On a sunny, Friday afternoon, 40 young kids gathered to hop on big, yellow school buses headed for a weekend filled with incredible adventures and new friends at Camp Good Grief! Hosted by HopeWest Kids, this camp offers a special place where children in grades 3...
Ginger has been a resident of Mesa Manor in Grand Junction, Colorado for several years after losing her husband in 2005 and her only child, a son, in 2008. One winter’s day in 2022, Melanie Wiseman, a HopeWest Volunteer, arrived at the nursing home for a visit. As a...
Nine local teens provide outstanding volunteer service to the Plateau Valley community. The teens have volunteered with HopeWest in many different areas including support with the Spring Swing fundraising event, administrative tasks, and community outreach such as...
Karen Barrix, a local volunteer, is sewing memory bears for people who have lost loved ones. The stuffed animals, usually sewn from a shirt or other clothing item from the person who has passed away, are meant to provide comfort and companionship during a difficult...
In the News—this story was published in the Rio Blanco County Herald Times. We consider volunteers to be the “heart” of our organization for one simple reason: every day, in ways both great and small, volunteer support allows HopeWest to continue our mission of...
Linda Lloyd, a volunteer with HopeWest, has been making birthday deliveries to hospice and palliative care patients in Delta for more than 14 years. “I delight in delivering birthday surprises to our patients,” says Lloyd. “I started doing this after my parents...
The Charmed group is a volunteer group that hand-creates incredible things to support our mission. They have made aprons out of donated button up shirts, throw pillows, fidget mats, and countless other things sold in our Heirlooms stores. The group recently created...
Shannon started playing the harp nearly three years ago. It’s a soothing instrument, and music can speak where words cannot. She began her volunteering journey with HopeWest in January of 2022. Though she hasn’t volunteered for long, she has made strong connections in...
Our passionate community of volunteers often go above and beyond for our patients. Just like HopeWest Delta County volunteer, Dave Armlovich. Since early 2019, Dave has been providing companionship and respite to many of our HopeWest patients. Recently, he was...
Volunteering Changes the World — One Creative Project at a Time In 2002, after the death of his partner, Montrose volunteer Ron knew that he wanted to get involved. “Hospice helped us so much and what they did for my partner and me – well, let’s just say it’s an honor...
