Your hospice needs you!
Have you some time you could spare? Then we need
you! We’re looking for anyone who could share a little
of their time with us. Don’t worry if you can’t make a
regular commitment – if you could just spare a few
hours once or twice a year that would be fantastic.
Volunteers are at the very heart of the hospice community and it’s
a great way to get involved, whether donating a few hours to help
out, or committing to a regular shift, perhaps at one of our shops.
Within our hospices, volunteers are the face of our Reception,
helping us with administration, counting the cash and are on
the wards with patients and their families helping us provide the
support they need.
Maybe you could work on a one-off project? If you’ve got a skill
or experience that you could share, that would be wonderful.
Maybe you’re a hairdresser or complementary therapist who can
pamper our patients, or a green-fingered gardener who could
spare a little time to help us keep the hospice grounds looking
attractive! Or in our shops if you have a passion for vinyl, an eye
for antiques, or are a whizz at listing on Ebay, then we’d love to
hear from you!
We simply couldn’t do what we do without our volunteers, who,
it is estimated, donated an amazing £2.3 million worth of time
last year. We now need more volunteers to support the plans
the hospice has for the future, growing our services, our shops
network and our events, helping make a real difference to the
lives of local people and their families who are living with a
potentially terminal illness.
If you’d like to find out more about volunteering, visit
www.stgileshospice.com/volunteer to book your place on
one of our monthly open evenings. To get involved at your
local shop, please pop in for a chat with the manager about
volunteer opportunities. We look forward to seeing you!
We miss you! Like us? Share us!
We love to keep in touch by email,
but the new data protection
legislation introduced in May meant
that you had to actively reconfirm
that you wanted emails from us.
Since the legislation was introduced, unfortunately the
number of supporters on our email list has dropped by
21,000 and we miss you! If you’re on social media, please support
St Giles by following us on Facebook,
Twitter and Instagram and liking,
sharing and commenting on our social
posts. Every share on social media
means our message reaches more
people, so please help us spread the word!
Email won’t replace post (unless you opt out), but it’s
a cheap and quick way to send you the very latest news –
no spam, we promise! So if you’d like to stay in touch
via email please do let us know online at
www.stgileshospice.com/keepintouch, email
[email protected] or call 01543 432538.
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News and Review Autumn/Winter 2018