Our Tea Party Hosts are a vital part of the Re-engage team. Tea parties provide a lifeline of friendship for our older people, and the regular, warm, friendly chats and companionship provide a vital link with the outside world from which they have become isolated. Re-engage needs enthusiastic volunteers to be Tea Party Hosts. This is a flexible, voluntary role that can easily be fitted in around your own lifestyle and availability. As a volunteer host you will run a local Re-engage tea party one to two times a year. You will host a group of 4 to 12 people (which includes drivers and the group coordinator as well as older guests) in either your home or a community venue. The tea parties will last around two hours and will usually take place on a Sunday afternoon. You must be comfortable socialising with people and providing guests and other volunteers with refreshments. You will need two references and to complete an ID check for this role. Tasks include: - Completing and submitting a host’s home checklist for your own home or signing a declaration if you’re hosting at an external venue before your first tea party and on an annual basis. - Welcoming a group of older guests and volunteer drivers into your home or to the community venue. - Providing and serving refreshments for your group – usually food and drinks for afternoon tea. - Liaising with your group coordinator to ensure dietary requirements and the older guests' needs are met prior to the tea party. - Informing the group coordinator of any safeguarding concerns or issues you might have. - Following all guidance in your host training modules to ensure that the tea parties are enjoyable, appropriate, and in line with our charitable aims.

We are looking for people who are passionate about ending child hunger and ensuring that every child receives a daily meal in a place of education. As a Community Volunteer you can contribute as an individual or become part of one of our local groups of passionate volunteers, helping to grow our movement by motivating and inspiring people in your local community to support our work. You can raise awareness of our work within your community in a number of ways, including: •Helping us to share our story - give Mary’s Meals talks to local community organisations, schools, churches and faith groups to raise vital awareness and funds •Host fundraising events in your local area such as coffee mornings, quizzes, and bucket collections •Promote Mary’s Meals fundraising campaigns •Distribute and display promotional materials and place collection tins in your local community •Host community engagement events such as film screenings to share our message •Help us to generate corporate support in your local area •Support with local media opportunities •Come together as a group with other local volunteers to support each other with this work All of our volunteer activities are tailored to suit your different skills and time constraints.

Ayrshire Cancer Support exists to ensure that help is readily available for those who need it. In line with this mission Ayrshire Cancer Support seeks to involve volunteers to: ensure our services meet the needs of our clients; provide new skills and perspectives and increase our contact with the local community we serve. We currently need event volunteers. As part of our fundraising and promotion of Ayrshire Cancer Support we frequently organise events and we wouldn't be able to ensure the smooth running of these events without the help and support of volunteers. What will you be doing? - Meet and greet - Help in the setting up and clearing down of the event - Cheering and supporting participants - Help with the administration and managing of the event - Supporting the organisers - Volunteering at information stands to raise awareness of our services - Selling of raffle tickets/ bucket collecting Responsibilities may vary between projects but we will match a task to your area of interest or expertise. Volunteering gives you the opportunity to meet new people, use your free time in a useful way, add to your CV and help others. You don’t need any special skills for most opportunities, just to be keen and have a willingness to get involved.

Our volunteers are the lifeblood of Poppy Scotland. Their support collecting for the Scottish Poppy Appeal means we can make a life-changing difference to our Armed Forces community. But we need more volunteers. We need you. You’ll be joining a team that covers every city, every town and every village in Scotland. A team that helps us pin over two million poppies onto Scotland’s coats, jackets and jumpers. Closer to November we would need Poppy Scotland collectors, by putting a Scottish Poppy Appeal tin in your hand, we can raise up to 50 times more. However at the time being, we need volunteers as Scottish Poppy Appeal Area Organisers. These individuals take responsibility for coordinating the Appeal in their area, ensuring that poppies are available throughout the campaign. Whether you have only a few hours, a few days or more, every penny you are able to raise will help fund our vital services. An extra hour could boost your collection by 6% and if this was replicated across the country that could see an extra £150,000 raised. Make a huge difference to the lives of those in need in the Armed Forces community, and make a difference to your own life too. If you're interested in volunteering, fill in our form, https://www.poppyscotland.org.uk/get-involved/volunteering/volunteer-application and we will be in touch to discuss the volunteering opportunities in your area. For more information on volunteering please call Ian Jackson, our Volunteer Development Officer on 07458 003 529, text VOLUNTEER to 82222 (standard network rates apply) or email volunteer@poppyscotland.org.uk

Let’s work together to support the Armed Forces community in Scotland. By entering a corporate partnership with Poppy Scotland your organisation will make a real difference to veterans and their families in Scotland, as well as support a cause which impacts your local community. Our volunteers are the lifeblood of Poppy Scotland. Their support collecting for the Scottish Poppy Appeal means we can make a life-changing difference to our Armed Forces community. But we need more volunteers. We need you. Benefits to you: Partnering with us will also allow you to motivate your employees and meet your Corporate Social Responsibility objectives, differentiate your brand and promote it to a wider audience, and secure positive PR. Ways to partner with us: - Sponsor one of our events or volunteer to help on the day - Take part in an event from our portfolio as a corporate team - Take part in our Poppy Appeal street collections - Organise internal fundraising activities - Promote our events and activities to your staff internally - Cause-related marketing - Make us your ‘Charity of the Year’ - Gifts in kind - Help us plant Remembrance crosses at our Field of Remembrance If you're interested in volunteering, fill in our form, https://www.poppyscotland.org.uk/get-involved/volunteering/volunteer-application and we will be in touch to discuss the volunteering opportunities in your area. For more information on volunteering please call Ian Jackson, our Volunteer Development Officer on 07458 003 529, text VOLUNTEER to 82222 (standard network rates apply) or email volunteer@poppyscotland.org.uk

