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| Parmenter Community Health Care is an independent, non-profit health care agency providing home health, hospice and community services for the metrowest area. | ||
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| Proudly Serving Our Community Since 1954 | ||
Volunteer Opportunities
"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is much to do at Parmenter. A staff of more than 100 professionals serves the people of our many local communities, both at our facilities and in their neighborhoods. They could not do it all and enable us to grow without the help and kindness of our dedicated volunteers.
Volunteering is a wonderful way to give back to the community, to make friends, enrich your life and share your skills and talents in productive and helpful ways.
Perhaps you’ll learn new things along the way. In fact, we offer training for some of our volunteer programs, such as hospice.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Why not consider one of our current Volunteer opportunities. Email our Volunteer Coordinator or call 508-358-3000, for more information. It could change your life.
Administrative Support
Provide regular or intermmittent clerical assistance; helping with activiities such as mailings and office support activities.
Community Events
Provide assistance with various local fundraising and outreach projects and events.
Food Pantry
Shop, organize or deliver groceries to Wayland residents in need.
Wayside Hospice
Direct service volunteers work with patients and their loved ones to offer comfort and support during the time of a terminal illness and following the death in bereavement. Care is provided in patient homes in the community and in the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice Residence.
Individual opportunities
Hospice
You can help to enrich the peaceful, loving environment at our Hospice Residence by:
- Leading a small prayer service
- Conducting a hymn sing
- Preparing a booklet of prayers or passages from holy text
- Providing direct care to patients and families
Dora Efthim Healing Garden
The Garden is open to the public throughout the year. Would you like to:
- Hold vesper services in the Garden?
- Or bring a picnic
- Or hold a committee meeting?
- Perhaps a service of healing?
Volunteers also help with summer and fall maintenance and spring clean-up.
Community Events
Community events and outreach projects take place throughout the year. Whether you can chair an event, co-chair a committee, or volunteer for just a day, there is an opportunity to serve. Annual events include: Fall Gala, Lights of Remembrance, Christmas Concert & Luncheon, and our Spring Golf Tournament at Charter Oak Country Club.
Family Volunteer Opportunities
Host a Fun Fundraiser!
Many of the services provided by Parmenter are underfunded or completely unfunded. All of our bereavement programs are provided without charge. HEART play SM is our children’s award-winning creative arts program available to all who need it.
Pennies for Parmenter
- Perhaps you could host a carnival in your back yard or have a yard sale in your front yard?
- Or make fund collection jars and collect Pennies for Parmenter.
- Or simply ask family and friends to support your efforts with a check made out to Parmenter. Donations are completely tax-deductible.