Volunteering for
an organization like The Spearly Center provides reciprocal opportunities for
both residents and volunteers alike. Spearly has a group of young
volunteers that visit weekly; Dulce, Miguel, Amanda, Bianca, Dalia, Jasmine,
and Sofie. Residents truly look forward to these visits and enjoy
socializing, playing games, singing along to music, and doing arts & crafts
projects with them. Volunteers benefit our residents by providing
meaningful companionships, self worth, and opportunities to meet new
people. Additionally, our volunteers receive benefits from this
experience as well. Relationship building, learning the Life Story of an
older adult, and self efficacy are all experienced by our devoted
volunteers. Here at The Spearly Center, our residents truly appreciate
our volunteers, and our volunteers truly appreciate our residents.
“I enjoy their visits
every weekend. I think they’re special.”
Grace,
Spearly Resident
“Seeing their smiles
every Saturday morning makes it all worth it”
Dulce,
Spearly Volunteer
“I like it when we have
a big group playing cards… that’s a lot of fun!”
Kenya,
Spearly Resident
“At the end of the day
all that matters is having fun and everyone coming together as one.”
Miguel,
Spearly Volunteer
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