Get Ready for National Volunteer Week!
Mar 01, 2005
Food For Thought

Announcing 5 new programs from Cheryl Boldt!
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Click these links for program descriptions:

Pressure Ulcers -- Practice makes perfect prevention

http://www.clintmaun.com/affiliates/cboldtServices.shtml#presUlce


Avoiding the Seven Deadly Sins of Nursing Burnout

http://www.clintmaun.com/affiliates/cboldtServices.shtml#avoid7


Delegate for Team Based Motivation & Results: "How not to do the job everyone thinks you should be doing"

http://www.clintmaun.com/affiliates/cboldtServices.shtml#dtbmr


The Director of Nursing as a "Business Partner" -- Creating Passionate Ownership of Today's Business Success

http://www.clintmaun.com/affiliates/cbBusiness.shtml


Interactive Memory Support Seminar -- He Said/She Said: Viewpoints on Care Options for the Memory Impaired

http://www.clintmaun.com/affiliates/heSaidsheSaid.shtml


To learn more about Cheryl Boldt, click here:
http://www.clintmaun.com/affiliates/cherylBoldt.shtml
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Get Ready for National Volunteer Week!
April 17th through the 23rd
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Volunteers are a critical component of long term care. After all, these individuals often provide the care and companionship that is needed by so many patients. Quite simply, millions of volunteers step forward to make our communities a better place to live.

A 32-year tradition, National Volunteer Week designates a special time to recognize and celebrate the tremendous efforts of volunteers. National Volunteer Week is a time to celebrate the success of these volunteers and spotlight the impact that various individuals, groups, businesses and families have made in their communities.

Volunteers inspire the people they help and they inspire others to serve. Now it is your turn. Below are a variety of ways to recognize volunteers. Use them as examples and then get creative to fit your needs!

Award your volunteer with a small token of thanks. This can include a simple certificate or perhaps a t-shirt, mug, keychain, etc.

Publicly recognize your volunteers. Nominate a "Volunteer of the Month" and post this announcement in your newsletter or on your website. Also, include information as to what the volunteer did to receive this type of recognition.

Honor the first volunteer recruited during National Volunteer Week. Give this volunteer special prizes or recognition.

Create a National Volunteer Week yearbook, which can be displayed in a library, courthouse lobby, or another public office. You can also create a display in your lobby.

Ask local radio and television stations to run a weeklong series that recognizes a different volunteer for each day of National Volunteer Week.

For more information on National Volunteer Week, visit http://www.pointsoflight.org/programs/seasons/nvw/