Category Archives: Volunteerism

The Brown Vest – One Volunteer’s Story

I started to volunteer at the Vermont Children’s Hospital at Fletcher Allen when I was 15 years old.  My mom told me I needed to volunteer or get a summer job.  When I chose to volunteer I asked to be … Continue reading

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Comfort at the End of Life: No One Dies Alone

As at any hospital, patients at Fletcher Allen are sometimes alone at their life’s end:  some outlive family and friends, some are estranged, and others have loving families unable to arrive at their bedside in time to say goodbye. No … Continue reading

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