Community Pantries are designed to give dignified and affordable access to a selection of chilled and ambient foods and fresh fruit and vegetables. Pantries aim to offer dignity and choice in exchange for a small subscription fee. Pantries provide support to people on a low income, or recovering from crisis. Members and volunteers will lead on each Pantry, and as such will be at the heart of Pantry development, empowering themselves and the local communities • Lead in the setting up of the Pantry • Taking delivery of products • Setting up products in a safe and appropriate manner • Ensuring that food is handled safely • Taking payment from members • Assisting members where necessary

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!