Volunteer Volunteer News

By: Diana Butz, Director of Development

August 2018

Monthly Features: Page

Birthdays ..................................... 3 News ............................................. 2 Service Anniversaries .............. 3

In This Issue:

Thank you to everyone who helped or donated to make the 3rd Annual Unity Golf Classic a huge success! We are still tabulating, but it appears this year's outing will be the best yet!

We had perfect weather, terrific foursomes, incredible raffle and auction items and tremendous sponsors! The items and financial gifts donated by Unity volunteers helped create two wonderful baskets. The Family Fun basket contained items for younger children, including toys, craft supplies, pool toys, bubbles, sidewalk chalk and beach towels. The Lawn Games basket included bocce, badminton, volleyball, lawn darts, bean bag toss and croquet as well as sunscreen and insect repellant—all

packaged in a galvanized tub for a day of fun in the sun.

Please help us thank our sponsors who made the event possible including - ACE sponsors HSHS Eastern Division which includes St. Vincent, St. Mary, St. Clare, St. Nicholas and Prevea, Associated Bank and Associated Benefit and Risk Consulting; Dinner sponsor - Bellin Health; Lunch Sponsor - Jack and Inky Meng; Beverage sponsor - Spectrum; Golf Cart sponsor - Nicolet National Bank; Golfer Gift sponsor - Green Bay Packers; Putting Green sponsors - Nature's Way and

Connecting Point/Camera Corner; and Driving Range sponsor - IEI.

Thank you as well to our hole sponsors, the 27 foursomes who golfed with us, our dinner guests, The Hanna Tribute family members and John Maino for his great job emceeing.

But none of this would be possible without the dedication of our Golf Classic committee including Pete Baeten, Jo Beno, Jackie Berger, Mike Blaney, Diana Butz, Rob Charapata, Alisa Gerke, Russ Gerke, Dee Guerts-Bengtson, Kelly Lautenslager, Joe Schinkten, Ashley Schleis and Melody Wohlfeil.

If you are interested in joining the 2019 Unity Golf Classic Planning Committee, contact Director of Development Diana Butz, dbutz@unityhospice.org or 920-339-5571!

And mark your calendars for next year's 4th Annual

Unity Golf Classic, July 18, 2019, at

Thornberry Creek at Oneida.

3rd Annual Golf Classic

Family Fun Basket

Lawn Games Basket

Volunteers Jerry Keller and Greg Hafeman head out to start their day.

As of July 1, 2018, less than half of Unity’s volunteers had met their 12-hour commitment for 2018.

With summer on the decline and the kids heading back to school soon, we focused this month’s

newsletter on available opportunities. We hope you find

something of interest.

If you find something that piques your interest, contact information is included with every opportunity.

Thank you for choosing to

volunteer with Unity.

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Compliance Plan and Standards of Conduct

Paperwork Thank you to those who completed

and submitted this paperwork. If you have not returned this

paperwork or did not indicate whether you have a conflict of

interest, watch for an email in the next few days requesting this

information.

Volunteer Software Update Consumer Cellular is not a supported provider for text

messaging through the Better Impact software. Should you change providers and wish to receive group text messages

regarding volunteer opportunities, please let us know and we will

update your information.

The Bereavement Department is looking for a volunteer or

volunteers who would be willing to make some Cinnamon Dough Keepsake Ornaments, which are made with cinnamon, applesauce and glue, to be used as part of our Hope and the Holidays grief support group. The ornaments would need to be completed and returned to the De Pere office by November 1

st. Unity will provide you with the supplies,

ingredients and directions to make the ornaments in your home. Each batch makes approximately a dozen ornaments and we are looking to have about 10 dozen ornaments made. Contact Theresa if interested.

The Marketing Department is looking for volunteers to model for a photoshoot. Unity

refreshed their website last April and is in need of new photos to display, specific volunteer roles. Volunteers will model in their roles or pose as patients and family. The following volunteer roles need to be photographed. Contact Eli Moua, Marketing Specialist, for details or to sign up to participate (emoua@unityhospice.org or 920-339-5572).

