volunteer news - Coastal Hospice

May 2012
Coastal Hospice
VOLUNTEER NEWS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
PO Box 1733
Salisbury, MD 21802
www.coastalhospice.org
410-742-8732
or
410-376-3441
Our Values
MAY BIRTHDAYS…
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5/14
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5/19
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5/24
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Mary Ellen Smith
Linda Merryman
Joan Jordan
Kathleen Gibson
Carol Windsor
Molly LeFaive
Millie Ellis
Jean White
Jeannie Smith
Rocky Burnett
Anne Case
Ray Fierstein
Karyl Tyler
Ernie Matthews
Mimi Peuser
Tye Banning
We apologize if we have missed your
birthday. Please let us know so we can
add your special day to our list.
Holloway Funeral Home Tour
Everyone is invited to tour Holloway Funeral Home
Monday May 14 at 6:00 p.m.
501 Snow Hill Road, Salisbury, MD
Enter through the business office (side entrance, canopy over door).
Call Volunteer Services
410-543-2590 to reserve your space.
You do not need to be a hospice volunteer to participate. Friends and family are welcome.
Jean Camie Jackson “Heart of Hospice” Award
It is our pleasure each year to honor volunteers for their service above and beyond our highest
expectations. As you may imagine, this can be difficult because each of you gives so much.
This year we’re happy to recognize Jeanne Hearn and Dave Duitscher, for this honor. They’ll
tell you they didn’t deserve the award, but we enjoyed having the opportunity to acknowledge
these wonderful volunteers for their dedicated service to Coastal Hospice and our patients.
Jeanne and Dave are outstanding volunteers in their respective fields. Dave, a patient care
volunteer, visits patients in their homes and at Coastal Hospice at the Lake. He is a highly
Jeanne Hearn, April Clyde
skilled listener with a friendly and calming personality. Dave comforts and cares for patients
and family members. Dave also represents Coastal Hospice at health fairs, memorials and community events.
Patient Support Volunteer Jeanne Hearn gives her time in the Volunteer Services office every
week. You’ll find Jeanne printing, compiling, and assembling admission notebooks and
packets. Outdated forms are no match for Jeanne’s keen eye to detail. Jeanne reviews
returned forms, notebooks and packets using only the current forms.
We are grateful for the dedicated service of all our volunteers. It is through your efforts that
we are able to serve so well the families of the Lower Eastern Shore.
April Clyde, Dave Duitscher
Hope & Healing with Horses
Bereavement Camp
Children & Families Welcome
Patient Care Volunteer Gloria Carr was
recently recognized as a Charitable Soul
by the Maryland Coast Dispatch Newspaper
for her charitable work in the community.
An event was held on April 24 at Fager’s
Island in Ocean city to honor Gloria and all
the Charitable Souls honorees.
Saturday, May 5
9:30 am – 2:00 pm
Open to the community
No cost to participate
Kindred Spirit Farm, Salisbury, MD
For children dealing with the loss of a family member
or friend
Grief education and activities for adults and children
410-543-2590
age 6 and older
Heather and Angela - ext. 522
Judy - ext. 507
Walter - ext. 515 Scheduling for Coastal
Hospice at the Lake
Riding optional, Must wear closed-toed shoes
No horse experience necessary
Event is free but registration is required
Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult
You may also use the direct line to leave a
message after normal business hours.
Coastal Hospice Volunteer News
www.coastalhospice.org
For more details call
Cheryl Hoke 443-944-5846
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Volunteers Celebrate National Volunteer Week
Gift bags, potted plants, delicious food and great conversation were part of the volunteer celebration
during National Volunteer Week. Coastal Hospice staff welcomed our volunteers by hosting two wonderful
morning brunches filled with sweet and savory treats at the Ocean Pines Library and the Salisbury Volunteer Services office.
Judy Hunt-Harris, Volunteer Services Manager, thanked the volunteers for sharing their time, energy
and talents. “We cannot thank you enough for all you do! Without the dedicated service of our volunteers
Coastal Hospice could not meet our mission in Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties”,
she said.
