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Care Facility Outreach - Family Links |
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September - 2009
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Oh the lazy, crazy days of summer! They are drawing to a close with school started and the cool weather it seems as if we didn’t have a summer this year. I probably shouldn’t speak so soon. We may have some scorching days yet to come! Desert Ministries welcomes three new volunteers this summer.
We also want to welcome Christina Pearson.
Christina will be taking her little daughter Olivia with her to Good
Samaritan. Christina is no
60 people go out to 6 different homes.
We partnered with
Kingsway Church this year in placing their Step Out volunteers
Sunday outreach with nursing homes and assisted living
Partnership with the University of Nebraska at Omaha Athletes in full swing.
We had our kick off meeting with the new UNO athletic director, Trev Alberts speaking. Lyn Holley, Ph.D. of the UNO Gerontology department was on hand to talk about the importance of community projects like this one, especially for our elders living in nursing homes. Paul Falkowski, and Ruth McGrath of Desert Ministries presented the Swim, Wrestling, and Volleyball teams with photo albums, beautifully scrap booked by Desert Ministries volunteers Aby, Rosie and Aida DeLaCruz. Six more teams want to participate this year, so it promises to be a busy year. Desert Ministries Quarterly Volunteer Dinner! Mark your calendars for Tuesday evening, September 29th, 6:00 P.M. for our quarterly Desert Ministries volunteer dinner, once again, at the Rockbrook Garden Cafe. The staff and management of the Garden Cafe have been very good to us and the food is good too! Paul Falkowski, our director, will be sharing updates and future plans for Desert Ministries. Our volunteer Loretta Kolpek will be singing some favorites for us. Dinner is provided by Desert Ministries. Please come and enjoy the evening of fellowship with your peers, our amazing volunteers! God bless you all and hope to see you at on September 29th! Please send in your hours monthly! It is so important to the future of Desert Ministries for you to log and turn in your hours to us each month. Turn in your hours for August! Save this handy timesheet to your desktop and email it to us each month! Just click Timesheets to download the timesheet , then hit "Save." Save it somewhere convenient for you to find and then just fill it out and email it to me. A big thank you and God bless you, all of our volunteers. Ruth McGrath, Program Director Care Facility Outreach, Desert Ministries |
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