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"Thank you so much for sharing and caring enough to provide volunteer assistants.  They are angels. magnificent, superb and nurturing " - Doris Young, Raleigh



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why Volunteer?

People volunteer for a wide variety of reasons, especially wanting to help others. But it's also OK to want some benefits for yourself from volunteering.

Some people are uncomfortable with the notion that a volunteer "benefits" from doing volunteer work. There is a long tradition of seeing volunteering as a form of charity, based on altruism and selflessness. The best volunteering does involve the desire to serve others, but this does not exclude other motivations, as well.

Instead of considering volunteering as something you do for people who are not as fortunate as yourself, begin to think of it as an exchange.

Consider that most people find themselves in need at some point in their lives. So today you may be the person with the ability to help, but tomorrow you may be the recipient of someone else's volunteer effort. Even now you might be on both sides of the service cycle: maybe you are a tutor for someone who can't read, while last month the volunteer ambulance corps rushed you to the emergency room. Volunteering also includes "self-help." So if you are active in your neighborhood crime watch, your home is protected while you protect your neighbors' homes, too. Adding your effort to the work of others makes everyone's lives better.

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News

  • June 25, 2008 - Caregiver Education Conference: Committing to Person-Centered Dementia Care. Explore techniques & strategies caregivers can use to care for themselves and the person with dementia. Conference will be held on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at Millbrook United Methodist Church in Raleigh. Click here for more info
  • 3/31/08 - Winter 07/Spring 08 Newsletter The Winter 07/Spring 08 Newsletter is available for download. Please click here to view
  • 3/31/08 - Volunteer Timesheets - Some of our volunteers have had trouble downloading our timesheets. Timesheets are now available in Adobe Reader pdf format. Please click here to download the pdf version. Questions about how to fill out your time sheets? Please click here for information.
  • 3/31/08 - Bowling Ball 2008 -

    The Bowling Ball 2008 was held on Saturday, February 23, 2008 from 6:00 - 10:00 pm at Pleasant Valley AMF Lanes. As always, it was a blast! Pictures coming soon, be sure to check back.

  • 12/5/2007 - Annual Report - The Center has prepared it's annual report for the 2006-2007 Fiscal Year.  Please click here to view
  • 10/03/07 - Keller Williams Fashion Victims Ball - The Center received great news this fall! Keller Williams Realty-Cary chose The Center as one of two charities to be recipients of proceeds from the realty firm’s Fashion Victim Charity Ball for the second year in a row.
    Keller Williams hosts the ball to benefit local charities in their surrounding community. The event will be held on Thursday, November 15 from 7:00 - 10:00 at One Eleven Place, 111 Realtors Way in Cary.  Mark your calendars for this great event and come show your support for The Center.  Click here for more info.
  • 10/03/07 - The Volunteer Appreciation Reception will be held on Sunday, November 4, 2007 from 2:00 to 4:00 at Springmoor Life Care Retirement Community in Raleigh.   All Center volunteers past and present are invited to attend.  Click here for directions.  Parking is available in front of Springmoor's main building as you turn off Sawmill.  Additional parking is available at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at the corner of Creedmoor and Sawmill.  Please RSVP by 10/26/07 to athorne@ctrvolcare.org or 460-0567.
  • 10/03/07 -

    The Center is pleased to announce the return of Training Sessions for Volunteer Assessors.  The training is for new volunteer Assessors and recommended as a refresher for existing volunteer Assessors. 

    As always, The Center strives to help volunteers feel comfortable in performing their duties and aims for reliability from each volunteer.  The training clarifies the role of the volunteer Assessor as a vital part of bringing services to care receivers, provides an understanding of the intake process, and helps develop consistency in gathering important information about potential care receivers. Click here for current schedule information.

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Volunteers Wanted

Respite Care (case #4098). Mrs. S., 92 years young, does not like to be left alone, so her 70 year old daughter rarely leaves the house. Mrs. S. has mild memory problems, but still enjoys playing cards, especially cribbage. Respite would be appreciated any weekday.   Mrs. S. and her daughter live in Knightdale.

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