VON Manitoulin Hospice Volunteer Visiting & Bereavement Services

Hi Everyone, our volunteer online training has had difficulties and hold ups moving to a new platform since the summer, our apologies. Thank you for your patience. We are happy to announce that we are now offering our 'Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care' (virtually by ZOOM) by our in house Palliative Pain & Symptom Management Consultant. If you are interested in volunteering for our program and making a difference in our community, please contact me (Julia) at [email protected]

Bored at home? It's Friday and we're featuring some low-budget fun you can do at home this weekend while you're staying safe! 1. Explore your own interactive e...xperience!: https://artsandculture.google.com/ 2. Paint along with Bob Ross: youtube.com/channel/UCxcnsr1R5Ge_fbTu5ajt8DQ 3. Host an online game night: https://houseparty.com/ 4. Visit: https://www.archhospice.ca/5050 to help hospice by purchasing tickets for only $5, $10 or $20! The current Jackpot is $15,800! 5. Learn a language: https://www.futurelearn.com/programs/italian-for-beginners 6. Deep clean the house. We’ve linked one of many online cleaning guides: http://bit.ly/3sxb0av 7. Tour the world with Google Earth: https://www.google.com/earth/ 8. Get together for a chat and get more recommendations! https://manybooks.net/ 9. Discover your family roots: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/genealogy 10. Try an online yoga class! http://bit.ly/35Keehe

Do you journal about your grief? Today's reflection comes from Dr. Wolfelt's book "Grief One Day at a Time: 365 Meditations to Help You Heal After Loss" Find it here: https://www.centerforloss.com//grief-one-day-time-365-med/

A special Thank you to our amazing Hospice & Bereavement Services Volunteers - and all of the wonderful community support you offered in 2020! You inspire us by your dedication, generosity and compassionate spirit! Thank you, Merci Beaucoup, and Meegwtech. We all know 2020 has been a difficult year. There is no way around it. But it has also been a year filled with bright moments of communities coming together supporting one another any way possible. For us, our bright stars have been our incredible clients, volunteers, staff, and donors who continue to do the work needed by our communities. We look forward to continuing our work with all of you in 2021 and want to thank you for your dedication to our programs and services. Happy New Year! #Voncares

Happy and safe holidays from VON Algoma