NORWAY — In advance of a training session scheduled for October in Norway, community members who have experience with cancer are invited to apply to become a volunteer with the Maine Buddy Program. Anyone who is a cancer survivor, has been a friend or caregiver to someone with cancer, or lost a loved one to cancer may apply. The program is especially interested in potential volunteers from the Western Maine region. The volunteer Buddy training will be held on Saturday, October 10 at the Harper Conference Center in the Ripley Medical Building in Norway.

The Maine Buddy Program is a statewide service that pairs trained volunteers with individuals who are dealing with cancer in their lives – either through their own illness or the cancer diagnosis of a friend or family member. Buddies provide emotional support, hope and encouragement to help individuals move through their own or a loved one’s cancer journey or grief process. 

Anyone interested in applying to be a volunteer Maine Buddy can contact Molly Stewart at the Cancer Community Center, either by phone at 774-2200 or by email at [email protected]. Volunteer applications are available online at: CancerCommunityCenter.org.