AMOREM volunteer receives Governor’s Volunteer Service Award

HIGH COUNTRY — AMOREM volunteer, Nannette Clark, has been selected by the North Carolina Commission Volunteerism and Community Service as a recipient of the 2024 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award.

Clark, who has been a volunteer at AMOREM since the summer of 2021, was nominated for her commitment to being a caregiver relief and companionship volunteer.

“Nannette goes above and beyond to serve our patients in the High Country,” said Director of Volunteer Services, Cyndi Akins. “She is extremely dedicated and makes time to be sure the multiple patients she visits feel loved and cared for. What a privilege it is to have Nannette on our volunteer team.”

In her time with AMOREM, Clark has served 12 patients and typically serves more than one patient at a time. She visits patients and their families every week for multiple hours at a time to provide relief and companionship to hospice patients and their families. Clark has formed relationships with patients and their care teams and is always open and available to their needs.

“I have been trying to think of what to say about receiving this honor,” says Clark, “and all that I can think of is the patients that I sit with and how honored I am to have the privilege to be with them and the support that I receive from the AMOREM team. I could not be more blessed for this.”

Clark is physically present with patients and their families, but also emotionally and mentally present with them. She follows the hospice philosophy of meeting people where they are, no matter the difficulty of the situation and without judgment.

“Nannette is always open and available for patient and family needs, eager to help with a smile,” says Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator, Lorie Fidler. “She meets people where they are, no matter the difficulty the situation, without judgment. We are blessed to have her on our team.”

To learn more about volunteer opportunities at your local, nonprofit, hospice, please visit www.amoremsupport.org/volunteer or call (828) 754-0101 to speak with a member of the Volunteer Services team.

AMOREM is hosting an in-person volunteer training at its Boone Campus on July 23 and July 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. AMOREM also provides virtual volunteer training throughout the year. To learn more about these opportunities or to register for in-person training, please contact Cyndi Akins at cakins@amoremsupport.org or call (828) 754-0101.