Friday, April 20, 2012
Meet Keith Boone of STARS, a tutoring and mentoring program with the Woodland Job Corps Center.
Throughout National Volunteer Week, Patch will be highlighting organizations in Anne Arundel County that offer unique opportunities for local residents. Patch interviewed Keith Boone, a math tutor and mentor with STARS—a program with the Woodland Job Corps Center. Watch the video to learn what STARS does and how you can get involved. For more information, please visit the Woodland Job Corps Center's website or call 301-362-6000.
One of the largest and oldest animal welfare organizations in the county is seeking volunteers.
If you need a reason to get involved with the SPCA of Anne Arundel County, Volunteer and Foster Coordinator Kim Teter has the perfect answer. “Where else can you go where 70 different dogs get beyond excited just because you’re there,” said Teter. To coincide with National Volunteer Week, Patch has been writing about various organizations in Anne Arundel County that are seeking volunteers. The SPCA of Anne Arundel County, at 1815 Bay Ridge Ave. in Annapolis, is one of those groups. “People love the greeting their pet gives them when they come home. Here that reaction is tripled or more,” Teter said. While Teter discussed ways people can get involved, she showed off various pets, all of whom she knew by name. And each was happy to see her…
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Carol Bailey of Severna Park was presented with the Spirit of Hospice award at a volunteer recognition luncheon.
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Carol Bailey of Severna Park was among other volunteers honored for their work with the Hospice of the Chesapeake at the annual volunteer recognition luncheon on Sunday in Annapolis. More than 170 volunteers and staff celebrated National Volunteer Week (April 15-21) at the luncheon where volunteers were recognized with service awards. Bailey and Patricia Padgett of Bowie received the Spirit of Hospice award, inaugurated in 2007 to acknowledge the commitment of non-patient care volunteers, according to a press release. Nominations for this award are made by Hospice of the Chesapeake staff and the recipient is selected based on the exemplary and extraordinary care they provide to Hospice of the Chesapeake’s patients, according to the …
Meet Barbara Huston, co-founder of Partners In Care, an organization devoted to providing neighborly services to older adults throughout Anne Arundel County.
Throughout National Volunteer Week, Patch will be highlighting organizations in Anne Arundel County that offer unique opportunities for local residents. Patch interviewed Barbara Huston, co-founder of Partners In Care. Watch the video to learn what they do and how you can get involved. For more information call 410-544-4800 or go to their website at www.partnersincare.org.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
In recognition of National Volunteer Week, the Hospice of the Chesapeake thanks its hundreds of volunteers for their service to the nonprofit.
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
Dear Editor: National Volunteer Week is April 15 – 21, 2012, a time to recognize and celebrate the thousands of men, women and young people who volunteer in communities across the country. As President and CEO of Hospice of the Chesapeake, I want to honor all those who are dedicated to providing care and support for patients and families in our community who are nearing the end of life’s journey. Across the country, more than 458,000 trained volunteers provide more than 21 million hours of service to hospice organizations. More than 1.58 million people receive compassionate care from hospice every year and hospice volunteers are an integral part of the care team. Here in our community, more than 500 volunteers work hand in hand with …
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