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July 9, 2007
Good Shepherd Seeking Gift Shop Volunteers

Allentown—The Volunteer Department of Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network is recruiting volunteers for the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital gift shop.

The gift shop is located in the main lobby on the first floor of the hospital, which is at 850 S. Fifth Street in Allentown. Convenient parking is available in the parking deck across from the hospital.

Gift shop volunteers will interact with Good Shepherd’s patients, staff, volunteers and visitors. Volunteers will assist customers, sell merchandise and stock shelves. The gift shop hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Shifts can be arranged according to each volunteer’s availability.

Volunteers must have the ability to understand, remember, and follow verbal and/or written instructions. They also must be able to differentiate between currency types and make change, be customer friendly and be dependable. Training will be provided.

For more information or to volunteer, contact JoAnn Frey, volunteer coordinator, at 610-776-3125 or jfrey@gsrh.org.

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network, based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a nationally recognized rehabilitation leader, offering a continuum of care for people with physical and cognitive disabilities and specializing in assistive and rehabilitation technology. More than 35,000 people come to Good Shepherd each year for specialized programs in stroke, orthopedics, brain injury, spinal cord injury, pediatrics, amputation and more. Good Shepherd provides rehabilitation services in 7 eastern Pennsylvania counties. Good Shepherd operates 14 outpatient sites, 4 inpatient sites, a long-term acute care hospital, 2 long-term care homes for people with severe disabilities, an independent living facility, a Work Services division that provides employment training and job placement and a lifestyle products store called Rehability. Good Shepherd was founded in 1908 when The Rev. John and Estella Raker invited a disabled orphan named Viola into their Allentown, Pennsylvania, home. Good Shepherd is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. For more information, visit www.goodshepherdrehab.org.