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"A gift of time and caring support to adults with persistent health needs, and their families."
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Volunteers
of Shiawassee
is an interfaith non-profit agency which places trained
volunteers with families who live in Shiawassee County,
Michigan. They help those caring for an adult in their home.
Volunteers are asked to provide 1 - 4 hours companionship to the
person who is ill. This gives the caregiver a much needed
respite to: take a nap, go for a walk, grocery shop, meet
friends for lunch, go to a doctor's appointment, run errands, or
whatever will relieve their caregiving duties.
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Links
for Respite
Volunteers of Shiawassee
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What Does a
Respite Volunteer Do?
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- Provide companionship and emotional support.
- Provide a gift of time, rest and relief to the caregiver.
- Stay with the patient for short periods of time while the
caregiver
runs errands, goes shopping, keeps appointments, etc.
- Help the patient with hobbies he or she enjoys.
- Bring some fun and friendship into someone's life.
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How do I become a
Volunteer?
If you are a resident of Shiawassee County, or live nearby. . .
simply call (989) 725-1127 to start now or to
pre-register for the next Volunteer
Training.
A volunteer packet, including information and an application will be sent to
you.
Volunteer Trainings are held 3 to 4 times per year throughout the county.
You may also receive training right away. Just give us a call!
Fun and Continuing
Education Day
May 15, 2008
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Rev. Jerry Walden,
LMSW
presented helpful suggestions for Volunteers
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Linden Martin,
Volunteer Coordinator,
shared Volunteer stories
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"Nurse
Ima Pain” was very entertaining!
Wanda
Lamphere,
Respite Volunteer |
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A fun time was
enjoyed by all |
Sunday,
September 28, 2008
MCCURDY
PARK - CORUNNA, MI
STU COUTTS PAVILION
Noon -
3:00 pm
$8.00
Adults
$4.00 Children age 10 & under
Entertainment
Games & Races
Clowns & Face Painting
Moonwalk
Dessert Auction
Tickets
Sold in Advance
Walk-Ins Welcome If Not Sold Out
Rain or
Shine
Tickets
available from Board Members, Church Liaisons,
Volunteers and at Respite Volunteers Office
SPONSORED
BY: Humana MarketPOINT
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Dear Respite Volunteers and Friends,
The “Be a Respite Angel” fundraising campaign is continuing through the end of June. So if you receive this newsletter in June there is still time to help! Basically we are asking businesses and churches to participate by asking persons to donate $1.00 or more to purchase an angel card to display. We are asking that businesses and churches pick two weeks, one week, or a weekend to do this fundraiser and that it be completed by the end of June, or early July. To obtain the “Be a Respite Angel” cards to sell, please come to the office. For more information, please talk with Peggy, Pat or Sara.
We wish to thank everyone who helped at our Fun & Continuing Education Day. Special Thanks go to Owosso Church of the Nazarene, Pastor Jerry Walden, Wanda Lamphere , Janet & Bill Drake, Peggy Garikes, and Emily Kozan. Please give us your suggestions for the Fun & Continuing Education Day for next year.
Our next Respite Volunteer Training on scheduled for Wed. June 18th from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, north of Owosso, on the Riley Rd. Terry Skidmore of Humana MarketPOINT will be sponsoring the luncheon. The July Respite Volunteer Training is tentatively planned to be held at the Smith Funeral Homes Jennings-Lyons Chapel Family Care Center. Please think of who you know who would enjoy becoming a Respite Volunteer, and give them information about upcoming Respite Volunteer Trainings.
We hope to be able to schedule Respite Volunteer Trainings in August and September, and need locations for these trainings. We also need help or sponsors for the luncheons for those attending, usually about 10 people. We welcome Hospice Volunteers to consider becoming cross trained to serve respite patients and their caregiving families.
Our Capacity Building Committee along with staff would like to start something new for Respite Volunteers. Our first regional Respite Volunteer Gathering is planned for the Respite Volunteers who are from the Perry, Morrice, Laingsburg, and Bancroft communities. These gatherings will be for volunteers that serve patients, and will give volunteers a chance to ask questions, ask for help, and share information. We hope that this will give volunteers a chance to talk with Linden, and myself and also network and share ideas together. This gathering is being planned for Tues. June 11th, at the Perry United Methodist Church, and dessert will be served. We hope to plan gatherings in other communities later this year.
We are hoping to find a community event that will allow Respite Volunteers to hold our Faith in Action Quilt drawing at their activity in the fall. Once we find a location, and day for the drawing, and complete the request for a raffle license, we will then be able to print and sell raffle tickets. If you would like to display our Faith in Action Quilt at a community or church event, and possibly sell raffle tickets, please let us know. Pat Elliott, Mable Reid and Joan Wagar will also be helping with this project.
God’s Blessings,
Helen Howard, RN
Executive Director
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Volunteers Needed Throughout Shiawassee County
Additional volunteers are needed throughout Shiawassee County, especially persons interested in volunteering for patients in their homes, and helping with transportation for physician appointments, grocery shopping, etc. Communities that volunteers are especially needed in are: New Lothrop, Laingsburg, Henderson, and Carland.
