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National Vietnam War Museum seeks Visitor Center volunteers
The Visitor Center at The National Vietnam War Museum site has been made habitable and now we are ready to staff it with volunteers who will help greet visitors, answer the phone and perform assorted other duties.
We need people who can work four half-hour shifts: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. You can work as many shifts as you want each week, or each month.
If you want to help, we are ready to start. E-mail Jim Messinger at jmessinger@wc.edu or call him at (940) 664-3918 to let him know what days and times you can to work.
The Visitor Center is air-conditioned and heated, so the working conditions are quite nice. The Visitor Center also has water and a refrigerator for your convenience.
Once regular staffing is in place, the center will start setting up regular displays and increase attendance.
The museum site is also always in needs of grounds maintenance volunteers. This includes, mowing, trimming, fence repair, welding, wood work, masonry, weeding, laying bricks, electrical, plumbing, irrigation, digging up mesquite and some field/pasture work with tractors. After all, this site is just a bit over 12 acres with more gardens and permanent structures in the future.
If interested call (940) 325-7370 and ask for Gary Salisbury.
IntegraCare Hospice seeks a female, male volunteer
IntegraCare Hospice seeks two volunteers – one male and one female – for a specific purpose in helping to ensure and maintain the safety of our patients.
No physical exertion is required. For more information, or for an application, please contact Megan Brock, volunteer coordinator, by calling (940) 452-4828. A criminal background check is required.
Meals on Wheels in need of drivers
Meals on Wheels of Palo Pinto County Inc. is in need of daily volunteer drivers Monday-Friday to deliver meals to homebound clients in Mineral Wells, weekly volunteer drivers to deliver meals once a week to our most rural parts of Palo Pinto County, and substitute volunteers to fill in whenever needed Monday-Friday in Mineral Wells and throughout the county.
If you choose to be a rural driver, you set your day of the week and time you want to deliver. If you choose to be a daily driver, you can call and let us know what day(s) work best for you and we will let you know what we have available and you can pick.
We also need help in the office during packing of the meals, to work in the Community Garden, yard work, clean-up, etc. There is always a way to help out at Meals on Wheels.
The agency is located at 1410 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. St. To volunteer call (940) 325-7919.
Volunteer at PPGH
At Palo Pinto General Hospital the purpose of volunteers is to render service to the patients, to the hospital staff and health-related services in the community, existing exclusively for charitable purposes.
You’re never too old or too young. PPGH volunteers touch just about every aspect of the hospital (Emergency Room, Day Surgery, Women’s Services, Rehab & Wellness Center, Heart Center, Information Desks and Gift Shop). All funds made in the Gift Shop go directly back to PPGH to purchase needed equipment.
PPGH volunteers give many hours consoling the anxious, comfort to those in pain and smiles and hugs to those who need one. If you have a kind heart and want to give back to your community, contact Diane Brown at (940) 328-6419.
Ombudsman for local nursing home residents
The North Central Texas Council of Governments’ (NCTCOG) Area Agency on Aging Ombudsman Program has immediate need for warm-hearted volunteers to help residents of nursing and assisted living facilities in Palo Pinto, Parker and Hood counties. Ombudsmen advocate for residents’ rights including, but not limited to, dependable and consistent care and an environment that promotes the residents’ dignity, self-determination, and communication.
Volunteer Ombudsmen also receive and investigate complaints made by, or on behalf of, residents or their families. Since many residents do not receive regular visitors or have close relatives, it may be difficult for them to enlist advocates. Volunteer Ombudsmen serve as advocates for all residents, connecting them to their broader communities, affirming their rights, and assisting them in resolving concerns.
No prior experience is required to serve as a volunteer ombudsman, but volunteers must be at least 18 years of age and complete a free training course that consists of both classroom study and training at local nursing homes, lasting up to 34 contact hours. After training, volunteers serve an internship, working two to three hours per week in their assigned facility. Hours are flexible and are determined by each volunteer.
If you have two hours per week to make a difference in someone’s life, please contact Lisa Walker, Area Agency on Aging, NCTCOG, at 1-800-272-3921, ext. 7172, or e-mail Pat Borgfeldt at ppborgfeldt@aol.com for more information.
Do you have a volunteering opportunity at a local agency, organization, school, etc.? Send it to editor@mineralwellsindex.com.
