MHCO Volunteer opportunities for Summer-Fall 2022
Mennonite Memorial Home, Willow Ridge, Hilty Home and Maple Crest
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio offers the following volunteer opportunities for Summer-Fall 2022. If you are interested in participating, contact Chris Moser at [email protected] or call 419-358-1015, extension 263.
At Mennonite Memorial Home
Medical Transport drivers: (Licensed driver to take residents to Bluffton, Lima, Findlay doctors’ appointments)
Volunteer drivers help take residents to appointments during the week using the MHCO handicap accessible van or 15 -passenger bus. (Help on the days you are available.)
Inside activities:
Play games with residents on 3rd. floor
Nail care salon weekly at 10:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m.
Visit and sit with elders inside (or outside weather permitting in Sycamore garden, patio, etc.)
Lead Worship Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m.
Help fold laundry (around 9:00 a.m.)
Pass out water (around 9:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.)
Outside work:
Weeding in Sycamore Garden memory care area and outside of resident living spaces.
At Willow Ridge
Inside activities:
Read, reminisce and sit with elders
Outdoor chats with residents
Nail care salon weekly at 10:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m.
Play piano or other instrument for elders
Outside work:
Help with Spring clean-up and landscaping activities
Fill bird feeders weekly
At Hilty Home
Inside activities:
Lead Bible study (Tuesday and/or Thursday at 10:30 a.m.)
Help take elders to appointments for internal clinics and haircuts
Play piano and or other instrument for elders
Outside work:
Help with cleaning & landscaping activities
At Maple Crest
Inside activities:
Lead games and discussions with residents (Bingo and other)
Bible Study Leader: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month in person at 3:00 p.m.:
Lead worship one Sunday a month (open to flexible schedule)
Outside work:
Help with cleaning (repair/clean chairs and other items) & landscaping support
Support with indoor/outdoor resident events and activities (shopping and other)
Stories Posted This Week
Thursday, November 12, 2026
- Bluffton Middle School Honor Roll for 1st Quarter, 2026-2027
- Bluffton alumni to discuss lives and vocations in ministry
- Letter: Honoring 20 years of land preservation in West Central Ohio
- Prairie restoration research program on Nov. 20
- Bluffton Lions to hear presentation on humanitarian and disaster relief
- Separate the wheat from the chaff: Multi-ingredient botanicals for cholesterol
- Bluffton Council recap: $5,000 donated for Blaze lights installation
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
- Beavers sports roundup, November 2-8
- Veterans invited to Bluffton American Legion programs on Veterans Day
- James Raymond Harrod, Jr., 64, was a PGA professional
- Nathan Ulrey, 46, served in the Navy Seabees
- Letter: Thank you, Coach Richards
- Big Brothers Big Sisters launches 2026 year-end giving campaign
- Socktober drive collected 659 pairs for local distribution
- Jeanne Previte, 80, owned and operated Jeanne's Kitchen
- Bluffton Elementary Honor Roll for 1st Quarter 2026-2027
- Lego scarecrow earns GROB top honors from voters
- Former Blufftonite is lieutenant governor-elect of South Carolina
- University to stage costume drama that mixes emotion, humor and contemporary references
- Bluffton High School Honor Roll for 1st quarter of 2026-2027
- Nov. 13 chamber program on Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
Monday, November 9, 2026
- Healing and life beyond incarceration explored at Forum
- Nov. 12 opportunity to learn Mahjong
- Door hanger craft class at Pandora library, November 17
- BPL after school movie, November 16
- Hailey's Wellness and Massage provide chair massages at Senior Center
- Bluffton area Women in Business Meeting November 19