - Monday-Friday, 4-5 pm, assist Activities
Department with this program.
- Entertainment:
Evening Meal - instrumental or vocal, need not be professional-students
welcome!
- Beauty
Shop Assistant:
Take out rollers and transport residents.
- Exercise
Leader: 1
needed - 2-3 times/week, lead exercises to an audiocassette
tape.
- Play
games and socialize:
6-7 pm any evening
- Birthday
Party Assistant:
Assist our Activity Director with our Monthly Birthday Parties.
- Bus
Driver:
Needed weekdays. 8:00 pm-4:30 pm. We will train the right
person. No special license required.
- Mail
Delivery: Various afternoons, approximately 1 hour.
- Bingo
Assistant:
Monday and Friday afternoons, assist residents with Bingo.
- One
on One Visitor:
You chose your hours. Make a new friend
- Activities
Assistant:
Many Needed - Volunteers to assist our activities department
with various activities.
- Pampering:
assist our activity staff with filing and painting resident's
fingernails. Needed at the Care Center every Wednesday
from 10:15-11am.
- Popcorn:
Sell popcorn to staff and guests, pass out to residents
on Thursday afternoons.
- Receptionist:
Front Desk duties, answer phones, greet families and guests,
help office staff with mailings and miscellaneous paper
work.
- Adopt
a Flower Bed:
Fun Family Project!!! Water and weed our flowerbeds through
the summer.
Many
other volunteer opportunities available - for more information
please contact Margo Horan at (616)796-3604 or email
me!
Check
us out on VolunteerMatch!
updated 8/22/2007
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