Vigor Forth Issue of CJE SeniorLife Quarterly Volunteer Magazine

SPRING 2015 SUMMER Celebrate Summer—Celebrate our Volunteers Summer is here and the season brings with it longer days, backyard barbecues and celebrations. It is also a time to celebrate you—our wonderful CJE volunteers. To show our gratitude for their selfless service, volunteers from these programs and

locations are being feted at various locations across CJE: Robineau Residence; Lieberman Center; Weinberg Community; Horwich Buildng; Adult Day Services/CJE Sinai/ Culture Bus; and Independent Housing.

Thanks to each and every one of you for

your dedication to CJE. You are truly making a difference in the lives of the older adults that we serve. Once again, thank you!

CJE’s Volunteer Services Department Monica Eorgoff, Director Deborah Granite, Coordinator Nina Sykes, Program Specialist

Making a Difference at Robineau Residence Enriching the lives of the Robineau residents for over a decade, the members of the Social Action Committee of Temple Beth El volunteer their time on a monthly basis. Whether sharing discussion topics, arranging concerts performed by the Temple cantor and Junior Choir, going out for lunch, or

Quotable Quotes

Volunteer Stewart Schram, standing at right, shares a laugh with Robineau Residence residents.

hosting an ice cream social, the Temple volunteers bring smiles, conversations and friendship to the Robineau residents.

”Over 15 years ago, I began to volunteer at CJE to honor the memory of my mother, Sophie Schram, who resided at Robineau for three years. I soon came to realize the impact of my volunteering. It is fun and rewarding, but most of all, I realized that the more I volunteer, the more I love it. I always look forward to seeing and helping my friends, our CJE seniors.”

— Stewart Schram Robineau Residence Volunteer and Volunteer Services Committee Member

Connecting the Community with Volunteer Opportunities CJE partners with various community organizations to provide information about older adult programs and to recruit volunteers. At a recent Mitzvah Fair at Temple Shalom in Chicago’s Lakeview neigh-

Important Notices

Deborah Granite, CJE Volunteer Coordinator, discusses mitzvah opportunities with students.

borhood, CJE Volunteer Services staff shared mitzvah ideas with students.

Opportunities included hosting bake sales

Photo IDs

to creating sukkot decorations to share with residents of Lieberman Health and Rehabilitation Center and Weinberg Community.

New Volunteer Time Recording System: Volgistics Your volunteer service is very important to CJE. Not only does your volunteer service help CJE serve our older adult population, but the hours that you volunteer are used for a variety of important reasons. In addition to being able to provide you with your personal volunteer record, cumulative volunteer hours are also used in grant applications and tax reporting.

Therefore, in order to assure better accuracy,

we are rolling out a new time recording system called Volgistics. It is a computer system that will track your volunteer hours as well as provide you the opportunity to receive information about your volunteer service.

Each volunteer will receive a login identification which you will use to sign in and out on a touch screen computer each time you volunteer at CJE.

It is as easy as touching a button and typing in a few numbers.

We will be providing written instructions and assistance to introduce you to this system. Look for more information throughout the summer where you sign in for volunteering.

It is important that volunteers wear their CJE photo IDs. This identifies you as a volunteer to CJE staff and residents clients and their families while also serving as a security tool. If you have not received a photo ID, please contact Volunteer Services at 847.929.3040 or email volunteers@cje.net.

Let us know, if you Go If you need to leave volunteering for a short, long, or indefinite amount of time please contact us. We appreciate your service and would like to learn about your experience with CJE. Please return your photo ID badge when you terminate your volunteer service at CJE.

Dress Code Please project a professional image when volunteering with CJE SeniorLife. Business casual attire is suggested.

Please observe site-specific regulations.

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Do you know others who might want to join you and become part of the CJE volunteer team? We are always interested in welcoming new volunteers.

Contact volunteers@cje.net or 847.929.3040