Garrell was diagnosed with aphasia after having a stroke in Oct. 2018. He’s been working with Providence Care Hospital to help get his voice back.

In March, VOCEC teamed up with The Goodway to help sort through the hundreds of donations the thrift store gets every month.

The RPN has been with the long-term care home for 44 years, but she started working with the elderly when she was only 5.

In the past year, close to 800 volunteers donated 40,000 hours of their time to Providence Care’s hospital, long-term care home and community programs.

For the last 10 years, volunteer Bob Boles has been serving up jokes with morning coffees to Providence Manor residents.