Surrey Community Action is inviting community spirited residents in Jacobs Well and Worplesdon to drop into a coffee morning on Monday 17 March between 10.00-11.30am at Jacobs Well Village Hall (Jacobs Well Rd, Jacobs Well, Guildford GU4 7PD) to find out more about volunteering for their local good neighbour scheme.
Fairwood Helpers, which provides transport for people who would struggle to get to medical appointments or to get shopping, are looking to extend their service into the Jacobs Well area but need local people to join them as duty officers and drivers.
Becoming a volunteer driver is easy and volunteers can give as much or as little time as they choose, as well as decide the days and times during which they are available.
Fairwood Helpers also needs duty officers, who are home based, to receive calls from clients and to find a volunteer driver to take the client to their destination using a phone provided by the scheme. This could be just a few hours a month.
All volunteers are rewarded with the satisfaction of knowing that they are helping elderly neighbours to live independently for longer. Feedback such as “This is the first time I have been out for six months” and “What would we do without you? We are so grateful for all you do” makes a little bit of effort very worthwhile.
For more information about volunteering or the coffee morning, contact Surrey Community Action’s Good Neighbour Scheme Co-ordinator on 01483 447101 or email [email protected]
