How would you like to be an
Eaton Community Hospice Volunteer?

	Do you want to do something truly worthwhile?
	Do you want to help others at a time when they need an extra hand?
	Do you want to volunteer in the Thrift Shop?
	Do you want to cook for patients and their families?
	Do you want to help move and set up medical equipment?
	Do you want to work on projects with small groups of people?
	Do you want to gain personal satisfaction by making a difference in other people's lives?
	Do you want to increase your understanding of family dynamics?
	Are you looking for a new challenge?
	Are you willing to be there for others even when it means just listening and maybe holding a hand?
	Are you willing to give freely of your time and talents without monumental rewards?

Please Contact our Office at 517.543.5310
for a Volunteer Application

Jay Brandt, Eaton Community Hospice Volunteer,
with Larry Miller, a Hospice patient, on the deck 
of the Eaton Community Hospice House. 

State Representative Rick Jones, a Hospice Board Member,
helps with the annual flower sale, a fund raiser for Hospice.

Bud Schmidt and Margaret Kyser-Schmidt volunteer their time to
prepare Easter Dinner for the Hospice patients and their families.

Volunteers are not paid---
not because they are worthless,
but because they are
priceless!
~Sherry Anderson~

Being a Hospice volunteer can be very rewarding and bring many opportunities to your life.
It increases the understanding, compassion, and the deep satisfaction which
comes from helping others.

Thank You to our Volunteers
whose donations of time and talents ensures we are able to further
 the work of Eaton Community Hospice, enabling us to continue
to serve the families of our community without charge.

Since 1983, Eaton Community Hospice Volunteers have served
2,174 patients.  In 2007, 319 patients were served.

During 2008, volunteers saved Eaton Community Hospice $546,827.00
and drove over 85,000 miles doing their Eaton Community Hospice volunteer work.

Below are the names of the many Eaton Community Hospice Volunteers
who volunteer countless hours providing the following services:

~ Patient Care ~ 
~ Meal Preparation ~
 ~ Office Help ~
 ~ Thrift Store ~ 
~ Maintenance ~
~ Board Members ~
~ Fund Raising ~ 
 ~ Errands ~ 
~ Grocery Shopping ~ 
~ Web Site Maintenance ~

Please Contact our Office at 517.543.5310
for a Volunteer Application

Photo at Top: Jay Brandt, an Eaton Community Hospice Volunteer, and Larry Miller, a Hospice patient