MHCO Volunteer opportunities
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio offers the following volunteer opportunities. Those interested may contact Chris Moser at [email protected], 419-358-1015 extension 263.
At Mennonite Memorial Home
Medical Transport drivers (Licensed driver to take residents to Bluffton, Pandora, Lima and Findlay doctor appointments):
- Volunteer drivers help take residents to appointments during the week using the MHCO handicap accessible van or 15 -passenger bus. (Help on the days you are available.)
Inside activities:
- Play games with residents on 3rd floor
- Nail care salon weekly at 10:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m.
- Read, reminisce and sit with elders
- Lead Worship Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m.
- Help fold laundry (around 9:00 a.m.)
- Pass out water (around 9:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.)
- Help with some touch up painting
At Willow Ridge
Inside activities:
- Read, reminisce and sit with elders
- Nail care salon weekly at 10:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m.
- Play piano or other instrument for elders
At Maple Crest
Inside activities:
- Lead games and discussions with residents (Bingo and other)
- Read, reminisce and sit with elders
- Bible Study Leader: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month in person at 3:00 p.m.
- Lead worship one day a month (open to flexible schedule)
Outside activities at all campuses
- Help clear out a fence at Maple Crest
- Fill bird feeders weekly at Willow Ridge
- Help with spring cleaning/landscaping
Stories Posted This Week
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Saturday, February 22, 2025
- Pirate Bowlus competes in state backstroke consolation finals
- James Arden Emmert was a kidney dialysis technician
- Pirate bowlers 13th at districts
- Pirate boys basketball win sectional vs. Wayne Trace
- Pirate Bowlus advances to OHSAA swim final, Downey swims in prelims
- Flu-related death of teen reported in Allen County
- Bluffton University public events for March 2025
- Weekend Doctor: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- January 2025 EMS by the numbers
- Lions Club inducts five new members, announces LEO Club charter night
Friday, February 21, 2025
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Bluffton Beavers sports roundup, Feb. 12-18
- Special meeting of Bluffton School Board includes land purchase
- Pirates Grandey, Donaldson and Sommers earn district hoop honors
- BAMA donates $700 in tissues to Bluffton Schools
- Village of Bluffton snow safety reminders
- Chamber update: Board representatives and 2025 Chocolate Walk
- Let it Go: Helping control viral infections
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- George N. Stultz was a business administrator
- Joyce Carolyn LaRue was a homemaker and seamstress
- Ticket information for section wrestling on February 22
- Tickets and livestream information for February 21 sectional boys basketball
- Bluffton businesses spotlighted at February chamber breakfast
- Tickets now on sale for March 21 Music Boosters Chicken BBQ
- Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference March 11-12
- Bluffton Forum speaker to focus on UF History