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Our programs Meal Program Helps Nourish Families Volunteers Provide Hope and Care Through Preparing Meals Volunteers make and serve dinner for families at least 4 times a week. They provide meals for 75 people in House A and 25 people in House C. Recipe Book Created by and for Meal Program Volunteers Contains Over 90 Recipes for Large Groups Ask almost any family at the House what they appreciate the most about being here, and the Meal Program is always mentioned. At least 4 nights a week, and often more, volunteer groups of friends or co-workers come into the House and prepare homemade meals for the families to enjoy. Volunteer kitchen supervisors devote their time to helping get the groups started and ensure things run smoothly. A complete and nutritious meal is always on the menu and includes a main dish, vegetables, sides and, much to the children’s delight, dessert. Always dessert! These dinners are especially important to the families because many times they have spent long and grueling days at the hospital or are exhausted from medical appointments. Providing a warm meal to their family is understandably the last thing on their minds, yet vitally important to staying healthy themselves. Families marvel at this tangible evidence of our community’s caring. “The volunteers who cook the dinners – they are always so kind and polite. The meals are really wonderful and very, very much appreciated, especially after 12-hour days in the hospital,” say Phillip and Jennifer, parents of 3-year-old Luke. Volunteer participation in the Meal Program has increased year by year from its modest yet meaningful beginning. "We started with 20 dinners per year in House C," remembers Judy Adams, Manager of Volunteer Services. "Now our goal is to serve dinners 5 nights per week in both House A and C." Whether they get to eat at mealtime or come in later to find leftovers, families are extremely grateful for the dinners. "A lot of times, if those dinners weren't provided, I wouldn't eat at all." says a father. From Ambrosia to Breakfast Burritos, Italian Chicken to Meatball Stroganoff Supreme, the House's first recipe book aims to please palates, provide nutrition and help the dinner groups tackle the important task of cooking for large groups with ease. In addition to recipes, the book includes quantity conversions, kitchen and work flow charts and other helpful information. The families and staff of the House extend our warmest thanks to the volunteers who enable this valuable program to exist. "One of my favorite parts of staying at the House is we get dessert every night!" Michael, age 6 Meal Program Recipe Book
Our volunteers Kite-making is loads of fun with lots of pretty colors to use To say that volunteers are the heart of the House is an understatement. Volunteers help the families in all ways, large and small. They clean, cook, bring therapy dogs to visit, pull weeds, plant flowers, bake cookies, host movie nights, drive vans on shopping expeditions, run food drives and so much more. Children staying at the House particularly appreciate the activities, which are run by volunteers and often coincide with dinnertime. Activities in 2010 included dance lessons, cookie decorating, a wide variety of crafts, sports team visits and plate painting. The activities provide an especially bright spot in otherwise dull days of either medical appointments or the interminable waiting in between treatments. “When Henry knows there is an activity planned, he always wants to make sure we get back to the House in time to participate,” says one mother. Activities also give the kids staying at the House the opportunity to make and be with friends, and parents enjoy the short break while knowing their children are amused and occupied. Procedural changes to keep activities safe and high quality were introduced in 2010, and instead of the expected drop in volunteer participants, the number of activities actually increased, much to everyone's delight. "I like activities because we do fun things. I like to build stuff - building stuff is fun. And my mom says she's going to hire me as a painter because I'm a really good painter." - Isaac, age 6 • • • • • • • 2010 highlights Time volunteered totaled 36,432 hours; the equivalent of 17.5 full time employees Volunteer hours allocated to providing the family meal program increased by 21% from previous year Front desk volunteers donated almost 6,469 hours A sewing group contributed 250 hours of time hemming old towels into rags and mending all sorts of linens Master Gardeners once again donated well over 300 hours to keeping our yards beautiful. They also set up a vegetable garden for families. 14 therapy dogs and their owners spent nearly 1,000 hours visiting with families at the House Total volunteer hours increased by 11% from 2009
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