Volunteer Spotlight: Elizabeth McGill
How long have you
been a volunteer?
Two years.
What areas do you
work in/what sort of tasks do you do as a volunteer?
Patient care in the
Care Center, events, the We Honor Veterans program, and My Nest is Best
program.
What made you decide
to become a volunteer?
Going up and down Newburgh Road to church and that…I
kept wanting to volunteer, but I never ventured out until Father Jim over at
St. Edith’s was looking for volunteers for the church, and he said, ”What are
you waiting for?“ All I could remember was, “What are you waiting for?” It gave
me the push.
My friend Debbie, from St. Edith’s, she’s a volunteer [at
Angela Hospice] so I said, “Do you think you could get an application?” She
said, “Sure.” So that’s where it started. I took the classes and then I started
with being a feeder.
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| Elizabeth volunteers in the Care Center, where she helps feed patients. |
I would say everything really…helping the
patients, and if you’re not helping the patients, all the other stuff
intertwines where you’re helping them or their families. It has a benefit
towards them.
Like the Tree of Life, you go and volunteer for that, but
it’s giving back to the patients and their families. It’s just a never-ending
circle.
What is one of your
favorite stories or memories from volunteering?
There are so many. There was one patient who had dementia…They can be a little
bit more demanding than you might understand, but if you were in that situation
you would probably be the same. It was a learning experience on my part.
There was also a woman in the Care Center who was here for a
while who was very nice. She always wanted to know what was going on outside
her little room, not just what was on TV. She was very nice because I would
always have a conversation with her. But even if they can’t talk, I enjoy it.
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