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Art for Heart's Sake

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ORGANIZATION: Colorado Palliative & Hospice Care of Colorado Springs

  • A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
  • 6 people are interested

Are you an artist? What kind of art do you create? Visual? Jewelry? Scrapbooking? Photography? Writing? What about helping a hospice patient create a lasting memory for their loved ones? You can:

  • Create scrapbooks of their photos or help them label photos
  • Help them write a letter or a memoir / book or a poem
  • Make jewelry
  • Put together a musical playlist of their favorites
  • What project would you help them create?
You get special training as a hospice volunteer, then you'll meet a patient that wants your help to create good art that will last beyond their death.
You must pass a background check, complete orientation and mentor with hospice personnel.
For more information please contact CJ Pharr, Volunteer Coordinator at 720-390-1276 or cpharr@coloradophc.com

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About Colorado Palliative & Hospice Care of Colorado Springs

Location:

4775 Centennial Blvd, Suite 160, Colorado Springs, CO 80919, US

Mission Statement

To provide the highest level of comfort and care, honoring and respecting the dignity of each individual, and enhancing the quality of living at the end of life, under the guidance of Christian principles.

Description

Colorado Palliative & Hospice Care is a community based hospice care organization dedicated to hospice care and focused on meeting or exceeding our patients’ individual medical, emotional and spiritual needs, while making each remaining moment as meaningful as possible.

CAUSE AREAS

Arts & Culture
Seniors
Veterans & Military Families
Arts & Culture, Seniors, Veterans & Military Families

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Multiple locations Colorado, CO 80105

(39.72375,-103.82162)
 

SKILLS

  • Visual Arts
  • Music Arts
  • Photography
  • Drawing
  • Hospice Care
  • Veteran Care

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+
  • Public Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • Driver's License Needed
  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • Spend an hour or two a week-- more or less depending on your schedule-- with a patient while you make delicious and sustaining art with them.
  • Must have artistic skills, want to create lasting art with someone who does not have a lot of time left in this mortal coil. Pass a background check, complete orientation and mentor with hospice personnel.

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