Are you looking for a New Year’s Resolution this year, you actually want to keep?
Volunteering is an amazing way to give something back while giving you so much more in return.
Whether you want to gain new skills, get fresh air and exercise, build your confidence, add to your CV, help a cause you believe in or just doing something different, volunteering can tick all of these boxes and more.
To help you find the right organisation and role for you, the Wokingham Volunteer Centre is hosting a Volunteer Recruitment Fair at Wokingham Town Hall on Saturday, January 28, from 10am-1pm.
The event is free to the general public and no booking is required, just drop in for an informal chat with local charities.
The charities attending are very varied, as are the roles, which can fit around work, family and other commitments.
Among those attending are: the Link Visiting Scheme, which provides befrienders for elderly people who have become isolated; The Wokingham and Earley Transport Scheme, which providers volunteers drivers for transport for elderly clients for medical appointments and social trips; ABC to Read, which provides trained volunteers to local schools to read with primary school children; Cianna’s Smile, supporting families living with Sickle Cell Anaemia; Green ‘n’ Tidy gardening Scheme, which provides volunteer gardeners for those who are elderly and vulnerable; Homestart, which provides friendship, support and advice to families in need; SAFE, which supports rescue and re-home abandoned and neglected horses in the local area; Berkshire Lowland Search and Rescue, which provides trained volunteers to search for high risk vulnerable missing persons; and First Days, who support families who are living with a low income or are experiencing financial hardship
To find out more volunteering in general, visit:
www.volunteerwokinghamborough.org.uk, call Wokingham Volunteer Centre on 0118 977 0749 or email volunteer@wok-vol.org.uk
