Hospice volunteers

Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice Volunteer Coordinator Tami Clark says now is a great time to begin the application process if you are interested in supporting the hospice mission.

Hospice volunteers play a vital role with the interdisciplinary teams serving hospice patients and their families. Ohio’s Community Mercy Hospice seeks new volunteers and will hold a new volunteer orientation on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers from all backgrounds and of all ages are welcome.

Hospice volunteers provide a variety of support and services including serving as friendly visitors and companions, providing respite care, shopping, delivering medications and supplies, massage, beautician and barber services and gardening. Volunteers also serve as ambassadors sharing information about hospice care and in office support roles.

Volunteer training acquaints new volunteers with information on: History and goals of endof-life care; roles and volunteers and opportunities; confidentiality, infection control, and safety; boundaries; effective listening; and loss and grief.

Information about volunteering is available by contacting Tami Clark at 937-390-9665 or tclark@ohioscommunitymercyhospice.org.

Applications are also available online at www.communitymercyhospice.org/how-to-volunteer/.

■ Aug. 13, 7 p.m., City Council Regular Meeting - CANCELED

■ Aug. 21, 6 p.m., Planning Board, Council Chambers, 15 E. Franklin St.

■ Aug. 27, 7 p.m., City Council Regular Meeting, City Conference Room, 15 E. Franklin St.

Note: These meeting times are subject to change. Visit www.cityofbellbrook.org for the current meeting schedule.