American Heart Association
PO Box 474123
North 7th Street, Suite 110
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone: 970-241-4577
Fax: 970-241-4637
E-Mail: pmoyle@heart.org
Contact: Perry Moyle or Stephanie Burgess
Organization's Purpose: The American Heart Association is dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke through scientific research and educational programs. Cardiovascular diseases account for 42% of all deaths, greater than the next 7 causes of death combined. The American Heart Association is committed to reducing death and disability due to cardiovascular diseases by 25% by the year 2008.
Volunteer opportunities include participation in the Early Bird Heart Walk-on Thanksgiving morning, helping in schools with Jump Rope for Heart, staffing health fairs, and clerical assistance in the regional office.
Volunteers Opportunities:
Thanksgiving Early Bird Heart Walk: Be a Team Captain and organize a group of walkers to raise funds to finance scientific research. The Walk starts on Sat 9 AM from Dos Hombres in the Redlands, and follows the Colorado River Trail. Registration includes a Heart Walk shirt.
Festival of Wine and Theater: Join us at St. Kathryn Cellars on September 16, 2000. Highlights include fine wines, select hors d'oeuvres, limousine services, and live music and dancing. Assist in ticket sales or participation the organizing committee.
Health Fairs & Speaker's Bureau: Take a turn at our table, or speak before organizations about a wide variety of heart health subjects. Topics range from exercise to diet to diseases of the cardiovascular system. A brief training course readies the volunteer.
Jump Rope For Heart: Assist physical education teachers in teaching heart-healthy lifestyle to elementary school-age children. It's as easy as 1, 2, 3...Get enough exercise, eat the right foods, and stay tobacco free! Be an Advocate: Join our network of grass rooters who support heart-healthy legislation. Stop the erosion of physical education programs in our schools, and fight for no smoking initiatives in public places. Ensure that Grand Junction gets its fair share of tobacco settlement funds to finance smoking cessation and prevention programs.
American Red Cross Western Colorado Chapter
506 Gunnison Ave
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone: 970-242-4851
Toll Free: 888-545-7800
Organization's Purpose: The American Red Cross is part of the International Red Cross Movement. More than 250 million paid and volunteer staff are involved in Red Cross programs in every country in the world. The basic principles of the Red Cross are:
Montrose Memorial Hospital Volunteer Program
800 S. 3rd St.
Montrose, CO 81401
Phone: 970-240-7341
Fax: 970-252-2525
E-Mail: ESTHER@mmh.hbocvan.com
Organization's Purpose: To provide professional volunteer assistance to all areas and services of the hospital as requested to meet the healthcare service of that department.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Information Desk: Direct visitors and patients to various departments in hospital. Deliver flowers to patients.
Gift Shop: Sales and cash register
Arts and Crafts Volunteers: Make crafts for sale in the gift shop
Courtesy Care: Provide snacks and drinks for patients
Surgery: Assist in directing patients and family; assist with clerical duties and some patient contact.
Clerical: Business Office, Purchasing, Accounting, Administration, Respiratory, Human Resources, Rehab, Lab, Radiology.
Maintenance: Misc. Duties
Chaplaincy Program: Provide emotional support and pastoral care to patients and their familes.
Health Fair: Help with paperwork and running blood draws.
Easter Seals Colorado - Western Area Office
516-B Fruitvale Court
Grand Junction, CO 81504
Phone: 970-523-7173
Fax: 970-523-7168
Organization's Purpose: The mission of Easter Seals Colorado is to partner with people with disabilities and their families to create solutions to help change and improve their lives so they can live with equality, dignity and independence. Our services are available to people of any age with any kind of disability.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Computer Donation Program: Need people with some level of computer literacy.
Recreation Program: Ranging from Winter Adaptive Ski Program, to summer river rafting and camping trips for people with disabilities.
Office Administration: Computer data entry, bulk mailing of monthly newsletter, filing, etc. These positions vary from long term to short term. We can be flexible to accommodate the availability of the volunteer.
Marillac Clinic
2333 N. 6th St.
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone: 970-244-1986
Contact: Linda Taylor
Organization's Purpose: We are a health care facility providing medical, dental, optical, counseling, and pharmaceutical services to low-income, uninsured residents of Mesa County. We also have recently started accepting Medicaid recipients in our dental clinic.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Medical Screener: Assist medical staff with taking vital signs (blood pressure, height, weight, respiration, etc.) and patient flow in and out of exam rooms. Training provided. Medical background preferred. Commitment consists of a standing weekly time of 4 hours/week.
Receptionist: Assist front desk with patient check-in, scheduling, registration, telephone calls and medical records. Commitment consists of a standing weekly time of 4 hours/week.
Data Entry: Assist administration with input of daily patient sheets and word processing. Flexible schedule as needed. Computer experience required.
