Your opportunity to volunteer at MHCO
Volunteering could be painting nails or playing games. There's a wide range of ways you can volunteer at Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio. See list below and contact Jessica Strahm, volunteer coordinator at [email protected] or 419-358-1015, extension 248 for more details.
Willow Ridge
Nail Spa
Volunteer to paint nails one day a week in the Frieda House
Games
Volunteers to play “One on one” games including:
- Uno
- Dominos
- Corn hole
- Bingo
Hilty Home
Bingo Caller Monday afternoon 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. Dates available: Nov. 18, 22, Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23, or 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.
Maple Crest
Experienced Exercise instructor
Looking for a volunteer to lead exercise classes on Tuesday and Thursday 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: Dec. 16, 23, 30
Bible Study Leader 4-5 p.m.
Dec. 26
Mennonite Memorial Home
Snack Cart
Enjoy passing out evening snacks to elders starting at 7 p.m.
Available Dates: Dec. 14, 21, 24, 28, 31
Passing out Water
Help elders and staff by giving cold water to residents daily between 2:30 to
3:30 p.m.
Worship Leader
Lead the worship service
- Tuesday evening services starting at 6:30 p.m.
- Sunday morning Sservices starting at 9:30 a.m.
Available Dates: Dec. 3
Worship Service Helpers
Help take the residents to and from the worship services
- Tuesday evening services starting at 6 p.m. (Available date: Dec. 10)
- Sunday morning services starting at 9 p.m. (Available dates: Nov 17, Dec. 8, 15, and 29)
Stories Posted This Week
Thursday, October 15, 2026
- DeWine announces $200M Rural Health Transformation program award
- Herb program with Marge Lafollette, Oct. 15
- Prairie seeding activity at Bluffton University, October 24
- Food for thought: Choline for the brain
- Results for 5K on October 2, Bluffton University Homecoming event
- 15 minutes with Sherry Miller, senior center activities coordinator
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 14
- CANCELLED Main St. closure on October 15
- Frederick Clyde Warren founded True-2-Form Plastics
- October 15 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Pirate boys soccer beats Wapak in regular season finale
- Pirate girls soccer defeats Liberty Center
- Mennonite pastor to explore ‘good news’ in creation
- Bluffton University earns recognition in U.S. News & World Report rankings
- Obituary for Deborah "Debbie" Welch, 74
- Spirits and exorcism presentation during University Spiritual Life Week Forum
- Dodging bullets: Bluffton oral history 90+ years after Dillinger robbery
- Nora Matthews named BHS Student of the Month for September 2026
- ICAPP analysis on charter status and local autonomy
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 13
- Bluffton area Women in Business meeting October 15
- Leo club glasses collection
- Night at the (Swiss Historical) Museum, October 24
- Woodcarving ornament workshop at Swiss Heritage Center
- Barefoot nature walks at the Nature Preserve
- Pirate volleyball seeded 4th
- Beavers sports roundup, October 6-11
- Bluffton leaf pickup scheduled for last week of October
- Pirate boys soccer shuts out Bellefontaine
- Watch an after school movie at the Bluffton Public Library
- Dunlap awarded OSBA humanitarian award