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W H Y W E N E E D V O L U N T E E R S
Hospice Volunteers are the Heart of
Hospice!
touch a heart
Volunteers are a vital piece in our
Is this something you would like
hospice team. They are a group
to learn more about? If you have
of specially trained,
a passion for serving and are
compassionate individuals that
dedicated to making a difference
give freely of their time to help in
in the lives of others, please call
a variety of ways. They are
Kim Jansma, Volunteer
creative and flexible in their roles
Coordinator, at 712.737.5279.
to address patient and family
needs. This list of things
volunteers do is just the tip of the
iceberg:
read a book or devotions
hold a hand
vacuum
bake treats
write letters
listen to cherished memories
G r i e f i s l i k e t h e
o c e a n ; i t c o m e s o n
w a v e s e b b i n g a n d
f l o w i n g . S o m e t i m e s
t h e w a t e r i s c a l m ,
a n d s o m e t i m e s i t i s
o v e r w h e l m i n g . A l l w e
c a n d o i s l e a r n t o
s w i m .
V i c k i H a r r i s o n
2023 tree of remembrance ornaments
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t h e T r e e o f R e m e m b r a n c e t h r o u g h o u t t h e h o l i d a y
s e a s o n . T h e o r n a m e n t s t h i s y e a r a r e m a d e o f s l a t e
a n d p e r s o n a l i z e d w i t h t h e i n d i v i d u a l ’ s n a m e . A f t e r
t h e h o l i d a y s e a s o n , w e w i l l p r e s e n t e a c h f a m i l y
w i t h t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e o r n a m e n t s . S h o u l d y o u w i s h t o
o r d e r e x t r a o r n a m e n t s , w e k i n d l y e n c o u r a g e y o u t o
c o n s i d e r a d o n a t i o n o f $ 1 5 p e r o r n a m e n t .
A d d i t i o n a l o r n a m e n t o r d e r s c a n b e p l a c e d b y
r e a c h i n g o u t t o o u r o f f i c e a t 7 1 2 - 7 3 7 - 5 2 7 9 b y
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n a m e , p h o n e n u m b e r , t h e d e s i r e d n a m e f o r t h e
o r n a m e n t , a s w e l l a s t h e b i r t h a n d d e a t h y e a r s o f
t h e p e r s o n . Y o u r g e n e r o u s d o n a t i o n e n s u r e s t h e
c o n t i n u o u s p r o v i s i o n o f h i g h - q u a l i t y h o s p i c e c a r e
f o r t h o s e f a c i n g l i f e - l i m i t i n g i l l n e s s e s .
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