Many of you know that I'm kinda crazy when it comes to caring for my legion of senior pals -- grocery shopping, handyman home chores, preparing tax returns, the occasional escort to a doctor's office, and phone check-in calls all form a part of my daily activities in caring for friends in my community.
Some of you have asked, "how can I do this? Who can I call to volunteer my services?"
Ask no further -- printed below is a message from Montgomery County Senior Connection. They need volunteers and now, here's your chance!
The [Montgomery County, Maryland] Senior Connection urgently needs volunteers to help their neighbors 62 and older live as independently as possible by providing escorted transportation to scheduled medical appointments.
Generally a volunteer driver will provide one trip a week for one person. The typical trip is during non-rush hour, is often less than 5 miles from home and takes 2 hours at a date and time convenient to the volunteer.
Volunteers have a feeling of great satisfaction knowing that they are giving back to their community when they help seniors remain independent in their own homes. They have expressed gratitude for the emotional lift they feel while serving to make a senior's life a little happier.
By volunteering you will strengthen your community and be rewarded by making new friends. Your time commitment and schedule will be flexible. You will be provided with life skills training and recognition events. The Senior Connection also provides volunteer liability insurance coverage. All of these factors make volunteering with The Senior Connection a very appealing opportunity to serve your community.
Please contact The Senior Connection today at 301-962-0820 X 14, or Marcia.custer@seniorconnectionmc.org.
Visit the Senior Connection website for more details.
Please get involved, if only for a couple hours each week. It really makes a difference in the life of another, and you make new friends, too!
