multiply your investment in tidewell with financial gift
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Multiply your investment in Tidewell with financial giftAs a Tidewell volunteer, you’re a philanthropist! You give your time, talents and treasures to better our community and bring care, comfort and peace to the patients and families Tidewell serves and to our community at large.
Tidewell depends on the support of the community to ensure additional programs that benefit the community can continue to grow and serve our patients and their families. This includes $2 million in charity care for patients who are financially unable to pay for services, more than $1 million in grief support, both for hospice families and the community at large, including Blue Butterfly, and
more than $400,000 in Complementary Services like art, massage and pet therapy, many in which you as volunteers play a vital part!
During our 40th anniversary, you have the opportunity to make a financial investment in Tidewell.
By giving a gift to Tidewell this year, you help provide the services that allow us to go above and beyond. These are services we often couldn’t offer without volunteers like you! With philanthropic gifts, more families can experience the care and dignity that hospice care provides, more people can experience hope and healing with grief support services, and more veterans can be honored during their time in our care. Together, we are all community philanthropists!
You can also give by making a gift securely online at www.tidewell.org or mailing your gift to 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238.
If you would like more information on the initiatives you’re supporting, or have any questions, contact Philanthropy Officer Kaitlyn Kramer at [email protected] or 941-552-7519.
Tidewell Hospice - Newsletter for Volunteers
March 2020
Joan and John Marsh are volunteers who live in Venice. Through planned giving,
the Marshes have committed to support Tidewell Hospice programs and services in
south Sarasota County.
BULLETIN BOARDEVENTS AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIESTidewell volunteers are welcome to attend events at any site. Meetings are held in administrative offices unless noted otherwise. Please feel free to attend any event or supportive gathering that appeals to you. Contact the local volunteer coordinator for details. Thank you!
MAR2020
March 611:30 a.m. – Potluck Lunch at Port Charlotte Office. Program at noon. Dr. Karen Ray, medical director at the Port Charlotte Hospice House, will discuss what you need to know about hospice care. RSVP to Nancy Vollmer at [email protected].
March 92:30–4 p.m. – Book Club at Port Charlotte Office. Contact Nancy Vollmer for details at [email protected].
March 109 a.m.-noon – Competency Fair at Englewood Office. Stop by to complete your annual requirements, including joint visits and TB assessments. Appointments available every 15 minutes. RSVP to Pam Maren at [email protected].
11 a.m.-noon – Volunteer Café at Southgate Office. This a great way to share experiences, get advice and meet new people. Please RSVP to Marion Stenz at [email protected].
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. – Lunch & Learn at Arcadia Office. Bring your own lunch. Volunteer Michelle Kemps will introduce us to Wrigley, one of Tidewell’s robotic PARO seals that can reduce stress for dementia patients. RSPV to Nancy Vollmer at [email protected].
March 161-2:30 p.m. – Inservice at Ellenton Office. Come learn what the power of Reiki is all about. Our Reiki coordinator will present as well as some of our Reiki volunteers to discuss their experiences. Please RSVP to Jessica Simmons at [email protected].
1-4 p.m. – Competency Fair at Port Charlotte Office. Stop by to complete your annual requirements, including joint visits and TB assessments. No appointment necessary. RSVP to Nancy Vollmer at [email protected].
March 2011:30 a.m.-1 p.m. – Lunch & Learn at Southgate Office. Potluck at 11:30 a.m., presentation at noon. Join us as Barbara Miller MSW, LCSW, Senior Coordinator of Social Work shares “The Role of the Social Worker.” Please RSVP to Marion Stenz at [email protected].
Noon-2 p.m. – Lunch & Learn at Venice Office. “Spiritual Mysteries at the Edge of Life,” presented by Juliette Jones, Chaplain. This workshop will examine extraordinary experiences near the end of life or during times of stress or crisis. Bring a dish to share. Beverages will be provided. RSVP by calling 941-441-2003 or emailing [email protected].
Noon-2 p.m. – Lunch & Learn at Englewood Office. “Learn Deep Relaxation” with Karen Kordisch, retired Registered Yoga Teacher. You have nothing to lose – except that tension! Bring your delish dish to pass for potluck lunch and RSVP to Pam Maren at [email protected].
Administration Sarasota-Rand5955 Rand Blvd.Sarasota, FL 34238941-552-7500
Arcadia917 North Arcadia Ave.Arcadia, FL 34266863-231-3300
Bradenton3355 26th St. W.Bradenton, FL 34205941-782-4900
Ellenton4151 37th St. E.Palmetto, FL 34221941-845-3000
Englewood12034 North Access Road Port Charlotte, FL 33981941-548-2300
Lakewood Ranch6310 Capital DriveLakewood Ranch, FL 34202941-552-5900
Port Charlotte1144 Veronica St.Port Charlotte, FL 33952941-979-4300
Sarasota-Southgate3550 S. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34239941-487-3100
Venice220 Wexford Blvd.Venice, FL 34293941-441-2000
Locations
Caring Touch classes availableThe goal of Caring Touch is to nurture and calm the patient with slow touch, extremely light holds and circular strokes using Tranquility Lotion. Caring Touch can be done by volunteers who have been trained by a certified instructor. Classes are ongoing in various locations; please contact Shirley Perdisatt at 941-552-5914 or [email protected] if you’re interested.
