My name is Dorothy.  I grew up in South Africa, leaving the country at the age of 19 for my adventure. I ended up in London, England.  During this time, I met an Aussie; we married and moved to Australia where we bought a dairy farm. We raised 4 children and eventually moved to Chilliwack [...]

Hi – my name is Vicki.  My friend died at Cascade and the family received support from a caring Hospice volunteer.  After the trauma of the death, I felt like I too, could volunteer at Cascade.  I took the training and have been there for 10 years.  A place that allows a loved one to [...]

My name is Vi.  I have been a Chilliwack Hospice Society volunteer since 2002. My mother was in Hospice in Calgary and I wanted to understand her path, so I began to volunteer.  At first, just in the office and the Quiet room in the hospital, then as my knowledge expanded, so did the fields [...]

Hi, my name is Debra.  My first volunteering with Chilliwack Hospice Society was through my work at Scotiabank. Naturally, they got me to come and count money for big events!  I think many of us has been touched by a personal experience through Cascade Centre, leaving a lasting memory of the kindness and care provided. [...]

Hi, my name is Susan.  I joined the Thrifty Boutique in 2010.  I had shopped many times there and found the place to be inviting and friendly.  As I was new to this area and had been volunteering all my life, I felt that this store would be a good fit for me. Funny that [...]

My name is Martha.  I have been involved as a Hospice volunteer since 2013 after spending my life in a chosen profession of nursing for 51 years.  My mother instilled in me the need and reward of “caring volunteering”.  Death in a large family situation was not foreign to me and we were not sheltered [...]

Hi, my name is Terri and I volunteer at the Thrifty Boutique.  I started volunteering in November 2019.  I chose to volunteer for the Chilliwack Hospice Society because I had a niece in the hospice, and I wanted to give back. I am retired but my husband is still working.  Volunteering at the store gets [...]

Hello, my name is Marja.  My family (husband and our 3 children) emigrated to Canada from the Netherlands in 1988.  Shortly after arriving we welcomed our fourth child; life in Canada has been good to us.  With four kids and our own agriculture business, it was always a busy and exciting time for us.  Now [...]

Hi, my name is Sandy.  I started volunteering at the Thrifty Boutique in 2015.  I chose to volunteer and support the Hospice Society as I had family members in hospice as well as being a breast cancer survivor myself.  Volunteering at the store is the best!  I love the comradery of the other volunteers – [...]

Hi, my name is Darlene.  As I approached retirement, it was obvious that I would need to find something purposeful to fill at least a few hours.  In 2008, I took early retirement from the Calgary Board of Education and moved to Chilliwack.  A year later, I began working with the Chilliwack School District, retiring [...]