Do you
want to feel good on a Monday morning?
Spend a
few hours on a Sunday afternoon once a month, or once or twice a year, making a
difference to over 75’s in the Yate area.
Contact the
Elderly is looking to build on the existing 5 groups in South Glos and set up
more small, local friendship groups in the area, but cannot do it without some
new volunteers getting involved. One Sunday
afternoon a month, throughout the country, Contact the Elderly groups meet for
tea and companionship. These groups are a lifeline of friendship for older,
isolated people.
Each older
member is assigned a volunteer driver and together they become part of a small
group invited to a volunteer hosts’ home for tea with the other members of the
group. They visit a different host each month but the group remains the same and
relationships grow. A warm welcome; a family home; meeting old friends and new,
provides older members with companionship and a vital link with the community
from which they have become isolated. This simple idea is the essence of Contact
the Elderly.
Our
volunteers are all ages - could you be a:
Driver – be a regular or a reserve driver,
picking up one or two elderly members once a month on a Sunday
afternoon.Host – offer to hold a tea party in your home, twice a year – you just need a downstairs toilet and easy access
Administrator – help to coordinate a local group, look after the schedule of hosts and drivers, and meet new older people/volunteers. Just a flexible few hours every month, plus going to tea parties where possible!
OR if you know of an older person that would benefit from being invited as a guest, please contact:
Helen Ker, Local Development Officer, helen.ker@contact-the-elderly.org.uk 0117 960 9606
