Resolve to make a real difference this January

January is the perfect time for fresh starts and meaningful resolutions. If you’re looking for a way to give back this new year, why not volunteer with Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care?

Resolve to make a real difference this January

Give back to your local community

Volunteering with a hospice charity may conjure up images of holding hands or making cups of tea. While these things are vital, there’s much more to volunteering with a hospice charity than you might realise. From working with patients and families to helping generate income in one of the charity’s shops and supporting a head office function, the charity has over 100 different volunteer roles available. There really is something to suit everybody’s interests, skills and availability.

Our retail & trading department is responsible for generating around 41% of the total fundraised income each year. In order to do this, our network of 32 High Street shops rely on volunteer shop assistants to keep the rails stocked and the tills ringing up to 7 days per week.

Here’s what our volunteers say!

I volunteer one morning per week and work on the till. I love the interaction with customers and have quite a few regulars who I catch up with when I’m volunteering in the shop.

Customers often want to chat about their experience of the care provided by Rennie Grove Peace and they always speak so highly of their experiences, which makes me proud to be contributing to the good work that hospices do.

- Ann, volunteer at the Rennie Grove Peace shop in Fleetville

On a typical day, I help with listing fashion items for sale on the charity’s eBay and Vinted stores. This involves taking photographs, researching the item, and writing a description before listing for sale.
I decided to volunteer with Rennie Grove Peace because I had some knowledge of the excellent work they do, and they cared for a family member at the end of his life.

I enjoy working with a team, and the listing process is interesting. I like the fact that my contribution helps those who desperately need support, in difficult circumstances.

- Dawn, volunteer at the Rennie Grove Peace online selling team

Current volunteer opportunities

If you want to know more about the roles and how it can fit into your schedule, get in touch with our volunteering team.

View our volunteer roles

 

January is the perfect time to think about signing up for a new volunteer opportunity. At Rennie Grove Peace our volunteers outnumber staff by nearly 5:1 so it really is true to say that we couldn’t deliver our vital hospice services without the local people who give up their time to support us.

Every single volunteer role makes a difference to the care we can provide to patients. Whether it’s supporting the IT team to keep vital systems running, packaging and dispatching items sold on our ebay shop to generate income or working directly with patients, every role directly impacts the care that local people receive.

We have over 100 different roles and are always open to new ideas. If you have an interest, a specialist skill to offer or are just curious about how volunteering might fit into your life, please get in touch today and we would be delighted to chat!

- Rachel Turvey, Volunteering Development Advisor, Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care

Could volunteering in the local community be the right match for you?

Make connections Helping people who are going through a difficult time gives enormous personal satisfaction, and there is great value in meeting people and making a connection at this time of life.

Have an impact Making a difference to people's lives, and helping those around then, when they need it the most.

Give back to the community Helping families in the local community who need specialist hospice care means your time and energy is harnessed for a good cause.

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