{"id":3013,"date":"2017-09-24T00:45:08","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T04:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=3013"},"modified":"2017-09-24T00:45:08","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T04:45:08","slug":"council-on-aging-volunteers-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=3013","title":{"rendered":"Council on Aging volunteers needed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n<p>The greatest  energy of the Hanover Council on Aging is produced by<br \/>\nvolunteers.  If it were not for them, it would be impossible to provide the<br \/>\nprograms and service that are currently available through the COA.  They<br \/>\nare the backbone of the COA, and the COA appreciates the people who<br \/>\nvolunteer their time and talents.  They always welcome new volunteers.<br \/>\nVolunteer as little as one hour a month to make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>Kitchen Help &#8211; help put together Meals on Wheels lunches as needed<\/p>\n<p>Medical Driver &#8211; transport residents to local medical appointments when the<br \/>\nC.O.A van is out of the area. (mileage reimbursed)<\/p>\n<p>Volunteer Driver &#8211; help pick-up food bank bags located in Brockton.  Once a<br \/>\nmonth you will drive to Brockton to pick-up bags and transport them back to<br \/>\nthe C.O.A. (mileage reimbursed)<\/p>\n<p>Cook\/Food Prep &#8211; help prepare and serve meals for functions as needed.<\/p>\n<p>Special Events Team &#8211; help staff set-up (decorate, prepare coffee, set<br \/>\ntables and serve food as well as other instructions advised by Volunteer<br \/>\nCoordinator for that day and help with clean-up after event<\/p>\n<p>Administrative Support &#8211; answering phones, greeting visitors, stuffing<br \/>\nenvelopes, making copies, packets and other miscellaneous tasks that are<br \/>\nneeded.<\/p>\n<p>Gardening\/Weeding &#8211; help spruce up the flower beds\/butterfly garden and<br \/>\nwatering plants as needed<\/p>\n<p>Friendly Caller &#8211; reaching out to seniors in town, who may live alone and<br \/>\nneed a friendly voice to talk to and someone to brighten their day. <\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in learning more about the opportunities mentioned<br \/>\nabove or how to become a volunteer, please contact Teresa Slight at<br \/>\nTeresa.slight@hanover-ma.gov or call 781-924-1913 ext. 1101<\/p>\n<p>For &#8220;Around Town on the Web&#8221;,<br \/>\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\n&#8220;Around Town on the Web&#8221; (&#8220;ATOTW&#8221;) has been a valued push notification<br \/>\nsince the spring of 2004 &#8211; long before there were push notifications!<\/p>\n<p>For submission guidelines and answers to frequently asked questions<br \/>\nabout &#8220;ATOTW&#8221;, please go to http:\/\/www.atotw.com.<br \/>\nTo search for archived &#8220;ATOTW&#8221; news, view the archive<\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\nIf you would like to be added to this distribution list, click here<\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\nPlease follow the link in the response e-mail to validate your<br \/>\naccount. 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