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A Friendship Forged in a Stressful Move

A Friendship Forged in a Stressful Move

Heart2Heart Volunteer of the Month Florica Rebelo made life less stressful for a senior who was forced to move out of her apartment. When Marilyn's landlord sold the apartment, she was forced to quickly put all of her belongings into a storage unit and bounce around...

Connections through conversations, stories and plants

Connections through conversations, stories and plants

Every week, Sabrina Bortz looked forward to delivering meals to Louis.  After she handed off his weekly meals, the two of them wandered around his immaculate gardens, talking about all his wonderful plants. “It was so nice whenever I did his food delivery,”...

Volunteer Fulfills Her Calling by Giving to Seniors 

Volunteer Fulfills Her Calling by Giving to Seniors 

After Jessica Jean went down to part-time at work in order to spend more time with her two daughters, she realized she had a little too much time on her hands while her children were at school.  She prayed on it. After taking a Women’s League class about how to...

Teen makes “punny” cards to connect with seniors

Teen makes “punny” cards to connect with seniors

A boldly colored block of cheese sits next to a cheese grater, both meticulously colored in Crayola markers. Careful, hand-drawn calligraphy in felt-tipped pen across the homemade card says, “Not to be cheesy, but you’re grate.” Another newly finished card sports...

Volunteer of the Month personalized blankets for seniors

Volunteer of the Month personalized blankets for seniors

After 12-hour shifts at work, Sofia Weiner would spend an hour of her evening sewing names to personalize donated blankets for seniors.  She worked diligently until each senior in four different care centers had their own blanket, personalizing  more than...

Volunteer of the Month Prioritizes Giving Back

Volunteer of the Month Prioritizes Giving Back

Every Saturday morning, Nicole Matthews spends time with two seniors before visiting her own mom at a nursing home. We named her the December Volunteer of the Month because of how she prioritizes helping others, such as going out of her way to help a man named Daniel...

Volunteer of the Month Gina Bell is blessed through serving

Volunteer of the Month Gina Bell is blessed through serving

Our volunteer of the month for November is Gina Bell, who goes above and beyond by spending extra time with seniors when she delivers Food for Hope meals. Gina makes the deliveries with her 12-year-old daughter, Abi, on Saturdays. The experience has been a special...

Volunteer of the Month finds her passion

Volunteer of the Month finds her passion

Cecilia Pardo, our Volunteer of the Month for October, has volunteered with us for a little over a month, but she’s already made a big impact on the lives of seniors in South Florida.  More importantly, she has discovered a fountain of joy in her new work. ...

Volunteers of the Month say goodbye to a friend

Volunteers of the Month say goodbye to a friend

Heart2Heart volunteers Lore Nosenzo and Yanina Rocco have faithfully visited the seniors at Manor Oaks in Fort Lauderdale for the last three years. As we honor them as Volunteers of the Month for July, they can’t stop talking about a friend they recently lost. A...

Volunteer of the Month: Harvey Brisard

Volunteer of the Month: Harvey Brisard

The Volunteer of the Month for June 2022 is Harvey Brisard! Heart2Heart is grateful for Harvey’s willingness to jump in and help when needed.  Remarkably, Harvey didn’t initially expect to become a volunteer with Heart2Heart. His teenage daughter, Maria, was the...