There are many ways you can get involved with VNA, especially as March and spring break are approaching! VNA Meals on Wheels is a great way to spend a lunch break any weekday. Sign up for a route when your kids are out of school! Sign up any weekday at volunteer.vnatexas.org or join us for a #SaveLunch Day of Caring delivery event on Wednesday, March 27th at 10 am at the VNA Haggerty Kitchen.  You can email Yakia.Mckinnie@vnatexas.org to learn more.

You can also volunteer with your work, faith-based, or community group! Volunteering as a group is a great way to build camaraderie and trust, and VNA can accommodate groups of any size. For every route delivered by a volunteer, VNA saves enough to feed another senior for an entire week! Come on out and make a difference!! Visit volunteer.vnatexas.org to sign up for a route.

Event Co-Chair Kelby Hagar, Aaron Franklin, Event Co-Chair Shandalynn Hagar

Individual tickets for indoor and outdoor seating for lunch and dinner are now available for the Visiting Nurse Association’s 14th Annual Celebrity Chef event on Thursday, April 4th,

featuring legendary Pit Boss Aaron Franklin!

Here’s what you’ll experience:

• Learn BBQ secrets from Master Pit Boss Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbecue as he demonstrates the art of grilling.
• Have a personal chat with Aaron as he visits you and your guests tableside.
• Enjoy slow-cooked pulled pork, Texas brisket, two varieties of sausage, delicious turkey, and all the sides, of course!
• Have your BBQ questions answered during a Q & A with Aaron.
• Take home a signed copy of Franklin Smoke: Wood, Fire, Food.

For tickets and information, visit www.vnatexas.org/celebritychef

Also, your investment goes even further with 100% of the money raised benefitting VNA’s Meals on Wheels and adult and pediatric Hospice programs.

In a small, spotless home in far Southeast Dallas, Visiting Nurse Association Hospice Nurse, Onita White, visits 106-year-old Marzell.  Ms. Marzell, eating a banana and drinking milk from a straw, is relaxed and comfortable with Onita. She smiles often and quietly giggles as Onita performs her assessment. Ms. Marzells’ daughter, Ethel, is grateful for the care given to her mom by the VNA team. Onita says Marzell is one of the most joyful patients she has and looks forward to seeing her on her regular visits. 

The compassion and care our Hospice team provides comes from the heart.  Learn more about the hospice experience by clicking here.

I remain in awe of the incredible dedication of our team at the Visiting Nurse Association. Each team member contributes so very much to the mission of this organization and the longer the tenure, the more depth and breadth of knowledge and experience. This experience—provided through many employees—is part of what has made VNA a trusted provider of clinical and social service care in North Texas for 90 years. I’d like to highlight two team members who are retiring and have been with us for more than four decades: Tom Ricciardelli and Rev. Paul Ramler.

Having joined our organization in 1980, Tom has managed legal affairs for the Visiting Nurse Association for 44 years. As general counsel, Tom has had a hand in human resources, legal, marketing, clinical operations, accessibility, and more. His dedication to legal and compliance has enabled the Visiting Nurse Association to safely and effectively deliver top-notch care to our patients and families. Tom also unofficially serves as the VNA historian and can accurately recall events, people, and places throughout our 90-year history.

Paul has served as a VNA Chaplain for nearly 40 years. His impact on the lives of patients, families, staff, and our community has been powerful. In the 1980s, Paul co-authored the training manual, Life After Loss with a VNA social worker, for the Dallas American Cancer Society which was used for decades. He trained countless chaplains and other new staff at VNA and has been a role model to hundreds of employees over the years serving as an expert communicator and listener.

Tom and Paul, thank you for your incredible dedication to our mission and our community. You will be missed.  I am so very proud of the team of compassionate professionals we have here at VNA.  If you or someone you know would be a good fit for our team, please check out our careers page at www.vnatexas.org/careers. 

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Established in 1934, the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas (VNA) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that helps people age with dignity and independence at home. VNA offers Meals on Wheels in Dallas County, and VNA adult and pediatric Hospice Care, and Supportive Palliative Care in Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Henderson, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Rockwall, Tarrant, Van Zandt and Wise Counties.

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