Welding Students Donate Their Time and Skill for Pointe Coupee Hospice

 

Left to right- Brad Guerin (CHSPC), Daniel Meche (LHS), Ella Knight- RN with PC Hospice, Jane Jarreau-PC Hospice Volunteer, Blanche Jewell-PC Hospice Volunteer Coordinator, Donald Carney (FRA), Randy Lemoine (FRA), Lee Knight-LTC Jumonville Memorial welding Instructor. Not pictured Luke Hendricks (CHSPC)

 

Pointe Coupee Hospice would like to thank the LTC-Jumonville Memorial welding students and their welding instructor for their generous donation of time and talent for welding several sheppard’s hooks for our hospice volunteer program. The sheppard’s hooks are used by our hospice volunteers to set up bird feeders near the hospice patients windows. LTC-Jumonville Memorial welding instructor, Lee Knight, would like to thank Sammy Ward of JE Merit for sponsoring these area high school welding students.

 
 

For more information about the Pointe Coupee Hospice Volunteer Program call us at (225) 638-5717 or email us.

 
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Welding Students Donate Their Time and Skill for Pointe Coupee Hospice
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