Volunteer orientations set for nonprofit hospice

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County plans volunteer orientation Thursday, Dec. 6 in Carlsborg and Friday, Dec. 7 in Port Angeles.

The Carlsborg session will be from 11 a.m. to noon. Those interested must call 360-775-7806 for directions.

The Port Angeles session will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 810 S. Albert St.

Both scheduled and episodic volunteering are welcome.

The hospice group has an ongoing need for drivers and delivery assistants in Port Angeles and an immediate need for an additional grant writer and someone familiar with WordPress for web redesign.

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County provides end-of-life nursing care, lends medical equipment and supplies, and offers education programs, grief support groups, one-on-one bereavement services and specialized workshops on living alone, for no charge.

To learn more about the local nonprofit, visit www.vhocc.org or www.facebook.com/Volunteerhospiceof clallamcounty, or call 360-452-1511.

More in News

UPDATE: US Highway 101 reopens at Lake Crescent

A section of U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent… Continue reading

Library crew members Judith Bows, left, and Suzy Elbow marvel at the Uptown Gingerbread Contest entries at the Port Townsend Library. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)
Gingerbread house construction under way at libraries

Categories include Most Creative, Most Literary

Hurricane Ridge could get $80M for new day lodge

Package included in disaster aid

Port Townsend to provide services to homeless encampment

City approves portable bathrooms, dumpsters

One injured in two-car collision at Eaglemount Road

A Port Townsend man was transported to Jefferson Healthcare… Continue reading

Lazy J Tree Farm owner Steve Johnson has lived his whole life on the farm and says he likes to tell people, “I have the same telephone number I was born with.” In the distance, people unload yard waste to be chopped into mulch or turned into compost. Christmas trees are received free of charge, regardless of where they were purchased. (Emily Matthiessen/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Christmas traditions continue at Lazy J Tree Farm

Customers track down trees and holiday accessories

Jefferson County forms Transportation Benefit District

Funding would help road maintenance

Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Chief Criminal Deputy Amy Bundy shops with a child during the Shop with a Hero event on Dec. 7. (Jesse Major)
Shop with a Hero spreads Christmas joy

About 150 children experience event with many first responders

Portion of Olympic Discovery Trail closed this week

The city of Port Angeles has closed a portion… Continue reading

Blue Christmas service set for Thursday

There will be a Blue Christmas service at 4… Continue reading

Toys for Sequim Kids, seen in 2023, offers families in the Sequim School District free gifts for children ages 1-18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Sequim Prairie Grange. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)
Toys for Sequim Kids event set for today

Annual event helps hundreds of children receive gifts

Committee members sought for February ballot measures

The auditors in Clallam and Jefferson counties are seeking volunteers to serve… Continue reading