Could you support unpaid carers or people with disabilities to access benefits? Could you help someone find local services? Could you help someone understand the information they have been given about their care and support? Could you support or lead a group of people on a topic of interest? You could help improve the quality of someone’s life. This role is ideal for social work students, an interest in the care sector or retired professionals. Support Session Volunteers help our clients with general advocacy, supporting people with a variety of challenges. This helps us to reduce waitlists and support more individuals by: • Helping clients understand about advocacy • Supporting clients to self-advocate with our tool kits • Signposting clients to other services where required • Supporting the service to deliver “collective” advocacy sessions • Light Touch Advocacy • Supporting advocates with casework • Promotion of services and the organisation • Logging activity onto our systems Volunteer, Ben’s priorities changed after a serious illness. “I wanted to give something back. It’s really rewarding as you get to use your knowledge and skills for a really good purpose.” You’ll develop skills in communication and confidentiality, add experience and knowledge to your CV, and know you’re making a genuine difference to people’s lives.

Rotary is a global network,1.4 million strong, who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change-in our communities, across the world and in ourselves. Ayr Rotary Club is one of 46,000 clubs worldwide. We are very active in the local community supporting many charities. Examples of our current projects include a charity cycling event, a Primary Schools careers fair, fundraising for Poppy Scotland, a beach clean, Food bank support, youth pubic speaking competitions, and a charity golf tournament, Members aim to enjoy “fun and friendship while helping others” It’s a great way to meet like-minded people and make long-lasting friendships. Men and women of all ages are welcome, and you choose the type of activities you would like to be involved with. There are lots of different ways to become involved with Ayr Rotary, and you don’t have to become a member. With many projects ongoing, we always require help from non-members. We are currently recruiting volunteer fundraisers to help support our efforts towards the Poppy Scotland 2024 campaign culminating on Armistice Day, 11 November. This volunteering role could involve collecting cash donations in cans for poppies outside supermarkets, or having responsibilities for installing cans and poppies in shops, renewing/refreshing these if required, and collecting cans and banking the cash. This is a seasonal volunteering opportunity mid October to mid November but contributes to important fundraising for Poppy Scotland by Ayr Rotary.

Rotary is a global network,1.4 million strong, who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change-in our communities, across the world and in ourselves. Ayr Rotary Club is one of 46,000 clubs worldwide. We are very active in the local community supporting many charities. Examples of our current projects include a cycling event, a Primary Schools careers fair, fundraising for Poppy Scotland, a beach clean, Food bank support, youth pubiic speaking competitions, and a charity golf tournament. Members aim to enjoy “fun and friendship while helping others” It’s a great way to meet like-minded people and make long-lasting friendships. Men and women of all ages are welcome, and you choose the type of activities you would like to be involved with. There are lots of different ways to become involved with Ayr Rotary, and you don’t have to become a member. With many projects ongoing, we always require help from non-members. We call our regular helpers and volunteers “Friends of Rotary” If you have skills, experience or talents to offer, and would like to give something back to the community, we would love to hear from you!

Rotary is a global network,1.4 million strong, who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change-in our communities, across the world and in ourselves. Ayr Rotary Club is one of 46,000 clubs worldwide.We are very active in the local community. Examples of our current projects include a cycling event, a Primary Schools careers fair, fundraising for Poppy Scotland, a beach clean, Food bank support, youth pubic speaking competitions, and a charity golf tournament. Members aim to enjoy “fun and friendship while helping others” It’s a great way to meet like-minded people and make long-lasting friendships. Men and women of all ages are welcome, and you choose the type of activities you would like to be involved with. There are lots of different ways to become involved with Ayr Rotary, and you don’t have to become a member. With many projects ongoing, we always require help from non-members. We are currently recruiting 'Tree of Remembrance’ volunteers for December 2024. This volunteering role involves promoting the Tree of Remembrance installed at Fish Cross Ayr during the 10 days leading up to Christmas. Volunteers will undertake short shifts (approx 1.5 hours) at the Tree of Life to meet with members of the public who can make a donation by cash or card and place a yellow ribbon on the tree to remember a loved one who has died. This is a seasonal volunteering opportunity mid to end December but contributes to important Ayr Rotary fundraising activities to benefit Ayrshire Hospice and other local cancer charities. If this volunteering opportunity interests you, we look forward to hearing from you.