Hi:
Attached is a press release announcing our Friendly Connections program’s volunteer Open House. If you can try to make mention of this over the next few weeks, I’d appreciate it.
Best,
Bill Brucker
Communications Director
Family Centers
203-869-4848 (v)
203-869-7764 (f)
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Friendly Connections to Host Volunteer Open House on January 31
Greenwich, Conn. (January 10, 2011) – Friendly Connections, Family Centers educationand outreach program for adults over the age of 50, will hold an open house for anyoneinterested in volunteering with the program in 2011. The event will be held at FamilyCenters’ 40 Arch Street offices in Greenwich.
Prospective volunteers will meet with Friendly Connections Manager Rebecca Lippeland learn about the various ways they can help the program and impact the lives ofarea seniors. Volunteer opportunities include facilitating informational and entertainingteleconference groups, making check-in calls to local seniors, visiting older adults unableto leave their home and administrative work.
Open House sessions will be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Registration is required, and nowalk-ins will be accepted. For more information or to register, contact Rebecca Lippel at203-661-8841 or rlippel@familycenters.org.
Friendly Connections offers comprehensive support and wellness services to seniorsliving in Fairfield County. Its Friendly Callers component connects isolated seniors withcommunity volunteers, who make weekly phone calls and provide much-needed supportand companionship. Meanwhile, the Friendly Visitors program matches homeboundseniors with a volunteer, who visits their home on a weekly basis. Friendly Visitors isoperated in partnership with the Greenwich Department of Social Services. To register forthese 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 offeredfree of charge.
Friendly Connections is a division of Family Centers – a private, nonprofit human serviceorganization offering 30 programs for children, adults and families living in lower FairfieldCounty.
Family Centers is a private, nonprofit organization offering education and human servicesto children, adults and families in Fairfield County. More than 1400 professionals andtrained volunteers work together to provide a wide range of responsive, innovativeprograms. A United Way and Community Fund of Darien partner agency, FamilyCenters is a member of the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies and theAlliance for Children and Families and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation(COA) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).The agency is licensed by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health. Visitwww.familycenters.org for additional information.
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