Our volunteers help to provide assistance in many areas. We value the volunteers we have and encourage others to participate.
A brief intake form is available to determine your area of interest. If you find that you are still searching for something more specific, we can meet with you individually to design a volunteer activity that is just right for you.
If you have questions about volunteering, please contact Amy Wedel at (620) 327-3414 or amyw@svilla.org. Thank you!
Driver
Transport residents to appointments via personal vehicle or Schowalter Villa van
or bus. Valid driver’s license and good driving record required. CDL required for
bus drivers. Mileage reimbursement for use of personal vehicle.
Buffet Dining Assistants
Assist residents through the buffet line in the Harvest & Meadowlark Dining
Rooms by carrying trays, getting drinks, and helping residents find seating.
Volunteers needed for breakfast, lunch, and supper, Monday-Sunday.
Volunteer Visitors
Provide one-on-one interactions with residents, either on your own or with a
friend or family member. Visitors can read, write letters, visit the library or
Wellness Center, walk around Dyck Arboretum of the Plains or enjoy a cup of
cappuccino or ice cream at the Ice Cream Shoppe on our Main Street. Visits may
range from 5-30 minutes or longer depending on the resident’s and volunteer’s
time. Days and times can be flexible to meet any schedule.
Ice Cream Shoppe
Serve ice cream and cappuccino to residents, staff and family members at the Ice
Cream Shoppe on our Main Street. Mondays – Fridays between the hours of
2:00pm-4:00pm.
CARL (Computer Activities enRiching Lives) Assistants
An exciting new opportunity where volunteers will be using the new computer system, It’s Never Too Late. You would be trained on how to utilize the system and assist residents with programs. You would be a “coach” helping residents send emails to family members, travel the world, go for a drive, play solitaire, too many choices to name. The times can be flexible to meet most schedules.
Hesston Intergenerational Child Development Center, Inc.
Opportunities are available to volunteer at the childcare center as a teacher aide in various classrooms, rock babies, assist with arts and crafts, read, and numerous other activities.
“We have more energy and we're not tired. We work out for about 90 minutes five days a week. We do the treadmill, exercise, swim, jump in the hot tub, shower and go home. And we feel like a million bucks.”
Grace Brunner
Resident