In today’s hectic world, time is one of the most precious gifts that you can share. Even an hour or two once a month could make a significant difference in the lives of one of our residents or to our organization in general. Opportunities exist for you to have one-on-one interaction with our residents or for you to donate your professional skills to our staff. Assistance is needed in a wide variety of areas, including:
- Visiting with your pet
- Reading to resident
- Assisting residents with accessing their email
- Baking for one of our fund-raisers
- Answering phones at our reception desk
- Greeting our customers in our gift shop
- Soliciting prizes for our annual auction
At each residence there are varied opportunities to help out. At Saint Elizabeth Home in East Greenwich, "The Friends of Saint Elizabeth," is a volunteer group whose purpose is to plan and execute functions for the sole purpose of raising funds to benefit the residents. Each year there is a Fall Festival in October, a 20-week club in mid winter, a High Tea in May, and a Gift Shop open all year. These activities require the dedication of volunteers to be successful. Call Saint Elizabeth Home for more information.
“After I retired, I didn’t have a purpose. It [volunteering] gives me a purpose in life”
~ Denise Metz
I began volunteering when I came to Rhode Island because I needed older people in my life. My grandparents were always close and were a big influence. I miss that.”
~ Elsa Reverendo
You’ve got to give back. I do because I’m grateful for what I’ve had in my life.”
~ Jim Metz
For more information about volunteering, please contact Sarah Bowater at 471.6060 x107 for Saint Elizabeth Home, or Mary Lou Gatta at 253.2300 x137 for Saint Elizabeth Manor or fill out our attached application.
