Gulfside Regional Hospice Holding Volunteer Training This August

Have some extra time this summer? Then volunteer with Gulfside Regional Hospice! Gulfside is holding volunteer orientations in August for new volunteers.

            With the snowbirds heading north for the summer, Gulfside needs volunteers for shifts especially at our five Thrift Shoppe locations Monday through Saturday, as well as helping in the kitchen and serving meals at the Gulfside Center for Hospice Care in Zephyrhills and answering phone calls and greeting visitors at Gulfside’s Centers for Hospice in west Pasco.

Through the orientations, participants will learn about the valuable role Gulfside Regional Hospice serves in our community, and the various volunteer opportunities available to help care for patients and families during their most difficult times. Other volunteer opportunities are available at Gulfside’s administrative offices and at any of the five Gulfside Regional Hospice Thrift Shoppes.

The orientations are scheduled for:

• Thursday, August 1, from 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Gulfside’s East Pasco Administration Office (37826 Sky Ridge Circle in Dade City) for all new volunteers in east Pasco
• Monday, August 5, and Tuesday, August 6 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at Gulfside’s Community Education Center located at 6230 Lafayette St. in downtown New Port Richey for new patient care volunteers in west Pasco
• Wednesday, August 14, and Thursday, August 15 from 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. at the Gulfside Center for Hospice Care (5760 Dean Dairy Road in Zephyrhills) for new patient care volunteers in east and central Pasco
• Thursday, August 22 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 a.m. at the new Lutz Thrift Shoppe location (1930 Land O’Lakes Blvd.) for new Thrift Shoppe volunteers
• Thursday, August 29 from 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Gulfside’s East Pasco Administration Office (37826 Sky Ridge Circle in Dade City) for all new volunteers in east Pasco

Reservations are required as space is limited at the orientations. Volunteers must be 16 years old to volunteer. To reserve your spot at any of the orientations, call Gulfside’s volunteer managers Kathie Poole at 727-845-5707 for the New Port Richey class or Jennifer Ball and Tracey Thompson at 813-780-1235 for the east and central Pasco orientations.

The mission of Gulfside Regional Hospice is to provide compassionate, quality care to individuals and their loved ones as they face life-limiting illnesses. For more information about Gulfside Regional Hospice services, call (800) 561-4883 or visit www.GRHospice.org.