It\u2019s no secret that volunteers and their work drive a community.
\nOn Saturday, one of the most recognizable service providers in Northern Blair County will honor their volunteers with a Volunteer Appreciation Celebration.
\n\u201cWe at Epworth Manor recognize the importance of our volunteers and their commitment to bring happiness to our residents,\u201d said Robin Stern, executive director at Epworth Manor. \u201cThis celebration is just a small expression of our appreciation to the volunteers for the countless hours of service they provide.\u201d
\nAccording to officials at Epworth, nearly 200 young people and adults gave, unselfishly, more than 12,000 hours of service during the past year. They will be recognized by the residents, staff and administrators at the celebration, which begins at 2 p.m.
\nThe theme of the celebration is: \u201cVolunteers Put a Smile in Your Heart.\u201d
\nCarol Ayers, volunteer coordinator, explained that volunteers at Epworth Manor provide a variety of services such as transporting residents to special treatments and programs, assisting the beautician and barber, filling water mugs and assisting residents at mealtime.
\nIn addition, the volunteers work in the gift shop and the greenhouse. They also mend clothing, deliver mail, distribute snacks, provide special music, conduct Bible study sessions, create floral arrangements, accompany residents on shopping trips, serve special resident and family meals and assist with other activities.
\n\u201cThese special people bring love, laughter, reassuring hugs and companionship to our residents,\u201d said Stern, \u201cand we are very grateful for the differences they make in the lives of our residents.\u201d
\nAyers, who will present tokens of appreciation to each volunteer at the celebration, explained that both adults and young people give their time to Epworth residents. Some of the young people are part of the Health Tech program, the middle school junior high student council and the honor society of the Tyrone Area High School.
\n\u201cWe look forward to honoring our volunteers,\u201d said Ayers. \u201cIt will be a special afternoon for all of us here at Epworth Manor.\u201d
\nAnyone who is interested in making a difference in the life of someone by serving as a volunteer at Epworth Manor should contact Ayers at 684-0320, extension 2537, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays, and from a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s no secret that volunteers and their work drive a community. On Saturday, one of the most recognizable service providers in Northern Blair County will honor their volunteers with a Volunteer Appreciation Celebration. \u201cWe at Epworth Manor recognize the importance of our volunteers and their commitment to bring happiness to our residents,\u201d said Robin Stern, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-in-the-tyrone-pennsylvania-area"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46949\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}