Maribeth Collins Compassionate Volunteers
Some types of volunteer work require a greater level of acknowledgement because they come straight from the heart and require giving of one's self to reduce the suffering of others. In 2005, the Center began to more formally recognize our courageous volunteers. This recognition was named the Maribeth Collins Compassionate Volunteer Certificate to honor one of the Center's Founders, Maribeth Collins, who personifies the compassion, selflessness, humility and hands on caring that these volunteers demonstrate.
Marribeth Collins Compassionate Volunteers have either served as:
- A simulator in one of our death notification role plays to help teach a young doctor how to speak more compassionately with a family after a loved one's sudden death;
- Made ten quilts for the quilt program;
- Sat at the bedside and hold the hand of someone who is alone and dying as a trained volunteer in our No One Dies Alone program.