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Volunteering

Volunteers are at the Heart of Hospice

Why Volunteer?

It is an honor to share with patients and families these most precious moments.
It is being needed and valued for who you are and what you give.
It is a chance to use your special skills.
It is fellowship and friendship.
It is an opportunity for personal growth.
It helps your community.
It soothes fears.
It adds meaning, purpose and fulfillment.

Dedicated to our Miracle Makers

The Volunteers of Ogle County Hospice Association

“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?”

- George Eliot

Recipe for a Priceless Ogle County Hospice Volunteer

4 cups of Tenderness
2 cups of Understanding
3 cups of Sympathy
2 spoons of Dedication
5 spoons of Laughter
4 quarts of Faith
1 barrel of Love

Take Tenderness and Understanding and gently blend in Sympathy. Thoroughly mix in Dedication, Laughter and Faith. Sprinkle generously with Love. Warm with Care and serve with a Smile.

Volunteer Opportunities

Office/ Clerical volunteer
Angel Treasure Resale Shop volunteer
- Sorting donations, washing, hanging/folding clothes
Direct patient volunteer in the home (and bereavement)
- Visiting/reading
- Caregiver relief
- Light housekeeping
- Running errands
- Daily phone calls
Direct patient volunteer in the nursing home (bereavement)
- Visiting/reading
- Daily phone calls
Special Projects
- Baking/Cooking
- Journaling
- Fundraising
- Quilt/Sew/Knit/Crochet
- Newsletter Mailings
- Prayer Circle
- Videotaping
- Scrapbooking Hospice articles
- Certified Pet Therapy
- Other

Volunteer positions require attending our volunteer training classes.
Volunteers must be able to pass a criminal background check.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at Ogle County Hospice Associatieon, please download and fill out the Volunteer Application and send to:

Ogle County Hospice Association
Attn: Volunteer Coordinator
421 Pines Road
P.O. Box 462
Oregon, IL 61061

More Information

If you want to find out more about volunteering at Ogle County Hospice, call (815) 732-2499. If you are interested in volunteering with the Angel Treasures Resale Shop or would like to volunteer your time at the Volunteer Office, please download the Angel Treasures and Office Volunteer Application and sent to: