If you are
looking for an area of community service, you might consider the following organizations:
· St.
Mary’s School
seeks Bingo Workers (Friday nights), Library volunteers, and people
for Publicity, Alumni, Fundraising and Development.
-
Friendly Visitor
– Spend an hour a week as a friendly visitor to homebound seniors who
seldom see a friendly face. Make someone’s day special.
-
Grocery Shopper – Shop for a homebound senior once a week at a
time and place convenient for you. Assist in putting away groceries
while you share the news of the day.
-
Medical Transportation Escort
– Make sure that seniors get crucial weekday medical care. Drive to and
from medical appointments, provide companionship during the trip and
help ease the anxiety that often accompanies seeing the doctor or
dentist.
-
Meals–on–Wheels Drivers
– Deliver
meals to seniors who cannot prepare food for themselves. Spend a lunch
hour once a week or once a month.
-
Nursing Home Ombudsman
advocate on behalf of nursing home residents and their families.
-
Office and Special Projects
assistants
are needed weekdays in the Burlington office.
-
Contact:
Minuteman Senior Services, Burlington
Toll Free – 888-222-6171
www.minutemansenior.org
·
Mission of
Deeds
–
Founded in 1993 by a member of St. Mary's Parish Family, Mission of Deeds is
a non-profit, volunteer organization providing assistance to those who are
beginning a new life after having been homeless. Clients include battered
women, their children, older people who have been abandoned, and countless
others who have lost their homes and possessions due to circumstances beyond
their control. MOD has only one full time employee, and relies on volunteers
for the work that is accomplished every day. MOD is looking for additional
volunteers, specifically people to work on the truck, picking up furniture
and donated goods for sorting and delivery to needy families. They also need
computer assistance for letter writing and data entry. Can you help? Call:
(781) 944-9797.
This page last edited on
12/21/06