Companion Sitters Vigil

Jack and Engrid Meng Hospice Residence Med/Supply Delivery

Spiritual Enrichment Telephone Support

Grief Group Co-facilitator Patient Transportation

Patient in Wheelchair and in Bed Hairstylist

Patient and Family Advisory Council Office Projects

The Volunteer Department has been very fortunate to have filled most of the Facility

Volunteer positions; there are just a few yet to fill. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Kelly.

Shawano Region Door County Region

Serenity Gardens/Gillett Atrium Post Acute Care of Kewaune

Atrium Post Acute Care of Oconto Falls Scandia Village

Algoma Long Term Care Unit

The Development Department is looking for several

volunteers to help at the upcoming Brick Dedication. Volunteers will report to Diana Butz, Director of Development, and are needed to greet guests and help guests locate their loved-ones bricks along the walking paths. Contact Theresa to sign up to help.

Thursday, August 16th 4:30 – 6:30 pm Unity Grounds

Memorial Brick Dedication Ceremony Memorial Brick Dedication Ceremony

Patient Care Staff are looking for volunteers

who are willing to sew catheter bag covers (Foley bag covers) for Unity patients.

The need for these bags in colors and patterns appropriate for men and women are appreciated. These simple items help bring dignity to the patients who receive them.

We do not have fabric to offer for this program at this time. However, friends looking to clear their stash, fabric store clearance bins, rummage sales and thrift stores may have inexpensive fabric available. Dark fabrics work best. We are also hoping to have a supply of Velcro available for this project soon.

Should you choose to help with this program, you will receive volunteer hours for your time. At

the end of the year, we will send an “In-Kind” donation letter, which can be used as a charitable deduction on your income tax.

Please contact Theresa for details or to receive a pattern and instructions.

As incredible as it may be, we will soon be looking to create our annual "A Gift from the Heart" holiday card, which also serves as Unity's year-end appeal.

Each year, photos and artwork are submitted by Unity volunteers, staff, patients and families to be considered as the holiday card. Photos and artwork must be original, have a winter theme and be of high quality in order to be reproduced. We then include a small bio about the person whose submission was selected.

All submissions must be sent to Director of Development Diana Butz by October 1 for consideration. Email dbutz@unityhospice.org with your submissions.

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Birthdays Bob Lemerond ..................... 1st Deb Ott ................................ 5th Frank Stanaszak ................. 5th Mike Conger ....................... 6th Margaret Hanaway ............ 6th Marie Jackovich .................. 8th Jessica Lepak ....................... 8th Mary Beth Williams ........... 9th Jan Jonet............................. 10th Ellen Simon ....................... 10th John Lassila ....................... 11th Roxanne Bohl .................... 14th Bill Wright ......................... 14th Linda Alexander .............. 16th Bonnie Weyers .................. 19th Darrell Ashley ................... 21st Marion Schoepp ................ 21st Diane Aubry .................... 22nd Rose Koenig ..................... 22nd Cheryl Georgia ................. 24th Laura Krause .................... 25th Barb Lewis ........................ 25th Kathy Matchefts ............... 26th Mary Komp ....................... 27th Angela Chetcuti ............... 28th Candy Koelling ................ 28th Jesse Cain .......................... 29th Melissa Ziemer ................. 29th Jill Marsh ........................... 30th

Service Anniversaries

Years of Service John Davies ........................ 19 Lyn Wavrunek ................... 11 Linda Rich ............................ 9 Jessica Lepak ........................ 4 Bill Harrington..................... 2 Kaye Sterling ........................ 2 John Patrickus ...................... 1 Kole Kolinski ....................... 1 Erin Corbley ......................... 1 Nancy Dahlke ...................... 1 Margaret Hanaway ............. 1 Mary Hedge ......................... 1 Kathy Hilgenberg ................ 1 Kathy Watzka ...................... 1

Shoppe News We are so excited to welcome back Alicia Schram as the Unity Resale Shoppe Manager!

As many of you know, Alicia was involved in a terrible car accident this past January and faced many surgeries and a long recovery and healing process as a result.

During her absence, shoppe volunteers truly rallied to make sure the shoppe continued to move forward in her

absence. Many shoppe volunteers picked up extra shifts and learned new roles to ensure the shoppe remained fully staffed. We extend our deepest gratitude to these amazing volunteers! There are no words to express our thanks! What an amazing group of volunteers!

