Volunteer
Who can volunteer?
We are seeking kind and caring people who want to make a difference in the world. You will be joining an enthusiastic and friendly community devoted to highest professional standards of care. There is something for everyone to do at Project New Hope, Inc.
How do I sign up to volunteer?
It’s easy with our on-line application. Click the button below to get started.
Outreach & Fundraising
Our volunteers have a wide variety of opportunities to serve Veterans. Outreach events like the Indian Ranch Concert series and fundraising events like the annual Golf Tournament or Motorcycle Ride are just a few of the events where volunteers are needed.
Volunteer of the Month
In late 1950, I discovered I was next to the bottom on the draft list for January 1951. Unsure whether I could secure a deferment, I sought guidance from my local recruiting office. They suggested that, given my unique skills—typing and playing the organ—the U.S. Air Force might offer an opportunity to serve as a Chaplain’s Assistant.
I decided to enlist and was sitting in the room, ready to be sworn in, when enlistments were suddenly halted. A group of us, all with some college experience, were told we’d be ideal candidates for Army Officer Candidate School. After completing eight weeks of basic training and just one week of pre-OCS, I realized that path wasn’t for me. Fortunately, I received an assignment in the Chaplain’s Office, where I served until I was offered a post with a small military unit stationed at the atomic lab in New Mexico. There, we provided administrative support to civilian scientists during nuclear testing in the Pacific. I took part in two of those tests. I served my original three-year enlistment and extended for another year, completing four years in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1955.
My name is Holice Turnbow, and while my military service is a proud chapter of my life, my lifelong passion has been quilting. Although I officially began quilting in the early 1970s, my love for the craft took root much earlier. Growing up in Texas, I spent countless childhood days visiting my grandparents and aunts on their farms. I was always surrounded by the sights and sounds of quilting—helping stretch quilts in their frames or playing underneath them as they were stitched above.
Over the years, quilting has taken me on an incredible journey. I’ve served as a consultant for fabric companies and quilt product manufacturers, and I’ve been a certified judge with the National Quilting Association since its program began. I’ve judged everything from local county fairs to major national quilting conventions, and I became a Certified Teacher in the early 1990s. Teaching has been one of the great joys of my life—whether in quilt shops, for guilds, or at large conventions. My goal has always been to help both new and experienced quilters create their best work.