Our volunteers provide hundreds of hours of service at our eight hospice houses throughout the Tidewell service area. Our hospice houses vary slightly in size, patient capacity and volunteer roles. Some houses have only one volunteer per shift while some larger houses have multiple volunteers on each shift. Here are a few safety reminders for hospice house volunteers:
• It is important that you wear your name badge at all times while volunteering. The badge should be visible in an easily seen location at or above the waist. The identification badge identifies you as a volunteer of Tidewell to all co-workers, volunteers and visitors. It also serves as an integral part of Tidewell’s security plan, allowing colleagues and volunteers to access areas that are not available to the public. Your identification badge should never be given out to anyone else. In the event that your badge is lost, please notify your volunteer coordinator.
• In the event of imminent danger, heated confrontation or a general feeling of being unsafe, remove yourself from the situation and notify the hospice house staff or authorities as appropriate, as well as your coordinator when it is safe to do so. Always report unsafe or potentially unsafe conditions, accidents and injuries to your coordinator.
• Colleagues and volunteers are personally responsible for signing in and out of Tidewell Hospice buildings. In the event of an emergency, sign-in sheets will be used to ascertain who is in the building.
• Volunteers assigned to hospice house doors should be informed by nursing colleagues of any known threats or potential conflicts with anticipated visitors and how to handle it.
We appreciate your support!Thank you, volunteers, for being the engine that powers Treasures Thrift Shop Benefiting Tidewell
Hospice. We invite all volunteers to stop by Treasures at 523 U.S. 41 Bypass, Venice, and discover
a bargain while supporting the Tidewell mission.
Keep safety top of mind when volunteering at a hospice house
Tidewell volunteers break 1K milestone in January
Volunteer Services is proud to report that, for the first time in Tidewell history, more than 1,000 individuals volunteered for the department within the same month! In January 2020, 1,002 individuals reported activity. This breaks the previous record of 880 individuals! This group of amazing individuals contributed more than 11,500 hours of service in January alone. Pictured, from left, is Tidewell’s volunteer engagement team of Pam Maren, Linda Anderson, Marion Stenz, Jessica Simmons, Gloria Overholt, Tonja Brooks, Sue Forbes, Tami Caruso, Linda Pierce, Stacy Groff and Maria Paliotta! Missing from the photo are Nancy Vollmer and Shirley Perdisatt.
941-882-4467
VP of Specialized Services:Stacy [email protected]
Volunteer Services North Manager:Lakewood RanchMaria [email protected]
Onboarding Specialist:Sue [email protected]
Coordinator:Gloria [email protected]
Complementary Services:Shirley [email protected]
Bradenton:Linda [email protected]
Ellenton: Jessica Simmons941-845-3002 [email protected]
Englewood:Pamela [email protected]
Port Charlotte/DeSoto County:Nancy Vollmer941-979-4304 or [email protected]
Tonja [email protected]
Sarasota/Southgate:Marion [email protected]
Tami [email protected]
Venice:Linda [email protected]
CONTACT INFORMATION
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Reiki classes announcedThe healing art of Reiki provides positive energy and a calming effect on our patients. Reiki volunteers are trained for this role in Reiki I and Reiki II classes:
• Reiki I class: From 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturday, March 7, and Sunday, March 8, at the Rand Office. One hour for lunch. The cost is $80 total for the two-day class.
• Reiki II Class: From 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 4, and Sunday, April 5 at the Rand Office. One hour for lunch.
• Reiki III Class: From 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22, at the Rand Office. One hour for lunch.
Reiki Review classes are for volunteers who have already completed the corresponding level of Reiki training during a weekend session at the Rand Office and are $20.
• Level III Review: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 28.
• Reiki III Review class: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 28.
We are also holding Reiki Shares each month in various locations for all who are interested. Reiki Shares are for volunteers who have completed at least one Reiki class with Tidewell. The Reiki volunteers get together and provide Reiki treatments, talk about their experiences with patients and also have a chance to ask questions of volunteer who have been providing Reiki to our patients for years. It is very well received so please contact Shirley if you would like to join the group.
• 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, March 31 at Lakewood Ranch Office.
Tami Caruso promoted to South Manager of Volunteer Services
We would like congratulate Tami Caruso on her promotion to South Manager of Volunteer Services covering Venice, Englewood, Port Charlotte and Arcadia. Tami joined the Tidewell team in August 2019 as the Volunteer Coordinator at Southgate. Since that time, she quickly acclimated to her role at Tidewell and became a valued member of team.
Tami has thoroughly enjoyed being a part of Volunteer Services Department and is excited for this opportunity. “I am proud to be a part of the Tidewell team. Tidewell offers wonderful services for our patients, staff and the community. As the company continues to grow, they like to help their employees grow as well. I look forward expanding my role with the volunteer services department.
Help Tidewell hit a home run by promoting our many services at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ annual Senior Health Expo Day on Thursday, March 12, at LECOM Park in Bradenton. And enjoy the 1:05 p.m. game against the Toronto Blue Jays! Single seat ticket prices start at $18 and includes entry to the expo.
Tidewell Volunteer Services will host a table with Tidewell Community Relations Representative Mollie Thomas and Volunteer Onboarding Specialist Sue Forbes. Gates open at 10:30 a.m.
Promote Tidewell at Pirates’ Senior Health Expo Day
Please contact Shirley Perdisatt in Complementary Services at 941-552-5914 or [email protected] with any questions and all RSVPs for Expressive Arts inservices including all Reiki, Caring Touch and Fidget Mat workshops.
RSVP for Expressive Arts inservices