{"id":59,"date":"2020-12-12T20:19:53","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T20:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2025-05-17T19:47:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T19:47:04","slug":"volunteer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/index.php\/volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Involvement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Compline for March 17th, 2024\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4MsvxdENZUzI4vctRLp6JC?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">In 2024 and 2025, I sang with the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scholacantorumlorain.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schola Cantorum Lorain<\/a><\/strong>, a small ensemble dedicated to the performance of early music. On Sundays at 9:00 PM, from October to April, the Schola Cantorum sang the Office of Compline at First Lutheran Church in Lorain, Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-1024x858.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-637\" width=\"768\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-1024x858.png 1024w, https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-1536x1288.png 1536w, https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-2048x1717.png 2048w, https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2-1600x1341.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 41%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">As a volunteer at the MetroHealth System in the Greater Cleveland Area, I telephoned patients in an effort to curb their social isolation, delivered pantry staples to food-vulnerable patients, and distributed comfort items to patients admitted to the emergency department. I also volunteered at Covid-19 vaccination clinics in Parma. <\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MH.jpg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-659 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MH.jpg.png 225w, https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MH.jpg-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 62%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In 2023, I  volunteered at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lcfreeclinic.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lorain County Free Clinic<\/a><\/strong>, and look forward to further serving this organization in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/LCFC-logo-with-tag-lineNew.jpg-1024x256.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-660 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/LCFC-logo-with-tag-lineNew.jpg-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/LCFC-logo-with-tag-lineNew.jpg-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/LCFC-logo-with-tag-lineNew.jpg-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/LCFC-logo-with-tag-lineNew.jpg.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"228\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/jasondaoust.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/stephenministry.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-319 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I have trained to be a Stephen Minister\u2014a lay member who offers emotional support to people going through difficult times. 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