If you are capable of playing bingo, cards or watching a movie, you have the opportunity to enrich and improve the quality of life for elderly men in the Tucson community.

The Marshall Home For Men, 3314 S. 16th Ave., a residential facility that has been serving the elderly in need for 31 years, is looking for volunteers to help them provide a safe and home-like environment for their residents.

The home is primarily for older men with limited needs, although some of the men are mentally ill, and can accommodate 52 men, most of whom are disabled veterans or those without family, said Rosanne Crago, the resident admissions coordinator for the Marshall Home For Men Inc.

The home supports the men by providing services like housekeeping, transportation to medical appointments and assisting with medications.

Crago said the Marshall Home does not have any UA student volunteers, but any way a student can donate their time would be beneficial.

"Because we have such a limited budget, basically anything anyone does is a help," Crago said. "We rely primarily on the men's rents, so anything a volunteer does improves their quality of life, which is our goal," Crago said.

Crago said that there is a multitude of ways student-volunteers can help the men and virtually anyone can offer assistance in some way.

"We'd like people to play games, cards, bingo or maybe take the guys out to do other things. They might like to see a movie," Crago said. "Fundraising would also be very helpful."

Monthly bingo games with a group of ladies are the primary source of volunteer interaction the men experience right now, Crago said.

Crago said students without previous experience are also encouraged to volunteer at the Marshall Home.

Many students said although they are not currently volunteering for the Marshall Home, they feel volunteering is an important aspect of their lives.

David Campos, a molecular and cellular biology senior and president of the service organization Alpha Phi Omega, said with his volunteer work, the difference he makes in peoples lives is obvious simply from the looks on their faces.

"Right away, you see the difference you're making. You see them smile whenever you're there," Campos said.

Melanie Levine, a pledge educator for APO, said the needy are not the only people who are benefited by a volunteer's kind actions.

"People who are proactive in life are proactive in the community. It's great to find something you're interested in and be passionate about it," said Levine, a media arts junior.

Morgan White, a psychology freshman, who donated her time working at a soup kitchen, said every individual who volunteered was helping to improve the community.

"The more people that volunteer, the less of a problem there will be. Organizations need all of the help they can get," White said.