Volunteer Venue
Fall 2014 | Volume 4, Issue 2
1. Remember that all volunteers must have a flu shot during the current flu season. If you have not had your flu shot yet we will give it to you free at all locations. If you have had your flu shot elsewhere you must provide documented proof to the volunteer office. Anyone who has not gotten a flu shot by Friday, November 28, will be asked to go on volunteer hiatus until May 1, 2015.
2. Please remember to fill in your volunteer hours on your blue hours log sheet each time you visit. Remember to round your time to the nearest quarter hour and write as legibly as possible. We are still hand calculating our volunteer hours. 3. Remember: never, under any circumstances bring any food or drink from the outside for our residents. Volunteers may not know which residents have food allergies or diabetes, and all food served within our residents must be strictly kosher. 4. Dress code reminder. Please do not wear jeans from Friday afternoon until after sunset on Saturdays to respect the Jewish Sabbath.
1 Photos: p 1 | Volunteers Dan Wells and Manning Bookstaff man a produce table at the Chai Point Farmer’s Market. u 2 | Marlo Graceffa, Director of HR and Organizational Development with her son, Caden, and the Italian Sausage. Caden started volunteering here this spring.
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Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities JHCC:
• November is the Marvelous Month of Mitzvot. Check the November Calendar for Mitzvah Month activities. • Mitzvah Factory. Thursday, November 13, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm in Peck Hall. Create scarves, baby hats, assemble Shabbat boxes, and make bracelets for distribution to worthy charities in our community. • MSO Outing. Friday, November 21. Seeking one (1) volunteer to attend the MSO concert with our residents. Your ticket is free. • Mequon Jewish Preschool Outing. Monday, November 24, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm. Two or three volunteers needed. • Thanksgiving Day. Thursday, November 27. If you are free at any time on Thanksgiving Dayour activity staff would love to have volunteers to help with games and the residents’ Thanksgiving dinner. • Birthday Party. Thursday, December 4, 1:30 pm 3:30 pm in Peck Hall. • Pre-Chanukah “All Lit Up” event. Thursday, December 11. Check the calendar for dates, times, and locations. Decoration making, baking and other holiday preparation activities. • Chanukah Party. Sunday, December 14. Check the calendar for time. Help residents celebrate and enjoy the festivities. • Cantorfest. December 17, 18, 22 & 23 in Rubenstein Pavilion. Help transport our residents to and from the event. Check your e-mail for concert times. • New Year’s Eve Party. Wednesday, December 30. • Upcoming January events: New Year’s Dance Celebration, Ugly Sweater Party, and Safari Week. • Kehillah Services. Every third Saturday of the month. Volunteers needed to help transport residents to services; stay to help with Bingo.
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3 ppp Photos: 1 | Students from Ujiwa Group decorate wheelchairs for the 4th of July. 2 | Virginia, a Chai Point resident, visits with volunteer Darwin. 3 | A volunteer escorts a JHCC resident during an outing to Boerner Botantical Gardens. Volunteer Venue | page 2
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities SCC:
• Outing to the Mequon Library. Thursday, November 13, 6:15 pm. One (1) volunteer needed. • Chanukah Party. Friday, December 19. Check your e-mail for decoration making events and the time for the party. • New Year’s Eve Party. Thursday, December 31, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Dress-up if you choose to do so. • Monthly birthday parties. Celebrate our residents’ birthdays each month. Check your e-mail for dates and times.
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CP: • Art Classes. Wednesdays (November 26, December 3 & 10), 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm in the Multi-Purpose Room. • Spa Day. Tuesday, December 9, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm in Rubenstein Pavilion. Help give hand massages and paint nails. If you can help with any of these activities, please contact Beth Draper. 2 ppp Photos: 1 | Volunteers helping our residents beautify our gardens. 2 | Volunteers assist Chai Point residents with purchasing produce at the Farmers Market.
Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in. ~ Author Unknown
For information about volunteering contact: Beth Draper | Volunteer Coordinator 414.277.8848 | bdraper@jewishseniorliving.org | http://www.jewishseniorliving.org/volunteer
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