Two Southern Tier facilities providing care for the terminally ill are requesting volunteers.
Southern Tier Hospice and Palliative Care, located in Corning, has begun a knitting and crocheting group. Prayer shawls and lap blankets are made by volunteers and then given to patients. Anybody interested in joining the group (experienced or novice) should contact Nancy Simpson, volunteer coordinator, at 607/962-4100, ext. 33, or nsimpson@sthospice.org.
Alice’s Rest Comfort Home in Avoca is accepting new volunteers as well as patients. For more details, call Jean Crawford or Sue Dominic at 607/566-3420, e-mail alicesrestfoundation@yahoo.comor visit www.alicesrestfoundation.org.
