LOSRA has received the following email appeal from the Red Cross and is pleased to reproduce it here:
Can you help?
Can you spare a couple of hours a week to support someone at home recovering from illness or an accident. A number of people are in this position without someone nearly who can give this help.
The support Volunteers from the Red Cross in Surrey provide includes rebuilding confidence companionship, essential shopping, collecting prescriptions and transport to hospital or doctor’s appointments. This support lasts for up to six weeks and often includes finding other organisations that can help. By this time, hopefully, the individual has recovered enough to cope at home. If necessary they will be helped to find continued support.
We urgently need more volunteers in Surrey, particularly in your area. Volunteers take part in a comprehensive training programme and undergo personal interviews and DBS checks. As a volunteer you will need good interpersonal skills and an understanding of the differing physical and emotional needs of the people you help.
If you think you can help we would be delighted to hear from you.
Becoming a Red Cross Volunteer is a rewarding experience. You will become a member of an organisation pledged not to ignore anyone in a crisis.
You can apply to become a volunteer by telephone: 02392 894 202 or through the Red Cross website: www.redcross.org.uk/getinvolved
