Two Calgary facilities geared toward helping others are looking to fill a number of volunteer positions.
The new Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre is seeking volunteers to help patients find their way in the new facility.
“We are looking at covering, minimum, three entrances that are brand new to patients and family,” said Jayco Teng, volunteer coordinator at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre.
“We are hoping to have at least one volunteer at the entrance to cover and support with escorting.”
In total, they are looking for approximately 230 wayfinder volunteers to cover the new facility, which is seven times the footprint of the Tom Baker Cancer Centre building.
Lorne Miller is now in remission for his soft tissue sarcoma and comes to the Tom Baker Cancer Centre four times a year. He remembers his first time coming in for treatment in May 2021.
“You don’t know where you’re going, you don’t know what you’re doing. Your …