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CONTACT:
Cindy Ficorelli
Phone: (810) 606-6270
Fax: (810) 606-6279
caficorelli@genesys.org

08/27/2008

Genesys seeks Hospice volunteers

GENESEE COUNTY, MI) Genesys Hospice will conduct training for those interested in sharing their talents, time and skills as a Genesys Hospice volunteer.
Training begins Tuesday, Sept. 23, and takes place every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 p.m. to
9 p.m., through Oct. 16. Classes will be held at the Bristol Road Church of Christ at 1315 W. Bristol Road in Flint.

The 24-hour training focuses on the hospice philosophy, developing listening skills, gaining awareness of feelings regarding death and dying, patient care, spiritual care and bereavement.

Volunteers are needed for the Genesys Hospice home program and at the Genesys Hospice Care Center in Goodrich. Services volunteers will provide include: companionship, respite, transportation, medical equipment delivery and pick up, light housework, miscellaneous services such as reading to patients and writing letters for them, and bereavement and spiritual care. Volunteers at the care center may answer phones, feed patients and help with activities.

Volunteers are considered the heart of hospice, finds Loraine Travis, volunteer coordinator. "These very special people are our models of what compassionate care truly means."

If you are interested in joining this group, or would like more information, call Genesys Hospice at 810-636-5021 right away.

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