Volunteer Spotlight: Janet Conway
Name: Janet
Conway
How long have you
been a volunteer?
Since 2001.
What areas do you
work in/what sort of tasks do you do?
Works the caregiver dinners, does mailings and clerical work,
and was a hostess for Arbor Day.
What made you decide
to become a volunteer?
Like many people we were affected by hospice, not Angela
Hospice, but another hospice helped me with my mother, and I was inspired by
that. Then I retired in 2000 and flunked retirement and wanted to do something
else. I wanted to do something meaningful.
What is your favorite
part about volunteering?
It’s a good feeling to know you are contributing and giving
back, but the social aspect is always nice too. I do like that.
The only time that I did a home visit was when I was in the
volunteer office and they were looking for somebody who knew how to play chess.
I know how to play chess and I hadn’t played in a long time but it was still a
beautiful moment. I did go to this home visit where the patient wanted to play
chess with somebody. I did my best and he so appreciated that, even though he
was very sick and we really didn’t finish the game, he kind of fell asleep.
That experience just really shows what opportunities can pop up with
volunteering. That was my favorite moment that stands out.
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