Your opportunity to volunteer at MHCO
Interested in putting your volunteer skills to work? Here's a list of volunteer opportunities at Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio. Contact Jessica Strahm, volunteer coordinator at [email protected] or 419-358-1015, extension 248 for more details.
Willow Ridge
Games
Volunteers to play “One on one” games including:
- Uno
- Dominos
- Corn hole
- Bingo
Hilty Home
Nail spa
Volunteer to paint nails on the second Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m.
Bingo Caller Monday afternoons from 2 to 3 p.m.
Need a volunteer who enjoys playing Bingo and has a strong voice. If you would be willing to help for one month at a time, that would be great.
Available dates: February 17, 24, March 9, 16, 23, 30
Music
Looking for volunteers musicians or singers who are willing to come and play or sing with the residents.
Hilty Home Daycare Race track
Looking for a volunteer or group that would be willing to install a cement race track for the kids.
Passing out Water
Help elders and staff by delivering cold water between 2:30 and 3 p.m. daily.
“Our Mobile Meals Daily Bread” Driver
Looking for a volunteer willing to deliver meals in the Pandora area at 11:30 a.m. on Thursdays and Fridays.
Maple Crest
Experienced Exercise instructor
Looking for a volunteer to lead exercise classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 to 11 a.m.
Monday Night Game leader from 7 to 8 p.m.
Come and play your favorite family game. Uno, Skip Bo and more. Join 3-6 elders who enjoy a fun time. Dates available Febuary 17, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Bingo Caller
Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. on March 4, 11, 18, 25
Fridays at 7 p.m. on March 13, 20, 27
Bible Study Leader 4-5 p.m. on Thursdays: March 5, 12, 19, 26
Serve refreshments at St. Patrick’s Day Celebration on Tuesday, March 17 from 2:30 p.m.
Mennonite Memorial Home
Snack Cart
Enjoy passing out evening snacks to elders starting at 7 p.m.
Available dates: February 28, March 20, 21, 28
Passing out water
Help elders and staff by giving cold water to residents daily between 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Worship Leader
• Tuesday evening services starting at 6:30 p.m.
• Sunday morning Sservices starting at 9:30 a.m.
Available dates: March 8, 10, 29, 31, April 14, 19, 28
Worship Service Helpers
Help take the residents to and from the worship services
• Tuesday evening services starting at 6 p.m.
• Sunday morning services starting at 9 a.m.
Available dates: February 9, 16, March 8, 15 and 29
Stories Posted This Week
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Friday, September 11, 2026
- Mennonite Home Communities provide backup phone numbers during outage
- Pirate volleyball wins in four vs. Elmwood
- Howard Thornsberry worked in the produce industry
- Pirate girls soccer silenced by Bath
- Pirate boys soccer nipped by Liberty-Benton
- September 11 Bluffton High School athletics lineup, streaming
- Sept. 12 Open Doors offers sneak peek at future Bluffton museum space
- Innovation Forum challenges leaders to think deeper about AI
- Invitation to Sept 15 Bluffton Lions program with Dr. William H. Kose
- Deer archery hunting begins Sept. 12 in Disease Surveillance Area
Thursday, September 10, 2026
- Women in Business program with Positive Nutrition
- It's time for Fall Storytime at the Bluffton Public Library
- Pirate girls golf win vs. Lima Central Catholic
- Pirate boys golf splits NWC tri
- Bluffton PTO is collecting Community Markets receipts
- Richland Twp. trustees hire mower and Zoning Inspector
- Schumacher Homestead plans a farm full of Fall Fest activities
- Hindsight is 20/20: Recent reports for RSV, flu, and COVID-19
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Darrell Lee Diller, 92, managed a farming business
- Bluffton alumni will discuss pathways to chaplaincy
- Beaverdam cleanup day is Sept. 12
- Pirate boys golf 3rd at NWC quad
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Arlington
- Pirate girls soccer blanks Crestview
- Pirate boys soccer tie vs. Kalida
- Letter: The future of American agriculture
- Maple Grove Cemetery records now online
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Bluffton Historical meets Sept. 9 at the 1899 Depot
- Jerry L. Blosser worked for DTR Industries
- Bluffton Schools cancelled on September 8, cleanup for biodigester malfunction underway
- July 2026 Bluffton Police Dept. activity report
- Hillville Rd. closure on Sept. 8-9
- Lions and friends will count pathway users in September
- Bluffton Ohio Historical Society takes part in Ohio Open Doors, Sept. 12