he BEE January 2015 • Issue 57 HopeWestCO.org A note from Christy Happy New Year to each of you! I can’t believe it is 2015 because it seems like yesterday I was making resolutions for 2014. As always, we have so much to be proud of and reflect upon throughout the year. We are so grateful to the members of our community who simply “define” our organization. I wish that I had the opportunity to thank each of you personally for what you do to make our mission possible. Christy Whitney President & CEO The number of people who received our care in 2014 reached an all-time high. Our services provide for patients and families facing serious illness and grief right here on the Western Slope. It is because of you that we can provide these vital services. Your support has been so important in assuring our ability to respond to those in need. It would be impossible to do what we do, and be who we are, without you. We have so many more exciting things coming in the New Year and we are lucky to have you with us each step of the way. Things we are looking forward to – Montrose office completion, a new idea at Heirlooms Grand Junction called Charmed where our talented staff and volunteers will help us repurpose and reinspire items – and the list goes on and on. Wishing you a blessed New Year! Ask your friends to join our cause! Often our friends or loved ones are looking to join a cause in the new year. We hope you will encourage them to join us. We need volunteers for all areas at HopeWest. Every hobby and talent has a place here. Opportunities include: Heirlooms - creatively display merchandise, cashier, greet and help customers and clean and repair donated items Administration - performing general office functions like greeting guests, answering the phone, filing or helping with other important projects Patient and family support - participate in a variety of activities such as: visiting with a patient, sharing hobbies and stories, reading to a patient, running errands, relieving the caregiver for a small amount of time and providing transportation HopeWest Kids - acting as mentors to children and teens who are grieving the loss of a loved one And so much more! Volunt e w N r s e e t V o l un Mesa County Social Worker Spotlight: Cindy Webb I am a social worker serving home patients from Grand Junction to Palisade. I am a home-grown western Colorado girl, raising my three sons in Grand Junction. I love reading, fly fishing and hiking, which restores my spirit. I especially enjoy our beautiful mountains, lakes and streams. I graduated from CSU with a Master’s Degree and a goal of becoming a hospice social worker. I started my career with a home health agency, and then worked as an oncology social worker and a part-time hospice social worker in Garfield County. I came to HopeWest to be a social worker at the Hospice Care Center and joined the home care team of social workers a couple of years ago. I have had the opportunity to meet many of our patient volunteers and serve alongside them. I have seen first-hand how very much volunteers mean to the lives of our patients and families. I dearly love delivering the birthday cakes made by our amazing volunteers, and recently a patient volunteer and I made a home visit together to deliver one of the cakes. Those visits and the fun enjoyed by all are the “icing on the cake” of my service! Vigil Volunteer Orientation The HopeWest Volunteer Vigil Care Program was created to provide comfort and support to HopeWest patients who are actively dying and have no family or friends to be with them and don’t want to die alone. If you are interested in becoming a vigil volunteer, please join us for our upcoming orientation. This is good training for anyone, even if you decide not to become a vigil volunteer. You are welcome to come learn from Beth Brown, Registered Nurse, about ways you can help a person at their end of life. Topics that will be discussed include: The Dying Experience, Signs and Symptoms of Actively Dying Patients, Comfort Care, the Role of Volunteers and How to Get Involved. Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Compass Drive Room 301 If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to Tammie Rupe (970) 257-2378 or email [email protected]. Thank You! Thank you to all our volunteer cake bakers who make amazing cakes for our patients! Upcoming Educational Opportunities Brunch and Learn Join us for a three part instructional session on patient visit ideas! A light brunch will be provided. January 22, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 2754 Compass Dr. Room 370 Deborah Palmer, Music Therapist, will be demonstrating how to play the lap harp that is available for volunteers to check out and use with patients – the harp is easy to play, even if you are not musical! She will provide instructions on how non-musical volunteers can use music in their visits to patients using CDs, sheet music and other tools. Sonya Griffee will demonstrate how to give a gentle hand massage – it can be used in a variety of settings including when a volunteer is participating in a vigil. Chelsea Jensen will lead a group discussion on visit ideas you can use with patients. We know it can be a challenge to find things to do with a patient who is bed bound or has dementia and hope to give you some ideas to use for your visits. Please RSVP to Tammie Rupe at (970) 257-2378 by January 15, 2015. Welcome New Volunteers Thank you for joining our team! Janet Rauen Rosanne Giurado Steve and Cindy Balloga Dan Wiseman Tina Ward Lea Imer Sandra Haire Charleah Firestone Eileen Heilig Tamara Martinez Karen Barrix Dan Terrell Jeanie Lange Kristy Musser pot Department S light HopeWest Adult Support Services Our adult grief support team is a vital part of providing the community with help after the death of a loved one. Here’s a snapshot at the many ways our team makes a difference: • Provide grief support through sympathy cards, grief newsletters and phone calls for a year after the death of a loved who passed away in our care. • Facilitates grief groups for anyone facing the heartbreak of grief. • Provides individual counseling for families and friends of HopeWest patients and community members, as well as staff and volunteers of HopeWest. • Offers three different classes throughout the year on how to cope with grief; from eating well to facing the holidays. • Provides advanced bereavement training for volunteers, staff and community members. • Offers grief support for workplace deaths and care facilities. • Connects volunteers and those struggling with grief for companionship. • Provides a memento to grieving family members with the help of our volunteers who sew bears, pillows, aprons and totes from the loved one’s clothing. Our team needs your help! Please join our efforts, opportunities include: • Seamstress for memento gifts • Co-facilitators for various grief groups • Volunteers who would enjoy making phone calls and listen to those who are learning to cope with grief • Companions who are just a phone call away and are available when needed If you are interested in more information on how you can lift a grieving heart, be a participant in the groups or need individual counseling, call Judian Wyatt, Bereavement Coordinator at (970) 257-2386. Coming soon... Our 2015 Gala theme is n e z o r F Mark your calendars: 3090 North 12th Street, Unit B Grand Junction, CO 81506 Black Tie & Boots Saturday, January 17 Two Rivers Convention Center Montrose Gala Saturday, March 21 Montrose Pavilion Do you want to receive the newsletter electronically? 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