Please feel free to stop by the shoppe and welcome back Alicia! And while you are there, remember that the shoppe is accepting donations of furniture and household items during all shoppe hours. Proceeds from the sales benefit Unity's bereavement programs and help ensure end-of-life care is available to all.

If you would like information on volunteering at the shoppe, please contact Kelly Lautenslager at klautenslager@unityhospice.org.

“A Gift from the Heart” Art

We are so excited to announce this year's Honor a Life Tree Lighting will take place Thursday, December 13, at the National Railroad Museum in conjunction with the Festival of Trees.

This new venue will allow us to fully participate in this honor ceremony without worrying about the winter weather!

Mark your calendars, and stay tuned for more information.

Honor A Life Tree Lighting

(Top) 2016 “A Gift from the Heart” artwork and

(above) bio about the photographer

www.unityhospice.org

Volunteer Coordinators Kelly Lautenslager 920-339-6768 klautenslager@unityhospice.org

Theresa Van Den Plas 920-339-6770 tvandenplas@unityhospice.org

Psychosocial Scheduling Coordinator Kristin Winnekens 920-339-5575 kwinnekens@unityhospice.org

Director of Psychosocial Services Lisa McMahon 920-339-6792 lmcmahon@unityhospice.org

Senior Director of Quality and Operations Christina Schlueter 920-339-6788

cschlueter@unityhospice.org

For volunteer questions or concerns, please

contact the Volunteer Department via the direct

numbers and email addresses listed.

2366 Oak Ridge Circle De Pere, WI 54115 920-338-1111 1-800-990-9249

Shopping and Donations

Sunday - Closed Monday - Closed

Tuesday - 9 am to 6 pm Wednesday - 9 am to 6 pm

Thursday - 9 am to 6 pm Friday - 8 am to 5 pm

Saturday - 10 am to 2 pm

1641 Commanche Avenue Suite G Green Bay, WI 54313

920-339-5501 www.UnityResaleShoppe@unityhospice.org

Resale Shoppe Manager Alicia Schram 920-339-5522 aschram@unityhospice.org

Director of Development Diana Butz 920-339-5571 dbutz@unityhospice.org

It’s that time of year again! Unity’s Bereavement Department is looking for six volunteers to help sew the memorial quilts.

We are looking for someone with quilting experience who is willing to “square-up” the family squares prior to quilting days. We have enough squares from families to complete 2 quilts again this year.

Directions are available and can be shared in advance so you are familiar with the process.

Don’t sew but would like to be part of the group? We could use two people who are willing to iron and assist with other miscellaneous tasks.

The Classroom is reserved for Tuesday, August 28

th, and

Wednesday, August 29th

, from 9 am to 3 pm both days. Please let me know if you’re able to help one or both days, if you are able to bring your sewing machine and/or possibly an iron and/or ironing board. We will have carts readily available to help you bring supplies from your vehicle into the Classroom. If the second day is needed to complete the project, we leave everything set up so you can “pick up” where you left off the previous day.

This year’s quilt dedication is September 17th at 6:00 pm at Heritage Hill. Quilters are encouraged to attend. Experience firsthand the impact your work has on everyone in attendance.

Please contact Theresa if you are able to assist.

For those unfamiliar with the program, bereaved Unity

families are offered participation by creating a quilt square in memory of their loved one. Unity supplies directions and a “base” piece of muslin fabric for the family to work

with. Family members use their creativity to design a

meaningful square that represents their loved one.

Volunteers get together in August to sew the squares

together to create the memorial quilts. A quilt dedication is then

held in September to honor those memorialized on the

quilts and family members are invited to attend. The quilts are

revealed to the public and dedicated at the event as well.

After the dedication, the quilts are displayed in the lobby of

Unity’s De Pere Administration Building until new quilts are

created the following year. Past years’ quilts are stored and

made available to businesses, libraries, hospitals and clinics

who wish to borrow them, display them and promote

hospice care in their communities.

God has given us two hands - one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing. -Billy Graham

Above: The 2017 quilters hard at work!