Hospice in need of caring volunteers

Agency: Douglas County Visiting Nurses/Hospice Care

Contact: 843-3738

Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association/Hospice Care in Douglas County is in need of hospice volunteers to support patients and relatives during the end-of-life stage.

Volunteers are needed to converse with patients, prepare light meals, reposition bedfast patients, read aloud to patients, assist with letter writing, and act as a supportive friend and helper to patients and their families.

For more information, contact Steve Satterfield at 843-3738.

Immediate volunteer needs

¢ Girls Scouts of Kaw Valley is in need of a minimum of 15 volunteers to lead summer programs through the Lawrence Boys and Girls Club. To learn more, contact Melissa Mackey at 1-800-432-0286 or mmackey@girlscouts.net.

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