Whether you are a family caregiver for a terminally ill loved one, a hospice volunteer or a hospice volunteer coordinator/manager, you will enjoy reading our premier issue of Hospice Volunteer News. The newsletter is receiving rave reviews from across the country.

The newsletter, which is published exclusively for Hospice Volunteer Association members (see information below about becoming a member), features:
_ Volunteer Interviews - each quarter a volunteer or family caregiver is selected to be interviewed about their path to becoming a volunteer and their experience in caring for the dying and their families.
_ VC Perspectives - each quarter a guest volunteer coordinator provides perspectives on various aspects of managing volunteers as well as providing useful tips to aid volunteers in their work.
_ Hospice in the News - a special feature that provides volunteers and family caregivers with access to news articles from around the world that relate to caregiving and death and dying.
_ HVA Calendar - the calendar lists dates for upcoming events such as workshops, seminars and retreats that may be of interest to HVA members.

The newsletter is now online on the HEAL Project website at:

http://www.healproject.org/HVANewsletter/Vol1No1.htm

This online version is best for navigating through the document and viewing the entire content of the newsletter.

There’s also a PDF version online for printing at:

http://www.healproject.org/HVANewsletter/HospiceVolunteerNews_Summer2005.pdf

Note that the PDF version does not provide access to information external to the newsletter that is accessed via links within the document. For example, all of the Hospice in the News items have links to the full articles. To access such information, please go online to the link above.

We welcome your feedback on this new publication from the Hospice Volunteer Association.
We encourage you to become a member of the Hospice Volunteer Association. Your support as a member will help HVA grow so that we may offer future issues of this great newsletter and to offer conferences, workshops and seminars that will help volunteers to provide better care for the dying.
Download the HVA Membership form at:

http://www.healproject.org/membershipForm.pdf
SPECIAL OFFER FOR HOSPICES: Group rates are available for your volunteers. Welcome your new volunteers to your organization by offering them a complimentary HVA membership upon completion of their training!! Contact us by e-mail or at (866) 489-HEAL (4325) for more information on rates.

Sincerely yours,

Greg Schneider
Founding Director
HEAL Project
Office: (866) 489-HEAL (4325) Toll-free
www.healproject.org