Concord Regional VNA is seeking hospice volunteers especially massage and reiki volunteers, and veteran volunteers to offer support to hospice patients. The next eight-week training session starts on Feb. 7 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Concord Regional VNA Hospice House, 240 Pleasant St. in Concord. Hospice volunteers assist with: Offering caregiver respite; reading to hospice patients; holding a hand and lending a listening ear; running errands for hospice patients; cooking meals at Hospice House; providing pet therapy, music therapy, and therapeutic arts; giving Reiki, massage, or therapeutic touch; assisting staff with office work (e.g. filings, mailings); and facilitating grief support groups. In addition, it is looking to continue growing the “We Honor Veterans Program” by adding volunteers who connect with veterans receiving hospice care in their homes, facilities, and at Hospice House. There is a specific need for volunteers and veteran volunteers who can visit patients living in Boscawen, Franklin, Henniker, Hillsborough, Tilton, and Weare. Veteran volunteers can be veterans, military family members, or someone interested in assisting veterans at end of life. Please call 224-4093 or (800) 924-8620, ext. 2826, or email lisa.challender@crvna.org by Jan. 22 to learn more about volunteer opportunities.
The nonfiction book group reads Tell Me More by Kelly Corrigan on Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. The Friday Fiction book group meets on Jan. 17 at 10:30 a.m. The wildlife scientist Delia Owens has found her voice in Where the Crawdads Sing, a painfully beautiful first novel that is at once a murder mystery, a coming-of-age narrative and a celebration of nature. Belmont Senior Center book group tackles Miracle Creek by Angie Kim on Jan. 21 at 10:30 a.m. Preschool-age storytime features stories, movement, music, and crafts to encourage early literacy skills on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Pizza and a movie on Jan. 24 at noon. The Friends of the Library will meet Jan. 6 at 1 p.m. Feel like going out of town? The library has passes to N.H. State Parks and the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center. Contact the library for details at 267-8331 or belmontpubliclibrary.org.