Guest Blog - NewAldaya Lifescapes

By Jeanne Mentel, CTRS

NewAldaya Lifescapes utilizes volunteers in many different areas. Volunteers are the hearts and helping hands to bring our mission forward to our residents and community. We are “Christian Caring, Enhancing the lives of others in a Commitment of Individualized Care in a Home empowered by God’s Love”.

Volunteers are companions, working one on one with residents to go outside, keep up with correspondence, and build relationships! Volunteers provide customer service by delivering the mail, working as a clerk in our general store, and assisting in activities and events serving our residents! Lastly, volunteers engage our senior community with the Cedar Valley through Friday night live events, community events, and Christian Caring outreach. Our committee churches actively bring volunteers weekly into onto our campus to connect spiritually with residents and families.

For our events we are looking for ongoing host and hostess volunteers to smile, greet the community, and help connect individuals. I hear constantly from volunteers the greatest rewards are seeing the smiles on the faces of so many, watching live musical performances, working behind the scenes, and the flexibility of our volunteer scheduling. Our main street General Store is ran primarily by volunteers with 600 items in our inventory. We could not run this much needed resident resource without the help of great volunteers!

Whether an individual, a group such as a family, small group, college club, work volunteer group, we have opportunities to fit everyone’s needs and fun too! Don’t miss your chance to help with our annual 5K Run, Walk Roll, on Saturday, August 23^rd from 7:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Cheer on our residents and participants and make friends too!

Call (319) 272-2087, email information@vccv.org, or visit www.vccv.org to get involved at New Aldaya.