1 00:00:01,539 --> 00:00:03,829 I began volunteering at the Fisher 2 00:00:03,839 --> 00:00:07,219 House in September of 2011 . After 3 00:00:07,230 --> 00:00:10,020 retiring from teaching , when I first 4 00:00:10,029 --> 00:00:12,029 started , I was asked , what do you 5 00:00:12,029 --> 00:00:14,050 like to do ? And I said , I like to 6 00:00:14,060 --> 00:00:17,979 bake . And so the gal , that was the 7 00:00:17,989 --> 00:00:19,989 volunteer coordinator said we don't 8 00:00:19,989 --> 00:00:22,211 have anybody who bakes . Would you like 9 00:00:22,211 --> 00:00:24,590 to be the baker ? So a friend and I 10 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,767 decided that we would do this together 11 00:00:26,767 --> 00:00:28,767 and we would bake fresh cookies and 12 00:00:28,767 --> 00:00:30,767 muffins they would come through and 13 00:00:30,767 --> 00:00:32,822 they would say , what , what are you 14 00:00:32,822 --> 00:00:34,989 baking today ? Ok . And we would ask , 15 00:00:35,069 --> 00:00:37,546 we would say , do you have a cookie 16 00:00:37,555 --> 00:00:40,395 that you like ? Now we take requests 17 00:00:40,405 --> 00:00:43,285 and one resident , it was the blueberry 18 00:00:43,296 --> 00:00:45,407 cookies , you know . And so when they 19 00:00:45,407 --> 00:00:47,796 were finally getting to leave after 20 00:00:47,805 --> 00:00:50,236 quite an extensive stay , that was 21 00:00:50,245 --> 00:00:52,467 blueberry cookie day . So he could take 22 00:00:52,467 --> 00:00:55,645 the cookies with him . What we do is we 23 00:00:55,655 --> 00:00:58,346 just do whatever needs to be done . We 24 00:00:58,355 --> 00:01:00,902 decorate the houses . I don't make the 25 00:01:00,911 --> 00:01:03,022 decorations because I'm bad at that . 26 00:01:03,022 --> 00:01:05,133 If there are Children , we try to put 27 00:01:05,133 --> 00:01:07,722 things out for the Children to do some 28 00:01:07,732 --> 00:01:11,461 toys , we try to help them feel at home . 29 00:01:11,561 --> 00:01:13,505 You make amazing friendships . You 30 00:01:13,505 --> 00:01:16,361 watch Children being born , you watch 31 00:01:16,552 --> 00:01:19,122 young couples getting married that met 32 00:01:19,132 --> 00:01:22,211 at the Fisher House . You make lifelong 33 00:01:22,222 --> 00:01:25,391 friends that even when they are healthy 34 00:01:25,402 --> 00:01:29,309 enough to go home , they remain your 35 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,208 friends and you stay in contact . 36 00:01:31,208 --> 00:01:33,263 Facebook is the best thing that ever 37 00:01:33,263 --> 00:01:34,263 happened to us . 38 00:01:38,699 --> 00:01:40,980 If you're looking for a fabulous place 39 00:01:40,989 --> 00:01:43,580 to volunteer one that will warm your 40 00:01:43,589 --> 00:01:45,790 heart and the residents who come to 41 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:47,967 stay with us in their time of need and 42 00:01:47,967 --> 00:01:50,150 give us a call because we always need 43 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:52,949 more volunteers . I hope you'll join us .