Amador County – Amador STARS, the group Support, Transportation and Resource Services for Cancer Patients, announced last week that it needs help.

Amador STARS Volunteer Director Ginger Rolf said the non-profit organization is “looking for volunteers to drive cancer patients to their appointments.” She said: “We are looking for volunteers who like to be with people, and don’t mind driving once in a while to the San Joaquin or Sacramento Valley.”

She said “volunteers give us their schedule of when they are available and then are called to see if they can take a patient to a chemotherapy appointment. Volunteers use the Amador STARS vehicles for transporting patients.”

On occasion they have patients who need transportation to other locations, and Rolf said they also ask if volunteers would be willing to go to a different location.

“The Amador STARS was formed eight years ago by a small group of volunteers who wanted to work with Local Funds for Local Cancer Needs,” Rolf said. “STARS exists on donations to the non-profit, and is totally volunteer driven with one part-time office manager who is the only paid person.”

Rolf asked that people who have some free time, once a month, or once a week, “we can use your help to continue to serve local cancer patients on their cancer journey.”

Call either the STARS office at (209) 223-1246 or Ginger at (209) 296-4042 for more information to become a volunteer. Rolf said: “Thanks for caring,” and “together, we do make a difference in the life of a cancer patient.”

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