Teen Volunteers Create Gifts for Samaritan Patients and Families
Posted: February 2, 2012 Filed under: Inspiration, Volunteering | Tags: art, crafts, hospice, Love, Samaritan Hospice, teens, Valentine's Day, volunteering 1 Comment »Creating Cherished Moments with Gifts of Love
Traditionally, Valentine’s Day is a day on which lovers express their affection for each other by presenting flowers, chocolates and cards. But, love can extend to many different kinds of relationships and have various meanings. According to Thesaurus.com, synonyms for love include: like, regard, respect, sentiment, delight, tenderness and cherish.
SamariTeens, our teen volunteer group, gathered together to create frames, Valentine’s day treats and birthday-in-a-box care packages for our hospice patients and their families. They cut and glued construction paper with delight to create cards rich with sentiment. They assembled each birthday memento with tenderness and gathered valentine goodies our patients are sure to like. We respect these awesome teens for taking their own time to help spread love across South Jersey.
Spread love everywhere you go.
Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.
- Mother Theresa
Stockton College student making Valentines for Samaritan patients and families.
Stockton College students creating and crafting Valentine wishes.
Finished Valentine Treat Bags made by a Samaritan teen volunteer from Sewell, NJ
Williamstown High School Class of 2015 Senate Members made 30 frames for Samaritan
Lenape High School National Honor Society generously donated many “Birthdays in a Box” for us to share with our patients and families to help them celebrate their birthdays
Volunteering and giving back to your community is a fantastic way to spread love and kindness. In fact, not only will volunteering help others it also has many health benefits! You feel a sense of achievement, learn new skills, meet many diverse people, build self-esteem and confidence and improve your health. Volunteer today. You will help Samaritan patients and families embrace each moment as you explore the feeling of giving back. Together, you will find delight, moments to cherish, plenty of tenderness and an overwhelming sense of love.
If you would like to volunteer for Samaritan, please contact Sally Cezo at 856-552-3235 or Sally.Cezo@SamaritanHealthcareNJ.org.
Dear Samaritan,
What beautiful and thoughtful things the teens at Samaritan do, and they are so creative. As a parent, it makes me proud. Teens, keep up the good work.
Sincerely,
Leola,
Samaritan Volunteer