Friendly Connections to Host Volunteer Open House on January 31
Friendly Connections, Family Centers education and outreach program for adults over the age of 50, will hold an open house for anyone interested in volunteering with the program in 2011. The event will be held at Family Centers' 20 Bridge Street offices in Greenwich.
Prospective volunteers will meet with Friendly Connections Manager Rebecca Lippel and learn about the various ways they can help the program and impact the lives of area seniors. Volunteer opportunities include facilitating informational and entertaining teleconference groups, making check-in calls to local seniors, visiting older adults unable to leave their home and administrative work.
Open House sessions will be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Registration is required, and no walk-ins will be accepted. For more information or to register, contact Rebecca Lippel at 203-661-8841.
Friendly Connections offers comprehensive support and wellness services to seniors living in Fairfield County. Its Friendly Callers component connects isolated seniors with community volunteers, who make weekly phone calls and provide much-needed support and companionship. Meanwhile, the Friendly Visitors program matches homebound seniors with a volunteer, who visits their home on a weekly basis. Friendly Visitors is operated in partnership with the Greenwich Department of Social Services. To register for these services, call 203-661-8841 (Greenwich), 203-656-1128 (Darien), 203-966-2912 (New Canaan) or 203-323-3792 (Stamford). All Friendly Connections programs are offered free of charge.
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