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Bedford, MA 01730
You or your service group can adopt a flower bed, assist with watering, weeding, designing and planting the gardens on the beautiful campus at Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital. This is mostly seasonal, (April to October), but some opportunities exist in the winter. Help make the raised garden beds beautiful for our Veterans in wheelchairs!
Date Posted: Jun 7, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Bedford, MA 01730
Ambassadors greet, guide, assist and, where needed, escort Veterans, (sometimes in wheelchairs), and visitors to Bedford VA. 8am-Noon, Noon- 4:00 or all day, various shifts open Monday-Friday, come for half a day, all day, or for a few days! Ambassadors may be the "first impression" a Veteran has of Bedford VA and they convey our culture of caring and excellence from the moment a Veteran or visitor arrives. The gold standard for the Ambassador Program is to consistently exceed expectations, for example not just telling a Veteran how to get someplace, but accompanying them to their destination. Ambassadors utilize consistent greetings and messaging for all encounters and complete report at end of shift to provide feedback for program needs. Ambassadors need to be able to push wheelchairs when necessary. All COVID-19 precautions must be followed, including masks, social distancing and sanitizing.
Date Posted: Jun 7, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Bedford, MA 01730
Veterans who would like to go to the Chapel for services need assistance getting from their building to the chapel and back, (indoors through corridors). This opportunity requires the ability to communicate well and to push a wheelchair that may be heavy.
Date Posted: Jun 7, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Bedford, MA 01730
Orientation and training provided. Over 18 years old please. The Meal Companion Volunteer can assist Veteran with eating their food in an unhurried fashion. We have a great need for your help, even one hour per week. Volunteers assist with setting out meal tray; visiting with Veteran, and assisting where Veteran may not be able to handle holding a cup steadily, cutting their food, etc. All volunteers must be vaccinated for COVID 19 and have a current flu shot. (We can provide at no cost if needed).
Date Posted: Jun 7, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Bedford, MA 01730
No Veteran Dies Alone is a vigil program to respect our Veterans in their final days. Volunteers may keep watch at their bedside to allow loved ones to take a break, go home and shower, etc. Volunteers let us know when they are willing to be "on call" to come if for this. Additionally, Hospice Volunteers may train as Meal Companion Volunteers and get to know the Veterans in hospice care before their final moments. Hospice Volunteers have training in meal companion program and No Veteran Dies Alone.
Date Posted: Mar 23, 2023
