– by Sam Dando Volunteering for me has only happened since I retired from full-time employment in education seven years ago. I spent nearly 40 years assisting teenagers to prepare for their futures and now perhaps it’s time to help the retired folk at…
When a young man came to help lay tiles at a building site in Gladesville, he had no idea he was helping build an aged care home, or that he would be back eight years later to volunteer. “I don’t…
Liz O’Toole has brought her passion for flowers to Ashburn House in Gladesville to bring colour to the lives of residents. “I can’t actually remember when I started volunteering at Ashburn House. As a mum of four young girls, I didn’t…
An intergenerational reminiscence program at Courtlands Aged Care in North Parramatta is celebrating the lives of elderly residents and fostering relationships between young and old. The program involved students from Tara Anglican School for Girls, and linked a resident with…
After Suellen retired from nursing after 45 years she continued to enrich the lives of the elderly through pastoral care. The Pastoral Care Volunteer at Chamberlain Gardens is passionate about well-being and emotional care, and feels there is a need…
