FriendshipWorks http://www.fw4elders.org Providing volunteer companionship and support to elders and adults with disabilities since 1984 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:58:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Polar Bear Plunge 2012 http://www.fw4elders.org/polar-bear-plunge-2012/ http://www.fw4elders.org/polar-bear-plunge-2012/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:27:11 +0000 administrator http://www.fw4elders.org/2011/12/06/1045/ Read more »
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About FriendshipWorks

We have 28 years of experience matching volunteers with elders and adults with disabilities. Our goal is to reduce social isolation and replace it with the warmth of a caring friend. We make one-on-one friendly visiting matches, provide medical escorts, and bring  pet companions to nursing homes.

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Our PetPals program was featured on Groupon Boston and Worcester September 13, 2011- September 16, 2011.

We raised $1390 to support our efforts to bring our PetPal human-animal teams to local long term care facilities.

Thank you to all who supported this campaign!!

Your support will help us continue to bringing pets- dogs, cats, even birds- to elders and adults with disabilities. PetPals bring smiles, laughter, and start conversations that helps reinvigorate an entire facility!

To learn more about our PetPals program, please visit our PetPals page.

]]> http://www.fw4elders.org/petpals-on-groupon/feed/ 0 Recap: Wine, Cheese and Chocolate: An Evening with Friends http://www.fw4elders.org/recap-wine-cheese-and-chocolate-an-evening-with-friends/ http://www.fw4elders.org/recap-wine-cheese-and-chocolate-an-evening-with-friends/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:28:53 +0000 administrator http://www.fw4elders.org/?p=983 Read more »
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]]> On June 9, 2011 friends and supporters of FriendshipWorks came together at Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers for an evening of  wine tasting, cheese, gourmet chocolates and silent auctions. In addition, the 2011 David Libby Award was presented to Susan Tresch Fienberg.

The David Libby Award in Service to Older People is given annually to honor an extraordinary volunteer who exemplifies selflessness, passion and concern for elders.

FriendshipWorks was delighted to present this award to Susan Tresch Fienberg. For over 25 years,  she has given the gift of herself to decrease isolation and to enrich the lives of older persons and adults with disabilities.

Photos by: Brittany Fecteau Photography

Terry Goldzier (left), Jeff Waller (center), and Lois Waller, Director of Volunteer Programs (right)

Dave Kutz, Grant Writing AmeriCorps*VISTA (left), Ellen Kirchheimer, PetPals Program Director (center), and Marta Stephens FriendshipWorks Volunteer (right)

Susan Tresch Fienberg, David Libby Award Recipient (left) and Janet Seckel-Cerrotti, FriendshipWorks Executive Director (right)

Cathy Fabrizi, President FriendshipWorks Board of Directors

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Wine Cheese and Chocolate with FriendshipWorks

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Mobility Skills Training

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Scared For Good

A Halloween Benefit Concert at Old South Church

When: Saturday, October 30th, 7:30 pm

Where: Old South Church, Copley Square, Boston

Become a sponsor for this event!

What puts the fright into Halloween more than eerie music on a pipe organ? Come to a spine-chilling presentation of all your favorite ghoulish tunes performed by candlelight in the gothic splendor of Old South Church. Your host will be none other than The Phantom himself (Minister of Music Harry Lyn Huff) who will shock you with fleshcrawling renditions of The Phantom of the Opera and the ever-popular Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, plus the theme songs from The Exorcist, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Halloween, Psycho, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, culminating in The Ride of the Valkyries. Free admission. Children of all ages are welcome. Costumes optional.

An offering will be received to benefit the following organizations:

  • FriendshipWorks offers an array of programs aimed at reducing isolation and providing friendly support and assistance to elderly and disabled adults.
  • Habitat for Humanity Haiti builds simple low-cost homes by forming partnerships with low-income families in need of decent and affordable housing.
  • Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts trains volunteers who provide free, confidential and individualized tutoring to adults in basic literacy and English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).
  • Women’s Lunch Place provides a safe, comfortable daytime shelter, nutritious food, and services for women who are homeless or poor.
  • YMCA Training, Inc. provides access to employment that offers family-supporting wages and benefits to unemployed and underemployed adults.

You can make a contribution to any of these organizations at the Old South Church Website.

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