It Could Have Been Fun By: Aly Halberstadt as told to by Rinus Lamers It was my early years of volunteering that I drove that sweet 91 year old lady once a week. She always had a few items on her agenda and I happily took her where she needed …
Free Dentistry Day Saturday, October 13th 8:00am-12:00pm One free cleaning, filling, or extraction on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis. Services located at: Dental Care of Huntley 12222 Route 47 Huntley, IL 60142 (224) 654-6920
Driving a care receiver outside of office hours (9am-3pm, Monday through Friday)? Make sure you call the VOLUNTEER HOTLINE (844) 653-7286 with any pertinent information about the ride that may affect that care receiver’s other rides. For example, if you pick up a ride and find out the care receiver …
The Pioneer Center has been helping us with our McHenry and Woodstock area birthday flower deliveries for the past three years. These volunteers collect flowers, make them into a bouquet, and deliver them to our care receivers during their birthday month. Partnering with the Pioneer Center benefits not only SCVN’s …
By: Aly Halberstadt as told to by Sandy Portincaso The grandchildren were with me during those summers, the summers I drove Miss Phyllis. On those mornings, I’d follow along to the car as two of my grandkids would scramble into the backseat before I got in myself to pick up …
The Community Foundation for McHenry County has named Senior Care Volunteer Network as a recipient of a $5,000 grant at the Foundation’s Grants Luncheon held August 30, 2018 at the Boulder Ridge Country Club, Lake in the Hills, Illinois. SCVN will use the grant money to make improvements to our medical …
The Fitzpatricks have been with us for just under 4 years and are a couple of the kindest people we have at SCVN. They run the Huntley-based Birthday Flower Program and every month bring sunshine to our seniors through this initiative. With the assistance of Trader Joe’s in Algonquin, they …
Barb has only been with our organization for a couple of months but in that time she has time and time again shown her kind spirit and big heart. From putting together floral bouquets for our care receivers’ birthdays to helping out with planning for Life’s A Journey, Barb is …
Remember to log your volunteer hours! Whether it’s on the office clipboard or by emailing Aly at [email protected], we need to know! Tracking of hours not only helps us keep track of what services have been completed, this data also helps when applying for grants and funding to keep running Senior …
Every year, the First UMC of Crystal Lake participates in a “Day of Caring.” This year, as in years past, they have volunteered for SCVN and completed yard work requests for some of SCVN’s care receivers. We could not be more grateful for their spirit of community, their hard work …
