Rocmaura Nursing Home Foundation

What services does your organization provide?
Some of our major fundraising projects include:

• Auxiliary Annual Christmas Bazaar
• First Saturday of November.

• To raise monies to increase the quality of care for the residents in the areas of subsidized hair care, education, bingo prizes, etc.
• Gala Dinner Auction

• Alzheimer Unit - Completion of Trinity Court which has 24 beds
• New Wheelchair Van - 18-passenger capacity
• Air conditioning installed
• Resident Lounge renovations
• Palliative Care Suite constructed

Do you have any age requirements?
Control and management of the Foundation is vested in its volunteer Board of Directors, persons with fund raising experience who serve up to 2 three-year terms.

WE NEED YOU - all ages welcome
Volunteers enrich the quality of life at Rocmaura by sharing their time with our residents.
The role of the volunteer is to enrich the services provided to our residents.
To meet this goal Volunteer Services have defined it's objectives as follows:
To enhance the activities of our staff, thereby increasing the effectiveness of Rocmaura's Mission Statement.
Come and join our volunteer team. For more information please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Pam Clark, at (506)643-7064

Do you require language proficiency other than in English?
NB is a bilingual province,so that is always an asset to be able to speak both official languages

What time commitment(s) are you expecting from a volunteer?
Control and management of the Foundation is vested in its volunteer Board of Directors, persons with fund raising experience who serve up to 2 three-year terms.
The board of directors meets for it's AGM in June. No Foundation Board Meetings are held in the months of July, August, September and December. The board meetings are usually held at 3 pm monthly in Jan Feb Mar Apr May June.

Are there any other requirements for being a volunteer?
No

Are there any specific skills and experience required?
Fundraising, Sales, Marketing, Organizational skills, networking skills, being closely linked in the community. If you are a doer, that is an asset. Having Computer skills, being able to use email, word, excel is helpful.

What type of volunteer positions are typically available?
We have committees that you can help with, we need volunteers to assist at our Gala and other events.

A Fundraising Coordinator does the work for the Foundation Board and the Foundation office. Rocmaura Inc. Board has stress that a Foundation office is required to generate additional funds for the needs of the Home that the Government does not eagerly supply in enhancing the quality of life for our residents and as well to assist the staff. For example additional lifts, electric beds, geriatric chairs, to name only a few.

I am honoured to have been given the opportunity to accept this challenge and I am here today to inform you that fundraising events as well as long term initiatives to increase revenue will be implemented with the support of the Board members.

Volunteers play a crucial role for the success of the Foundation. From what I have seen the last few years I have been here, Rocmaura is very blessed to have such an awesome Auxiliary group as yourselves and other dedicated long service volunteers. On behalf of the Foundation Chair, the Board members and myself many thanks for all that you do for Rocmaura. You are all to be commended and blessed for your efforts and generosity. Sally Cummings/Coordinator

Is there any training provided for volunteers?
We have an orientation package.

What are the typical volunteer activities occurring at your organization?
Our successes include the raising of:

• $84,650 for the purchase of a new wheelchair van in 2003
• $40,000 for the air conditioning project in 2004 & 2005
• $20,000 for the purchase of various Resident medical equipment in 2004
• $27,700 for the upgrade of the Resident main lounge in 2006
• $62,000 for the Palliative Care Suite in 2007
• $225,662 for Phase I of the Resident Wardrobe Project in 2010

How will a person benefit from volunteering with Rocmaura Nursing Home Foundation?
You learn about teamwork, you meet new people, you help the aging helpless have a better life

Do you accept high school students?
We always need help with administrative responsibilities - there is a large amount of filing in the office, mailouts, letter writing, bank deposits. Marketing expertise would also be an asset. A self motivated organized individual is required.