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Cards and Games
Cedar Crest
Days and times vary
Minimum age 15

Volunteers are needed to spend time and facilitate card games specifically euchre and bridge.





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Interest Classes
The Gathering Place
On-going, days and times vary
7 volunteers, minimum age 17

The Gathering Place would like volunteers to teach classes in digital cameras, how to use E-bay, internet and other computer classes. If you have an interest that you would like to share the Gathering Place would love to talk with you about it.
 
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Volunteer
Evansville Manor
Daily, 9 a.m.—4:30 p.m.
15 volunteers, minimum age 14
Provide companionship with some of our elderly residents i.e. playing cards, baking, reading, crafts, painting fingernails and music, especially piano or organ.



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Facility Patient Care Volunteer
HospiceCare Inc.
On-going, daily
6 volunteers, minimum age 16

Provide companionship and a caring presence to patients in community based residential facilities, skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities in the Rock County area. Volunteer can assist patients by visiting, reading and attending facility activities. Patient care volunteers receive 22 hours of training before placement.

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Day Services Assistant
KANDU Industries
On-going, weekdays, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
5 volunteers, minimum age 10

Provide companionship, engage in games, help with arts and crafts, socialize and assist with community outings.





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Nail Care/Manicures
Cedar Crest
Mondays, 3-4:30 p.m., or when available
3 volunteers, minimum age 16

Volunteers needed to assist with nail care; removing polish, filing and polishing nails.





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Hospice Volunteer
Mercy Hospice
On-going, days and times vary
15 volunteers, minimum age 18

Visit with patients in their homes or our assisted living facility. Volunteers would play games, visit patients, share stories, fix a meal, help with household chores, discuss deeper thorughts and the meaning of life and make it possible for family to leave for a short period of time.

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In Home Care Volunteer
HospiceCare Inc.

On-going
7 volunteers, minimum age 18

Volunteers provide companionship, respite and a caring presence to patients and families in their homes. Volunteers can also assist by performing tasks such as light housekeeping, meal preparation, transportation and running errands.


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Outdoor Visits and Walks
Cedar Crest

May-September, daily, 1 hour
15 volunteers, minimum age 15

We are looking for volunteers to take residents for walks outside during the spring and summer. Volunteers would walk thouighout the Cedar Crest grounds and sit and visit with residents.




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Outings Assistant
Cedar Crest

June-September, weekdays
2-3 volunteers per outing, minimum age 16

Volunteers would help with outings, such as shopping at Wal-Mart, Rotary Botanical Gardens or Rock Aqua Jays shows, where they would assist pushing residents in wheelchairs, or help them with shopping, for example. Volunteers would meet Cedar Crest staff and residents at the destination.

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Bingo
Cedar Crest
Mondays, 6 & 7:30 p.m., Fridays 9- 11 a.m., and Saturdays 10-11:20 a.m
7 volunteers, minimum age 16

We are looking for volunteers to assist with bingo on Monday nights and Friday mornings. Assist in transporting residents to and from bingo and assist those needing extra help in playing their bingo cards.


Call 757-3058 to Volunteer

Volunteer Ombudsmen
Wisconsin Board on Aging and Long Term Care
On-going, days and times vary
5 volunteers, minimum age 18

Volunteer Ombudsmen protect the rights of elderly people living in long term care facilities by making weekly unannounced focused visits to a facility, observe general conditions and help residents and families resolve concerns within the care facilities.

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