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TRU Volunteer News and Education

10/15 Friday: 3-4pm Outdoor Celebration Location Moved: PACE Patio, near parking lot! No need to worry about the weather! We will be safely tucked into the PACE building patio. Warm apple cider and tea will be waiting for you! We really hope you can stop by, however briefly, to welcome Becki and to see each other in person! We look forward to ‘seeing you!!

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Reminder:

If you have not yet Opted-In to remain Active, please visit https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rGSc_dlPDKIezEKCxzvIusYfOLjXbNMY/view to complete necessary tasks. This does NOT mean you have to take an in-person assignment. We are moving to a new volunteer database and want to ensure our date is up to date. Please let us know if you have decided to discontinue/terminate so we can contact you to change your mind or wish you wonderful future adventures! 😊

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UPDATE:

Who should you contact with questions about your patient assignment, to schedule your annual review or turn in competencies?

To coordinate volunteers more efficiently we have divided our volunteer list by last name. While you are always welcome to contact either of us, we will be managing competency and other details according to our alpha list.

Volunteer Coordinator Contact Information

Volunteer Department: Volunteer@trucare.org, 303-604-5226 (This goes to everyone in Volunteer Services.)

Becki Parr:  Rebeccaparr@trucare.org, 720.584.5808    

Volunteers Last Name: A-K

Wendy Webster:  Wendywebster@trucare.org, 720.839.1866

Volunteers Last Name: L-Z

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Hello to our incredible group of volunteers! Have you had a chance to sign up yet for TRU’s virtual luncheon on October 21^st? It’s taking place from 12-1 and has never been easier to ‘attend’… simply register today (for free) and you will receive a link later this month about how to join. You’ll hear more about what we’ve been busy with in the past year and where we’re headed. I know it will make you proud of your work! Additionally, we’ve included some sample wording below if you wish to invite friends, coworkers, or family. While it is disappointing that we can’t be together in person, we see it as a nice opportunity for people to join who may not have been able to before due to geographic location, time constraints, or ticket price. Please feel free to personalize and share widely! And sorry if you’re getting this more than once – it’s because you have more than one role at TRU. 😊

Best,

TRU’s Development Team

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Volunteer Needed: Transport COVID tests FROM Denver to Lafayette

We have two volunteers but an additional person or two will allow everyone more freedom. Thanks for your consideration. Volunteer needed to pick up COVID tests on Tuesdays at 11:00am-ish from the Denver Office: 1415 Park Ave W. and deliver them to the Lafayette Tele-care office.

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Volunteer(s) Needed: TeleCare Tablet Pickup and Delivery. We have a need for several more volunteers to round out this team. Schedule according to your availability.

Are you Reiki Certified? If so, please let us know. We want to update our files before we move to our new volunteer database.

Volunteer Connection Calendar

10/15 Friday: OUTSIDE PARTY!!  Come meet Becki Parr!! Outdoor Volunteer Gathering 3-4pm

LOCATION CHANGE: TRU PACE back patio, near parking lot.

Join us on Friday, October 15 from 3-4pm to meet our new volunteer coordinator, Becki Parr. We will be gathered at the PACE patio located behind the PACE building, warm cider in hand! We are TRUly looking forward to seeing you in person! Please send Wendy an RSVP if you can join us. We want to ensure there is enough hot cider. Cheers!

10/21 Thursday: TRU Cares Virtual Fundraising Luncheon

Join us once again for TRU’s annual fundraising luncheon at 12:00pm in support of our mission.  Out of abundance of caution, we have decided that this event will again be held virtually, and we hope to see you there. Register today!

10/22 Friday: Care Center Volunteer Training

Please let us know if you are interested in becoming a Care Center volunteer and wish to join this training.

10/27 Wednesday: Volunteer Support Group: with Richard Mercer 5:30pm-7:30pm Book Discussion: Attig's chapter, "Re-learning the world..." https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PcQJjlLwOtu3drj0ezQCahNbj82MLhxg/view from the book Meaning reconstruction in the experience of loss.

Zoom Access code is:850 229 3682

Please don’t purchase the entire book. The discussion for this evening will revolved around Thomas Attig’s specific chapter, “RELEARNING THE WORLD: MAKING AND FINDING MEANINGS” You can access the chapter here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PcQJjlLwOtu3drj0ezQCahNbj82MLhxg/viewm

12/10/21 Friday: Volunteer Holiday Party! In-person (So far!!) Bring a White Elephant Gift to exchange.

1/14/2022 Friday: VC Zoom Book Review with author Dr. BJ Miller. A Beginner’s Guide to the End. Meeting ID Code: 448 343 968

The first-ever practical, compassionate, and comprehensive guide to dying – and living fully until you do.

“There is nothing wrong with you for dying.” Palliative care Doctor BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger write in A Beginner’s Guide to the End. “Our ultimate purpose here isn’t so much to help you die as it is to free up as much life as possible until you do.”

An honest, surprising, and detail-oriented guide to the most universal of all experiences, A Beginner’s Guide to the End is a “book that every family should have, the equivalent of Dr. Spock but for the other phase of life.” (New York Times bestselling author Dr. Abraham Verghese).