Saint Catherine's to thank its Yorkshire Coast volunteers this week
The charity will be highlighting the importance of its volunteers too
Saint Catherine's will be highlighting the importance of its volunteers - old and new - on the Yorkshire Coast this week.
With more than 400 volunteers across the organisation, Saint Catherine's says it has an incredible amount of support in many different areas, such as charity shops, reception, bereavement support, gardening, on-site maintenance and much more. The board of trustees, who govern Saint Catherine’s, are also volunteers and give their time freely.
If paid, the contribution that volunteers make towards the charity would come to well over £1 million a year.
Volunteers will receive a special thank you from Saint Catherine’s this week and many will be receiving long service certificates.
Pete Allen, 76, of Seamer, has been volunteering for six years with the hospice’s maintenance team. He said: “I’ve had cancer myself and was well looked after so I wanted to give something back. I really enjoy helping with maintenance work – it can involve jobs like painting, repairs and putting signs up. I get on with the team and all the staff here. It’s just a lovely place to work and I’d encourage anyone to volunteer here.”
Debbie Hilton, staff and volunteer services manager, said: “We would like to say a huge thank you to each and every one of our volunteers for the amazing contribution that they make to the charity. We simply could not do what we do without them. They are superstars and we salute them all!”
If you would like to find out more about volunteering at Saint Catherine’s, go to www.saintcatherines.org.uk/Volunteer/ or call (01723) 351421.