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Volunteer Opportunities

We are eager to have you join us.  Let’s discuss your skills and interests to help match you with available volunteer opportunities with sisters on the Saint Mary’s campus. Here are some examples of how you may choose to volunteer:

Sister Valeria Walker and volunteer Brendan McHugh

Sister Valeria Walker and volunteer Brendan McHugh celebrate Mardi Gras.

  • Visit with the sisters one-on-one;
  • Read to the sisters with diminishing sight;
  • Write cards and letters for sisters to their family and friends;
  • Roll around the activity cart;
  • Decorate and serve at special events;
  • Escort sisters to and from programs;
  • Roll around the juice cart;
  • Lead specialty workshops in your area of expertise;
  • Take sisters in wheelchairs for a “walk”;
  • Help in the sisters’ library;
  • Help answer phones at the reception desk;
  • Decorate rooms and hallways for the holidays;
  • Share your animal for pet therapy;
  • Play a musical instrument for the sisters;
  • Lead a game of trivia questions;
  • Play and organize games;
  • Play cards with the sisters;
  • Help with cooking projects;
  • Share your artistic talents;
  • Help on bus trips and outings; or
  • Something else?

E-mail Lee Ann Moore or call her at (574) 284-5678 to set up a time to talk about the kind of volunteer opportunity in which you would like to participate.