More than 10 years ago, a high school friend of Jackie Fyre’s encouraged her to take the volunteer training at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare. Jackie didn’t know much about hospice care. But with her friend’s encouragement, she took the steps to…
Lovingly referred to as Popcorn Bert, Bert Shock has been a fixture at Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton on Popcorn Fridays. But after almost 12 years of volunteering to pop the popcorn and delivering the mail for Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton,…
Becky Graham’s journey to becoming a volunteer with Ohio’s Hospice began after her husband, Dick, a patient at Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton, died from lung cancer in May 2014. The couple had been together for 27 years, and she struggled…
Ohio’s Hospice of Fayette County is recruiting community members who are interested in volunteering with hospice patients and their families. Volunteers are needed to provide respite care, caregiver relief and companionship in patients’ residences in addition to helping with fundraisers,…
Hospice volunteers play a vital role with the interdisciplinary teams serving hospice patients and their families. Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice seeks new volunteers and will hold a new volunteer orientation on Wednesday, April 3, 2018 from 8:30 am to 12…
Hospice volunteers play a vital role with the interdisciplinary teams serving hospice patients and their families. Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice seeks new volunteers and will hold a new volunteer orientation on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 from 8:30 am to 12…
Support our mission for #GivingTuesday in more ways than one! Here's 3 ways you can help: 1.) Donate Online Through community support, we are able to provide not-for-profit care regardless of our patients' financial situations. With a few simple clicks,…
There is something humbling about the experience. As a volunteer Veteran honoring a fellow-serviceman or servicewoman who is facing death, Larry Blackmore says he is aware that, for the patient being honored, this may be a final life event. “We…
When Jay Via started honoring Veterans as part of the American Pride program, he knew it was a calling. “The reason I am a Veteran is partly because I respect Veterans so much. I have always been a big history…
Hospice volunteers play a vital role in supporting patients and their families. You can help support the mission of Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice by becoming a volunteer. New volunteer training will be offered on Wednesday, November 11, 2018, from 8:00…
