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Be a volunteer driver:
Rides are needed for medical appointments, ongoing treatments such as
dialysis or radiation, and to go to the dentist, eye doctor, grocery store,
post office and to do other errands. Rides are also needed for social
outings, volunteering, to get to the food pantry, to go to the library or
to take a pet to the vet.
Some volunteers help a neighbor as they go to or from work. Volunteers
sometimes are required to escort the person in to the appointment; please
let us know if you cannot do this.
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Currently drivers
are needed in the following communities:
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Blue Hill
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Deer Isle/Stonington
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Ellsworth
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Franklin
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Hancock
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Lamoine
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Otis/Mariaville
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Sorrento
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Sullivan
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Surry
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Trenton
We also currently need an occasional driver in the Green
Lake area for rides to Bangor and Brewer and in the Steuben area for
rides to Ellsworth.
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Be a friendly visitor: stop and a visit a lonely
neighbor once or twice a week. These visits can be brief (30 minutes to one
hour) and should be made on a regular basis. Simple reporting is required
by the volunteer and the volunteer must have completed the Visitor Training
or an equivalent.
Run errands or pick up
prescriptions:
These volunteers pick up needed items for the home bound.
Grocery shopping: This may entail transporting the
person to the store and helping them get their groceries if they are
physically unable to do so alone. Others only require the ride to and from
and some help carrying groceries.
Telephone Reassurance: Volunteers call the homebound on
a regular basis to check on well-being and to chat. They may be asked to
call every day at a certain time or to call occasionally. Simple reporting
is required.
Handyman: We sometimes have requests for
help with simple home repairs such as fixing cupboards or a step, replacing
worn carpet, winterizations such a insulating windows, or changing light
bulbs. We have also helped with ramp installations.
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