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To Register for
Training
Please Call the Respite Volunteer Office
989-725-1127
Shiawassee
Respite Volunteer Training
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM At First United Methodist of Owosso
1500 N. Water St.
Shiawassee
Respite Volunteer Training
Thursday, October 16, 2008
9:00 AM to 1:30 PM At
St. Paul Catholic Church Convenient
On the Corner of W. Main (M-21)
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Respite Volunteer Calendar
August 2008 -
November 2008
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
August
2008
Faith in Action Quilt Tickets for sale later this
month
License # R98363
Tuesday
August 19th, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Program including a panel discussion,
Please Call 810-720-2791, or 800-272-3900
Thursday. August. 21st, 5:30 p.m. - SHARE Meeting at Memorial Healthcare Auditorium, Speaker Cathy Stevenson Topic: Mobile Medical Unit. Please call to RSVP, This is our annual
Summer Pot Luck, please bring a dish to pass. Please call to RSVP if you are able to attend, so we have enough seating, drinks and tableware.
September
2008
Faith
in Action Quilt Raffle continues
Please help sell tickets
Friday
September 5th, 8:30 a.m.- Respite
Volunteers Church Liaison Meeting at St.
Paul Catholic Church Convent, Cedar St. Monday. September. 8th - Call in your RSVP, if you are able to attend the Sept. 18th
SHARE Meeting Monday,
September 15th, 7:00 p.m. - Prostate
Cancer Educational Seminar at the Memorial
Healthcare Medical Arts Building. Speaker: Tallat Mahmood,
MD, board certified oncologist RSVP (989) 729-6422 Tuesday, September
16th, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. - Respite Volunteer
Training,
At First United Methodist of Owosso, 1500 N. Water St.
Thursday, September 18th,
5:30 p.m. - SHARE Meeting at Memorial Healthcare Auditorium. Speaker: Janet Pierson Grief Counselor of Estes-Leadley Funeral Home in
Lansing
Sunday,
September 28th, 12:00 Noon - 3:00 p.m. - Pig
Roast Family Fun Day from 12 Noon to 3:00
p.m. at McCurdy Park in Corunna. Tickets sold in advance
$8.00 for Adults and $4.00 for Children age 10 &
Under. Tickets available from Board Members, Church
Liaisons, Volunteers and at the Respite Volunteer Office
October
2008
Raffle
Drawing for Faith in Action Quilt
Monday, October 6th
Thursday, October 2nd
- Shiawassee United Way Wild
and Wonderful Auction. Tickets $40. in
advance at the SUW office
Friday, October. 3rd,
8:30 a.m. - Respite
Volunteer Church Liaison Meeting at St.
Paul’s Church Convent, on the corner of Cedar St, and W.
Main St. (M-21)
Friday, October 3rd
& Saturday, October 4th - Durand
Quilt Show at Durand First United Methodist
Church, 10016 E. Newburg Rd. Durand 48429
Wednesday, October 8th,
7:00 p.m. - Breast Cancer
Educational Seminar in the Memorial
Healthcare Medical Arts Building. Speaker: Tallat Mahmood,
MD, board certified oncologist RSVP (989) 729-6422
Thursday, October
16th, 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Respite Volunteer
Training at St. Paul Catholic Church Convenient, on the Corner of W. Main (M-21)
Thursday,
October. 16th, 5:30 p.m. - SHARE
Meeting at the Memorial Healthcare
Auditorium, Speaker: Memorial Healthcare Physical
Therapist
November
2008
Will
be selling tickets for a Dollhouse Raffle
Drawing will be Dec. 17th
Monday, November
10th, 4:00 p.m. - Annual
Meeting at Owosso Church of the Nazarene in
the Moss Hall - 15th
Anniversary for Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee
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$500
Pot
of Gold Sponsors
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$350
Rainbow
Sponsors
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St. Paul’s Catholic Church
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Baker College
of Owosso
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Shiawassee Anesthesia Services
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Chemical Bank
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George & Carol Nama
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Ron Raines & Kathy Bond-Raines
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Patrick Marutiak
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Redeemer Lutheran Church
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$100 Shamrock
Sponsors
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Dr. Patrick Wegman & the late Mrs. Debra Wegman
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Healthfirst Pharmacy, Inc.
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David & Lori Stetchschulte Jr.
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Owosso Internal Medicine
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Bill & Janet Drake
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Chuck & Loretta Rolfes
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Jack & Marie Whisman
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Mike & Laura Davis
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Tom & Cathy Stevenson
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Betty Janego in Memory of Ed Janego
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State Representative Richard Ball & Mrs. Connie Ball
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Serenity House Assisted Living
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Carl Rossman, Agent State Farm Insurance
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Vivian MacGillivray
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The Arc Shiawassee - Supporting Inclusive Transportation
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Shattuck Specialty Advertising
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Mike & Renee Fisher
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Mid-Michigan Authors Tour
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Roger & Dana Clark
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Dave & Martha Sutton
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Kiwanis Club of Owosso
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Indian Trails
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Terry & Beth Johnson
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A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc.
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David & Marcia Bird
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Tom & Peggy Garikes
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Peggy Dillingham
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Jim & Cheryl Peterson
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Steve Hill – Steve’s Place
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Don’s Sport Vehicle
Sales - Perry
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Suzanne Brow
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Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes
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Sobak’s Home Medical Inc.
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Young Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc.
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Dale & Mable Reid
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Mowen Funeral Home
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Oakes-Fisher Insurance
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Owosso Community Pharmacy
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Mike & Pat Elliott
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Dr. Gau -
Memorial Center for Senior Health
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