TRU Volunteer News and Education
“Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world, a Veteran doesn’t have that problem.” Ronald Reagan
Volunteer Services and the entire TRU Community offer thanks to our Veteran Volunteers for their service:
TRU VETERAN VOLUNTEERS
William Elder Air Force
Jean Lefort Marine Corps
Holly Goodale Navy
Heili Lehr Army
Michelle Nielsen Navy
Thomas Nielsen Navy
Scott Parker Marines
Steve Silver Air Force
Larry Sturgeon Army
11/11/21, Thursday: Veteran’s Day Parade
TRU Community Care values veterans and is grateful for the opportunity to participate in the Longmont Veteran's Day parade. Are you a veteran or someone who appreciates veterans? We invite you to put on your red, white, and blue and be a guest on our float.
TRU Community Care has spot #30 in the parade, next to Roosevelt Park off of Bross street. Guests should arrive between 10:00am and 10:30am to board the float. Warm drinks and light snacks will be provided. The parade begins at 11:11am with a F16 flying overhead and ends by 1pm.
All float guests are required to be vaccinated and wear masks. The float requires guests to walk up 4 stairs and be able to stand for a long period of time. We will have some hay bales available for guests who need intermittent sitting breaks. We look forward to honoring our veterans alongside of you. Check out more details and sign up using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f48abaa2ba2fbc61-longmont or email Becki at rebeccaparr@trucare.org .
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Do you know a Veteran who may like to serve our Veteran patients as well as other community Veterans a few hours a month by participating in veteran pinning ceremonies? This individualized volunteer position would not require the rigorous onboarding typical of patient/family volunteers. This Veteran volunteer would be specifically providing the much-needed pinning service. Please connect any potential volunteers with Becki Parr.
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Volunteer Requests Are Ever Expanding:
Please check the Volunteer Request Board regularly.
Boulder
Companionship
Bi-weekly Massage
Massage
Respite
Broomfield
Pet Therapy
Light Housekeeping
Lafayette
Respite
Longmont
Weekly Respite
(Two volunteers needed for couple living with daughter.)
Thornton
Massage
Westminster
Bi-weekly Companionship
Bi-weekly Veteran-to-Veteran Companion
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12/10 Friday: Volunteer Holiday Party! In-person (So far!!) Bring a White Elephant Gift to exchange.
1/14/2022 Friday, 12:15-1:45: 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).
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