Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), the largest provider of in-home and community-based services for older adults and people living with disabilities in Southeastern Massachusetts, honored their volunteers with a special luncheon at Indian Pond Country Club in Kingston, recently.
OCES is a Certifying Organization of the National President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) that honors outstanding volunteers and recognizes the impact they make. Armindo Rocha, OCES’ Volunteer Programs Manager, and Cidalia America, OCES’ Volunteer Coordinator, hosted the event and presented special awards to 15 volunteers.
OCES bestowed the PVSA Lifetime Achievement Award, for those who volunteer 4,000+ hours over a lifetime, to James Kinkade of Pembroke and Michael Hession of Middleboro.
The PVSA Annual Gold Award, for those with 500+ volunteer hours for the year, was presented to Adrienne Barros of the Plymouth Center for Active Living.
“We recognize and thank all of our generous volunteers for their tremendous dedication to helping others and our communities,” said Alisa DeLage, Chief Programs Officer of OCES.
With the help of more than 550 Nutrition Program volunteers, OCES serves 2,600 meals every weekday as part of its Meals on Wheels Program. Money Management Program (MMP) volunteers assist older adults and individuals with disabilities with bill paying, reconciling bank statements, balancing checkbooks, and in special cases, negotiating debt with creditors. Volunteers also serve on the OCES Board of Directors, MMP and RSVP-PC Community Advisory councils, and contribute with many other important efforts.
To learn more about volunteer opportunities, visit https://ocesma.org/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities.