If you’ve ever wondered about the range of activities our volunteers are involved in, here are 50 ways they help. If you are interested in volunteering take a look to see what you can do and complete our application form.
Leave a comment if you can think of any other ways volunteers can help!
Make a sandwich
File
Phone calls
Mailings
Write a letter for a patient
Watch a movie with a patient
Go for a walk
Take a “wheelchair walk”
Ironing
Can peaches or other things
Read to a patient
Deliver medications
Simple errands
Shovel snow
Weed a garden
Deliver flowers
Have Tea
Cook a meal
Be a patients sous chief (be their hands, so they can cook again)
Give a caregiver a break
Play bingo
Go for a drive
Mow a lawn
Rake leaves
Walk a dog
Feed a cat
Be an escort to the dining hall
Water plants
Facilitate a support group
Make a bed
Go for ice cream
Bake cookies
Talk hunting
Watch a football game
The Cooking Channel
Vacuum
Put together a Memories Book
Label photographs
Life Review
Facilitate oral or written family history
Dust
Polish Nails
Assist in walking
Be a companion
Share a cold drink or a warm one
Change the linens
Drive a patient to appointments
Support caregivers
Offer emotional support
Converse in Spanish
I didn’t realize how many different ways one could volunteer and support hospice.
What are the greatest needs?