April Clyde, Director of Clinical Services, presented the Jean “Camie” Jackson award to Jeanne
Hearn and Dave Duitscher for their outstanding service with Coastal Hospice. Judy presented the You
Make a Difference awards to Thrift Shop volunteer Sue Johnston, CHO/Patient Care volunteer Gloria Carr,
and Patient Support volunteer Walter McCabe, for his 444 hours of service in 12 months. Oliveand Pete
Hanes received the multi hat award and Carol Jacob the “Shoe Master” award. All attendees received a gift
bag and door prizes.
Jane Piper, Barbara Veenhof, Brenda Litz
Above: Carol Jacobs, Judy Hunt-Harris
Above: Sue Johnston, Judy Hunt-Harris
Above: Lynette Chase, Bobbie White,
Fran Todd seated
Below: Carolyn Jenkins, Judy Hunt-Harris
Above: Linda Merryman, Pat & Joe Dyer
Above: Pete & Olive Hanes
Coastal Hospice Volunteers
Receive Education Scholarship
Dave Duitscher, Kathy Gottesman and Donna Meyer received scholarships from
RSVP to attend the Eastern Shore Volunteer Network Workshop held April 12.
Topics included the ‘Changing Atmosphere of Volunteering” and “Social Media:
Hype or Hope?”. If you would like to become an RSVP volunteer call Judy HuntHarris at 410-543-2590.
Kathy Gottesman, Dave Duitscher
Coastal Hospice Volunteer News
www.coastalhospice.org
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Coastal Hospice, Inc.
P.O. Box 1733
Salisbury, Maryland 21802-1733
THE VARIETY OF WAYS THAT
I CAN BE HELPFUL!!
In my 2 years of patient care volunteering
some of my experiences include:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIRMAN: W. Richard Holloway
VICE CHAIRMAN: Glenna Heckathorn
SECRETARY: Christopher T. Woodley, Esq.
TREASURER: Deborah S. Abbott
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN: Malcolm W. Peverley
PRESIDENT: Alane K. Capen
Diana L. Barber
Rev. Ronald Bell
Byron Braniff
Patricia A. Dempsey
Roger L. Harrell
Barbara W. Jackson
Barbara C. Long
driving a patient to the beauty shop to
get her hair done
helping to set up tables/chairs the day
before a fundraiser
driving the wife of a patient from her
home to Hospice at the Lake to be with
her actively dying husband
picking up and delivering a prescription
for a patient
visiting a patient in a nursing home,
assisted living, his/her own home
Ingrid Parker
Lorie L. Phillips
Thomas J. Spain, Esq
Walter “Macky” Stansell
Nevins W. Todd, M.D.
Dirk W. Widdowson, Esq.
Cindi Strawley, Patient Care Volunteer
Coastal Hospice Volunteer News Editor: Judy Hunt-Harris
Share with us your experiences and the
reasons you enjoy volunteering for Coastal
Hospice! Send your comments to
[email protected]
Reach Coastal Hospice at 410-742-8732 or www.coastalhospice.org
Volunteers on the Move
The following volunteers represented Coastal Hospice in the community from January - April:
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the community at the Aging in Worcester County
Conference, UMES and PRMC Heath Fair, OC Memorial Service, and Tim Kennard Race. Thanks
also for assisting with the Worcester and Dorchester Memorial Services.
Diane Acevedo
Gladys Acevedo
Tye Banning
Kay Bennett
Gloria Carr
Pat Derby
Dave Duitscher
Chris Hurley
Carolyn Jenkins
Sue Johnston
Hattie Miller, Kay Bennett
Margot Ralph, Carole Weir
Coastal Hospice Volunteer News
www.coastalhospice.org
Lydia Jones
Molly LeFaive
Donna Leiner
Hattie Miller
Margot Ralph
Susan Robinson
Billy Steward
Joyce VanOrden
Carole Weir
What volunteers do makes a difference
far more than some might guess, so
thank you for all of your help
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