Could you Volunteer?
We rely on volunteers in so many ways to be part of the team aiming to bring hospice care to adults and children with a terminal illness in a region where this type of care is new or even non-existent.
Volunteer at one of our Hospice partners?
We have a range of opportunities for volunteers to work at Hospice Casa Sperantei in Brasov, Romania. So could you spare anything from a week to maybe even a few months?
Each year a team of volunteers spend a week helping to run the annual Holiday Club for children who are patients in the Hospice offering activities from music and singing, arts and crafts, games and much more. This takes place annually in July. During the summer, we also help to run the Summer Camp, a week-long 'holiday' in the Transylvanian mountains for children who have a parent or sibling in the care of the Hospice. This also takes place at teh end of July.
"Me and my brother went to the camp up in the mountains. We met other kids who were in the same situation as us. It really helped." Sergiu
Alternatively, you may be skilled in maintenance, decorating, building, gardening or be able to offer English lessons to patients and staff in our new English teaching programme. We also need volunteers to work with children or adults in each of the wards and day centres, arts and craft work, hair styling, adult and paediatric nurses, primary and special needs teachers, art therapists, play and music therapists, occupational therapists, adult and paediatric physiotherapists.
For more information on these or other opportunities including medical placements, e-mail office@hospicesofhope.co.uk or phone +44 (0)1959 525110
Volunteer in a charity shop or tea room?
Whether you live in Edinburgh or south-east England, we have many shops and tea rooms which rely greatly on volunteers. If you can spare anything from a few hours a month to a few days a week, e-mail Barry Smith or phone +44 (0)1959 525110
For a list of our shops where you could volunteer, click here...
Volunteer in our UK offices?
We always need volunteers to help with administration, finance, mailings, fundraising and in many other areas! Opportunities available in Edinburgh and Otford, Kent.
For more information e-mail Barry Smith or phone +44 (0)1959 525110 +44 (0)1959 525110 .
Volunteer Story - Didem Agdiran
I came to the UK from Turkey in June 2008 and decided almost immediately that I needed to do something useful to fill my spare time. I looked for jobs but new that I would struggle with my lack of English skills.
I decided to pop into the Volunteer Centre in Sevenoaks to see if they could help. They sent my details on to Gill, one of the team at the Hospices of Hope tea room in Otford. Gill phoned and offered me a volunteer role in the tea rooms to cover holidays and sickness within her team. I was really excited about this opportunity so I accepted her offer!
In March 2009, 6 months after starting my volunteer work, Gill offered me a regular Tuesday shift - I was delighted! They liked me, I liked them and now I would have some consistency in my life too. The Tuesday team are a fantastic group of people and I really look forward to working with them, I feel appreciated, cared for and in a way, protected by the team personally and this feels good. I also thoroughly enjoyed interacting with the public that visit the tea rooms every day.
The Manager of the Tuesday team, Kay, then suggested that I should offer my volunteer services in the Charities Head Office in Otford, where I could involve myself in the events, fundraising and administration. I wanted to learn more about how British office life operated and knew that it would help me develop so many more skills. I was introduced to a few of the team in the office who said that they loved my enthusiasm and desire to do more! So I gained myself a Wednesday volunteer shift as well.
I am still working my Tuesdays and Wednesdays with Hospices of Hope and I really enjoy my time there. Dont be afraid to express your thoughts and ideas to people - I did and by doing so I help with ideas for the Fundraising team; I just took part in a skydive team that jumped from 12,000 feet to raise funds for them. My thoughts became actions!!
Who knows where I amy move on to next - I may look for a full time paid job but I would love to be able to stay with my Tuesday volunteer team, to continue to mix with people who want to give something back to such a good cause.
Come and join us, be one of us, help us to make every day count..
Organise a fundraising event for us, or take a challenge?
Could you run a marathon? Cycle to South-Eastern Europe? Organise a boot sale? Maybe a dinner and dance or fashion show?
For more information contact Wendy Gilbert on 01959 525110
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