Every day at the Duncan Abbeyfield House is a "day of caring."
Staff, volunteers, board members past and present, and local community groups contribute in generous ways to Abbeyfield. These are the people we call Friends of Abbeyfield.
This home is filled with enthusiastic and caring people dedicated to its residents. Staff members Kelly, Melinda, Barb, Lorraine, Marian, Julia and Shelly and the volunteers, Julie and Lois, all treat the residents with dignity and enjoy their time together whether it is just sitting down to talk about their day or while making meals.
There are many volunteers and local community groups who have also made significant contributions by keeping the building and yard safe and beautiful.
In particular, this past year, the local Rotarians have performed work projects to improve Abbeyfield grounds. The Duncan Lions Club gave donations to perform major bathroom renovations.
We have the ongoing contributions of neighbour Mac Conway, who keeps watch on the yard, mowing the lawns when needed, as well as other contributions here and there.
The Vancouver Island University's carpentry programs have also donated their time, under the tutelage of our board member, Jim Cooper, to construct our new pantry room for the storage of kitchen supplies and goods. We also had many volunteers donating assorted items and working at our garage sale day in June which raised money for Abbeyfield.
All board members are very hands-on at Abbeyfield.
Jim Cooper and Dave Conway have performed routine maintenance on the home and have organized work crews for major tasks. Board members and volunteers will assemble to paint a room after a resident has vacated. Board members have contributed their time by personally giving tours of Abbeyfield to potential senior residents. President Kathy Skovgaard attends many meetings and advocates for Abbeyfield, which requires a tremendous amount of time. Past board member, Linda Moir, acted as treasurer for Abbeyfield and shopped weekly for years. Moir continues to shop weekly for groceries for Abbeyfield as a volunteer and Friend of Abbeyfield.
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