Donate and Volunteer

Just Friends receives generous donations from local foundations, churches, and service groups, as well as contributions and memorials from individuals and families in the community. The East-West Tea in partnership with the local Japanese Community in honor of "Respect for Elders Day" each September also raises funds that keep adult day services accessible to all who can benefit from it. Other community supporters donate "wish list" items such as those listed below.

To donate items or make financial contributions to Just Friends, contact Christina Rajanayakam at (812)372-6415

Wish List

• Bingo prizes
• Styrofoam cups
• Paper plates and plastic ware
• Paper towels
• Inkpads and rubber stamps for scrapbooking or card making
• Happy Birthday Napkins
• Plastic shoe boxes for storage
• Colorful legal &/or letter sized copy paper
• 45 Black & 41 Tri color printer cartridges for HP printer
• 1710399-002 standard toner cartridge for Minolta QMS printer
• Gift certificates to Office Max
• 16 oz. plastic cups
• Card stock borders for display board
• Solid colored wrapping paper
• Mini blinds
• HP cartridges 41 color/45 black
• Adult scissors
• Individual scrapbooks
• Sandpaper
• Karaoke music
• Light colored copy paper
• Individually wrapped sugar-free candy
• Splenda
• Photo albums
• Diabetic supplies
• Ascensia Microlet lancets #6546P Box of 100
• Ascensia Contour Strips #7090B Box of 100

Volunteer Opportunities

Serving our community makes ones own life better through the satisfaction of giving back, not to mention the benefits from being with other people, staying active, and above all having a sense of the value of ourselves in society. To volunteer at Just Friends and help in any of the following areas, contact Christina Rajanayakam at (812) 372-6415

• Writing thank-you notes
• Help maintain our garden
• To interact one-on-one with clients
• Do "show and share" of personal hobbies and crafts
• Bulletin board decoration once a month
• Beautician to fix hair, make-up and do nails for participants
• Pet Therapy (must be trained/certified)
• Share music collections, especially from WWII generation
• Volunteers from diverse backgrounds to provide cultural diversity presentations
• Journaling or videotaping participant stories
• Transport participants to or from Just Friends
• Foreign language practice opportunities
• Physical exercise buddies to help with therapeutic exercises
• Volunteer-drivers to pick up and drop back participants of our program who cannot drive themselves and have no other means of getting to Just Friends
• Volunteers to interact with participants who need the one-on-one attention (may involve walking with someone, reading to someone, doing a puzzle or playing checkers with a participant or just reminiscing with our older participants)