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Volunteers Sought For Hospice Training
The East-Providence based hospice care provider is scheduled to begin a training course on Oct. 5.
, of East Providence, is seeking volunteers to spend time with terminally ill patients, including an estimated 30 in Johnston.
The agency is scheduled to host a five-week Volunteer Training and Orientation Program on October 5, 2011, starting with an orientation session.
Classes are from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Beacon Hospice East Providence Office, 1 Catamore Blvd.
According to a press release from the agency, volunteers can provide much-needed support to patients and their families in a number of ways, including:
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- visiting with patients on an ongoing basis,
- pet therapy,
- sitting vigils,
- knitting blankets/crocheting afghans,
- organizing craft projects, and,
- working in the Beacon Hospice office.
For more information, interested volunteers should contact Kristy Corbett, Volunteer Coordinator, at (401) 438-0008 ext 173.
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