Joining a friendly team who set up, prepare and serve hot drinks, home baking, soup at our Tuesday Pop Up Community Cafe which is open to the public from 10-1.30pm. Volunteers are asked to become part of a monthly rota where commitment can be for as little as 2 hours once a month but more often if desired. The cafe exists to build community cohesion and address loneliness and isolation. We ensure that everyone feels comfortable, welcomed and valued.

The volunteers will be joining an already established group of volunteeres to run a cafe in the church hall. The cafe creates a social environment for many senior citizens and young mums to meet. Main duties include: Clearing Tables Waiting on Tables Clearing/Tidying up Cafe and Kitchen Area once the cafe has closed THE CAFE IS CLOSED OVER THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS Barrhead United Reform Church community café will be closing for its usual summer break on Friday the 27th of June

Are you interested in helping at our concerts and arts events? Do you like music and being in a busy environment? If so, Greyfriars might be the place for you! As an Event Steward, you will greet members of the audience for events. You might pass them a programme and show them to their seats. During the performance, you will sit by a fire exit and ensure audience members are escorted out in an orderly fashion in the unlikely event of an emergency.

Do you want to help people to deal with the challenges of work and life? The Business Connection (TBC) is a charity founded by 4 Christian businessmen to ‘encourage, equip and empower men and women working in the corporate business environment’. Although founded on Christian principles we support people of all faiths and none. We run fortnightly Tuesday breakfasts at the Holiday Inn Express, Chapel Street, Aberdeen giving folks a chance to meet informally to be encouraged & supported and signposted to appropriate help. We also run a monthly breakfast on the last Friday of the month at the Palm Court Hotel when we have a guest speaker. The topics are aimed at bringing useful content on wellbeing, personal development and practical guidance. In March 2019, TBC held its inaugural ‘Thrive’ conference in Aberdeen. This was to encourage those of a Christian faith in how they could thrive within the marketplace. With guest speakers from across the UK and the USA the excellent feedback received, both on content and quality of the conference, has led to plans being made for Thrive 2020 not only in Aberdeen but also expanding to Edinburgh. Exciting times! Jim Grimmer, co-founder & managing trustee cut back from full-time work in 2015 to dedicate 2 days a week, on a voluntary basis, to the development of TBC. TBC has now grown to some 300 individuals on the events mailing list and has become known for its work across the UK. Jim is also founder of a social enterprise P3 Business Care bringing personal & proactive care to employees in business in partnership with their employer and with his team, is visiting businesses on a weekly basis across the UK so no longer has the capacity to manage TBC. The opportunity of Volunteer Operations Manager of TBC has fantastic potential. Currently the fortnightly breakfasts takes place in the City centre however there is an opportunity to expand the breakfasts to multiple locations across the city on different days. There is also work to be done in developing our relationships with the local church ideally identifying a TBC focal point from the business community within each church and creating a network of TBC contacts. For more information please contact Jim Grimmer, Managing Trustee at E Mail: jim.grimmer@thebusinessconnection.org or tel.: 07449336606. Details also available at www.thebusinessconnection.org

There are several Crofter roles, all of which involve customer service. You may be asked to do any of the following: making sandwiches, setting up the café prior to opening, serving coffee, tea, soup etc. clearing tables. On occasion, you may also be asked to work the till, or assist in the kitchen. You will be given training, so no need to worry

“Helping people (re)discover hope and inner strength in times of illness, change and loss” Can you be a good listener? Can you help someone explore what they are going through? Listening to people’s concerns can help them feel less isolated and anxious while helping them feel more hopeful and valued. Volunteers can play a vital role supporting the work of the Department of Spiritual Care in their work often being the initial point of contact. Volunteering opportunities available in • Bereavement • Community • Hospital Members of the Department provide ongoing support.

Will be there to provide support and engage with local community. This will include customer service, stock processing and visual merchandising.

Are you interested in meeting people from all over the world? Do you like history, culture and being in a vibrant environment? If so, Greyfriars might be the place for you! As a volunteer Welcomer, you will greet and engage with visitors that enter the Kirk. You might ask them what brings them to the church, invite them to look around the sanctuary and museum; suggest that they purchase a souvenir at the shop. Some visitors might wish to sit down for prayer and reflection.

Firth Church are looking for an individual who is interested and experienced in gardening and capable of working independently. They would look after a small garden containing flowerbeds, flowerboxes, stone chip borders and concrete paths. The gardener would be expected to be there for a minimum of one hour per week but can do longer if they wish. A general induction of the building and grounds will be given when the volunteer starts.

*Volunteer with Aberdeen Multicultural Centre* We are looking for volunteers to be part of our interactive office space. Our goal is to increase the capacity for Aberdeen Multicultural Centre to be a drop-in centre where anyone can stop by. By volunteering with us you will help by being a point of contact for visitors to the centre, as well volunteering on projects for Aberdeen Multicultural Centre. We can tailor volunteering tasks to build on your interests and skills in a fun and supportive atmosphere. If you are interested, please contact Rebecca Dunn at r.dunn@abmc.org.uk or phone: 01224 977424. Alternatively our drop in centre is open Monday – Friday 9.30am – 5.00pm and you are welcome to pop in past at Aberdeen Multicultural Centre, 84 Spring Garden, Aberdeen, AB25 1GN.