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Posted October 7, 2019
Join our team as we serve our veterans at the Salt Lake Veterans Nursing Home. Each Monday from 1:30-5pm, we take our residents out to get some leisure time in outside the home and do a little shopping at Walmart. As a volunteer, you will be paired up with one of our awesome veterans. You will assist that veteran in finding the items he/she would like to purchase, pushing their wheelchair/cart, helping them check out as needed, and keeping them company during their excursion. As a special treat, after every shopping trip we head on over the McDonald's and buy all of our residents and volunteers an ice cream to enjoy as they socialize and get to know the residents better. This opportunity will be a weekly commitment for a min. of 4 months from 1:00pm-4pm
Category: Community
County: Salt Lake Valley
I started with the William E. Christoffersen Salt Lake Veterans Home to fulfill community service hours for a class last semester. While the class got me started here, I keep coming back because of how genuinely happy it makes me. The residents' spunk, humor and insight encourage me daily to be my best self, not just when I'm volunteering but in all facets of my life: when I'm at work to treat patients with dignity and respect, to have discipline and persistence in doing schoolwork, to be attentive, patient and time-conscious in my personal relationships. Not only are the residents great, but they're supported by caring staff that know how to have fun, and go above and beyond for them and their volunteers! But the staff can't do it all by themselves. Volunteers like you are needed! And you might not know it yet... but you need the residents! The wide array of hours to accommodate and various activities make volunteering flexible and fun. -Mili Langi