Would you like to support someone through their cancer journey? Tayside Cancer Support offers a free, confidential, one-to-one befriending service for those affected by cancer in the Tayside area and help establish support groups which offer a valuable network for people facing a diagnosis of cancer either themselves or in a loved one. In addition, we provide specialist Mindfulness courses for anyone affected by cancer. Our volunteers are the key to the Charity’s success. Everyone has skills that can be put to good use! If you think you’d like to get involved whether with our fundraising activities and events; getting involved with hospital visits or within our drop in support groups, we would love to have a chat with you.

Not all Heroes wear capes… Some wear kilts! Join us as a volunteer at the Kiltwalk Aberdeen on Sunday 2nd June 2024, which starts off at the beautiful Duthie Park and help us ensure No Life is Half Lived in Scotland! We have a variety of volunteering roles available, from signposting to cheering, engaging with the public at the registration desk, water stations and finish line. Register your interest here to volunteer at Scotland’s biggest mass participation: https://volunteer.chss.org.uk/opportunities/57637-events-volunteer-kiltwalk-aberdeen-2023-12-21 Jack, a CHSS volunteer says: “I’d never done any volunteering before, but it’s been truly rewarding. Volunteering is something you fold into your life, something you enjoy doing." We believe everyone has the right to live life to the full following the diagnosis of a chest or heart condition, stroke or Long Covid. Our Fundraising team is vital in helping us raise the funds needed to provide services such as community support services, specialist nurses, advice and information, education, and peer support. Come be part of the action! By volunteering with CHSS you can learn new skills, make great friends, and make a real difference to people in Scotland who are isolated, scared, or anxious about their condition. For more details and to register your interest to help please visit: https://volunteer.chss.org.uk/opportunities/57637-events-volunteer-kiltwalk-aberdeen-2023-12-21

This role gives you the chance to be a real ambassador for CHAS; you’ll be raising awareness of CHAS in local communities and encouraging your audiences to get involved in supporting us, by donating money or time. What activities might I be involved in? - Identifying opportunities to speak to new groups through local research and your existing knowledge - Making approaches and arranging talks - Creating and delivering short talks about CHAS, as appropriate for each audience How much time should I offer? You can volunteer on any day of the week, in the morning, afternoon or evening. Ideally, you would deliver at least four talks per year. What are the benefits to me? - Getting more involved and making a real difference to the families of children with a life-shortening condition - Meeting new people - Gaining experience and adding to your CV What are the benefits to the children and families supported by CHAS? - By talking about CHAS to new audiences, you will raise awareness of what we do which will lead more people to fundraise and volunteer with CHAS. This helps us to fund and develop the support we offer to children with a life-shortening condition and their families - As a visible presence and genuine ambassador in the community, you will be the public face of CHAS, improving awareness of our services so that even more families will know about and access our services What else should I know? You should be aged 18 or over to apply for this role. CHAS is committed to providing a quality volunteering experience to all volunteers free from discrimination and prejudice. Ensuring that CHAS is an equal, diverse, and inclusive organisation improve the quality of care we provide, help us reach more families and children, and maximise a wide variety of knowledge, experience and expertise. CHAS is committed to providing a quality volunteering experience to all volunteers free from discrimination and prejudice. Ensuring that CHAS is an equal, diverse, and inclusive organisation improves the quality of care we provide, helps us reach more families and children, and maximises a wide range of knowledge, experience and expertise. We welcome volunteer applications from those who are refugees, asylum seekers, benefit claimants and those with a disability. We can provide more information on if you are allowed to volunteer and what adjustments we can put in place to ensure your volunteering experience is a positive one. What’s the next step? If you’re interested in the role you can apply online or if you have any questions please contact the Volunteering Team at volunteering@chas.org.uk or 01577 866065. 

Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK) is the only charity in the UK that provides vital support to the more than 60 types of muscle-wasting conditions. With 110,000 children and adults affected by this life-limiting condition, it is essential to raise awareness with fundraising groups being a key representative in the community. We are looking to build Fundraising Groups across the UK, these groups will consist of 3-8 people who will help us extend our reach by fundraising, attending talks and presentations, creating local networks, building awareness of the charity and understanding how we can help people living with a muscle wasting condition all within their community. The role of the Fundraising Group Coordinator is to work with the Regional Development team to help us get this project off the ground, you will often have catch ups with the team on a one-to-one basis and support with admin tasks to help us gather and collate information needed to ask people to join a group. Along with other staff and volunteers you'll be a core part of the local MDUK community, meeting new people and making a difference to those living with a muscle wasting condition. *As the Fundraising Group Coordinator, you would have the opportunity to: • Meet new people, make new friends and work as part of our skilled and friendly fundraising team. • Do something meaningful for people affected by a muscle wasting condition. • Learn and develop valuable leadership, teamwork, fundraising, organisational skills and communication and people skills. • Make a valuable contribution to the success of the project. • Enjoy a flexible volunteering opportunity that you can fit around your lifestyle. • To take part in relevant training by MDUK. *What you’ll be doing: • Researching communities identified by the Regional Development manager that look good to start a group. • Helping us to get a better understanding of the area by- o Looking at fundraising that already happened in the community. o What community groups are active such as Rotary, WI, church, young farmers etc. o What local opportunities are there such as car shows, fetes, festivals etc. • Collating your research and compiling this for each group that we set up. • Work with your Regional Development managers and the Senior Regional Development manager to discuss findings and next steps. • Make calls/emails to prospective group members to invite them to the initial meeting to find out more about the group opportunities. • Keeping up to date about the news and developments of MDUK. • Be an enthusiastic MDUK ambassador for the project. All help makes a real difference and is greatly appreciated. For more information please contact Jodie Whitham, Regional Development Manager at email j.whitham@musculardystrophyuk.org or telephone 07771374839.