This winter is going to be a very busy one for REAP's energy advisors. They'll be visiting communities across Moray giving energy advice and helping people find practical ways to cope with the rising costs of energy. Could you help this team? A few volunteers are needed to provide a wee bit of practical logistical support to the Energy team during outreach events or workshops. An extra pair of hands, for example, to help up and set down a gazebo, distribute flyers, and perhaps most importantly, practically support the Energy adviser with any small operational tasks that will help the event run as smoothly as possible. Times are flexible and you don't need to commit to every event... If you'd like to find out more, please just get in touch.

Re-engage is a charity that is positive about older age and committed to fighting loneliness so that people can have social lives and friendship groups however old they are. They inspire and enable meaningful connections and shared experiences within communities across the UK for people over 75 facing loneliness and social isolation. Volunteers work together to create better communities and help to enrich the lives of their members by giving them something to look forward to. Older people who may have felt very alone, now feel valued as individuals, continue to form friendships, and have groups that give support. The group make sure that people know they are important well into old age. Respectful, determined, warm, pioneering, and local: they are Re-engage and they are bringing generations together. Tea party hosts are a vital part of the Re-engage team. Tea parties provide a lifeline of friendship for the older people, and the regular, warm, friendly chats and companionship provide a vital link with the outside world from which they have become isolated. Re-engage needs enthusiastic volunteers to work as tea party hosts. This is a flexible, voluntary role that can easily be fitted in around your own lifestyle and availability. As a volunteer host you will run a local Re-engage tea party one to two times a year. You will host a group of four to 12 people (which includes drivers, the group coordinator as well as older guests) in either your home or a community venue. The tea parties will last around two hours and will usually take place on a Sunday afternoon. You must be comfortable socialising with people and providing guests and other volunteers with refreshments. You will need two references and to complete an ID check for this role. Tasks include: • Completing and submitting a host’s home checklist for your own home or signing a declaration if you’re hosting at an external venue before your first tea party and on an annual basis. • Welcoming a group of older guests and volunteer drivers into your home or to the community venue. • Providing and serving refreshments for your group – usually food and drinks for afternoon tea. • Liaising with your group coordinator to ensure dietary requirements and the older guests' needs are met prior to the tea party. • Informing the group coordinator of any safeguarding concerns or issues you might have. • Following all guidance in your host training modules to ensure that the tea parties are enjoyable, appropriate, and in line with the charitable aims.

We are looking for Community Engagement Officers to help raise awareness of the support that Covid Aid offers individuals affected by Covid-19 and how it can be accessed. The duties of a Community Engagement Officer may include: Engaging with public and third sector organisations in your local area, in order to raise awareness of Covid Aid and the support we offer Initiating and maintaining contact, initially by phone and email, but with the potential to attend meetings and give presentations about Covid Aid’s work (either via video call or in person) Developing and regularly reviewing presentations and other communication materials Maintaining accurate records of work undertaken

We would love if you could support us by volunteering with us as a volunteer minibus driver. Every Thursday we rent out a 14 seater minibus to drive our service users from Ayr to Prestwick for their Thursday Lunch club. We start with the van pick up at about 10am and drive round Ayr for door to door pick ups. A helper and the driver would then assist the service users onto the van, using a tail lifter (if need be). The second run at about 2:30pm is the way back from Prestwick, to the different residences. The volunteers could join the group and get a free lunch in between the van runs. Transport service should be ended by 5pm at most. Although the lunch club is a weekly event, we would also welcome volunteers who cannot commit to a weekly run but rather join a pool of volunteers that could commit to any number of monthly commitments.

Goudie's is a community led facility, bar, and café/restaurant. We have function rooms that are available for hire which can be tailored to suit individual needs to use for Weddings, Engagements, Conferences, Meetings, Parties, Baby Showers and Tea Dances and a wide range of other activities. Being community led, we value and welcome volunteers. We offer a very flexible set up for volunteering, whether it is a couple of hours a week or a daily drop in at our outlet, we'd love to have a chat with you. It could be anything from: - Engaging with hospitality duties, such as greeting and serving customers, tidying up and cafe preparations. - Dishwashing and general tidying up of cafe and outdoor area. - Being part of the events team, helping out with the setting up/clearing away of decorations and room set up, helping out with technical aspect of events, etc. We safeguard all our staff and volunteers with all the health and safety requirements. Benefits for you as a volunteer: - Volunteering experiences on your CV gives you the chance to show your skills. - It will give you the opportunity to improve communication skills, team work experiences, networking with other people.