Medically Indigent Pharmaceutical Program Clerk: Process pharmaceutical applications for free medications for patients. Mature applicants only. Extensive training required. Commitment consists of a standing weekly time of 4 hours/week.
File Clerk: Assist with medical and/or dental records management. Filing, filling records requests, locating records for upcoming appointments, etc. Flexible schedule, will train.
Retired medical professionals are encouraged to call with specific interests and questions.
St. Mary's Hospital
2635 N 7th
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone: 970-244-2012
Fax: 970-244-2891
jeanie.morris@stmarygj.com
St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center serves as a premier regional medical center recognized for its collaborative approach to improving health, providing compassionate care, pursuing excellence and respect for life. Our mission is to, in the spirit of the Sisters of Charity, reveal God's healing love by improving the health of the individuals and communities we serve, especially those who are poor or vulnerable.
Volunteer Opportunities: St. Mary's volunteers extend the services offered by the hospital's professional staff and add a touch of warmth, friendliness and support to the mission, vision, and values of the hospital. Our patients, families, visitors and over 60 different departments benefit from volunteer assistance. Positions include clerical, customer service, and patient assistance. Flexible schedules with evening and weekend hours are available for working adults and students who are at least 14 years of age.
Center for Independence
1600 Ute Ave, Suite 100
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone: 970-241-0315
Fax: 970-245-3341
Organization's Purpose: To positively effect attitudes and opportunities within the community through direct services, training, advocacy, and community education, to encourage people with significant disabilities to live independently.
Volunteer Opportunities: We have a wide variety of volunteer positions. Reading, transportation or outings that can make them feel a part of life; also computer assistance, assistance with recreational outings and just lending a hand.
Community Hospital
2021 North 12th Street
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone: 970-256-6260
Contact: Janet Lacy
Volunteer Director Organization's Purpose: Community Hospital's mission is to improve the Health and Quality of Life of the Individuals and Communities We Serve.
Volunteer Opportunities: We have opportunities for volunteers at the hospital in many departments. Hours are Monday through Friday with just 4 hours per week commitment. Shifts range from 8-12 or 12-4.
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Customer Relations Service
2121 North Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81051
Phone: 970-244-1336
Fax: 970-248-5594
E-Mail: Baugh@med.va.gov
Contact: Kris Baugh
Organization's Purpose: The Mission of the volunteer program, under Customer Relations Service, is to provide supplemental support through volunteerism by recruiting, orienting and assigning volunteers with other facility services.
Volunteer Opportunities: The volunteer force at the Medical Center is approximately 230 volunteers strong, with contributing hours of over 42,500 a year. Potential volunteers have an array of assignments from which to choose. Utilizing services express their interest in obtaining a volunteer to supplement and assist their staffing needs.
Volunteers are interviewed and placed in areas such as: Escort, Library, Recreation Therapy, Wards 5 and Transitional Care Unit, Vitals, Canteen, Pharmacy, and Medical Records. Every attempt is made to address the personal request of the individual to ensure that their volunteer assignment is self-fulfilling and gratifying.
Gray Gourmet
551 Chipeta
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone: (970) 243-9844
Contact: Paula Anderson, Program Coordinator
EMail: paula.anderson@stmarygj.org
Organization's Purpose: To promote the independence, health and well being of the elderly in Mesa County through quality nutrition services. Services include noon meals served at dining locations at which seniors gather and noon meals delivered to homebound elderly.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Volunteers needed to deliver noon meals to homebound seniors two hours per week.
Volunteers needed to help serve meals at senior meal sites.
Hospice of the Uncompahgre Valley
Delta County Hospice Project
PO Box 1804
Montrose, CO 81402
Phone: 970-240-7734
Contact: Pati Thompson
Organization's Purpose: Hospice exists to provide expert medical and support services, specifically designed to enhance the quality of life of patients, families, and others facing life-threatening illness, and to support the bereaved during their experience of grief.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Direct Care Volunteers: Special friends to patients and families.
Office Volunteers: Provide staff, family and patient support.
Bereavement Volunteers: Provide support to anyone experiencing grief.
Special Project/Event Volunteers: Provide support in areas such as fund raising, public relations, speakers bureau, special events.
Special Service Volunteers: Offer special talent, skills, interests.
Mesa Developmental Services
950 Grand Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone: 970-243-3702
Fax: 970-243-7751
Contact: Jill Fowler
Organization's Purpose: MDS serves individuals with developmental disabilities in Mesa County. MDS offers several opportunities for volunteers. People with developmental disabilities enjoy a variety of community activities and opportunities to learn.
Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers may act as peer companions, recreational assistants, reading tutors, program/training assistants and volunteer advisors for a self-advocacy club. Volunteers are also utilized in clerical and office operations.
Volunteers may find permanent employment at MDS after establishing an interest and expertise in the area of developmental disabilities. Most find the warmth and appreciation of those with whom they work to be very gratifying.
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