PEP volunteers let their hair down

George Reavley, Pilton Equalities Project’s recently appointed Volunteer Coordinator, reports on an event held to thank PEP’s trusty band of volunteers: 

PEP’s annual Volunteers Social Evening took place on Thursday 1 November at Queensberry Bowling Club.  This is one of those occasions where PEP staff organised the hall and buffet arrangements, giving their time freely to show how much they value the services of our excellent volunteers, who contributed an amazing 7,518 hours in the past year.

The evening consisted of a quiz, buffet, raffle and music, aimed to integrate volunteers and introduce them to other PEP volunteers and staff in a social setting.  In total 30 volunteers attended, plus the PEP staff who’s aim was to make the evening as fun as possible. The first task was for the volunteers to choose a team and name them.

Six teams formed; they were: ‘The Smarties’, ‘The PEP Heads’, ‘The Smilers’, ‘The Marshalls’, ‘The Volunteer Vixens (+ 1 fox)’ and last but not least, ‘The Happy Lot’.

The hotly contested quiz consisted of five rounds throughout the evening, but in the end there had to be a winner. In third place were the competitive ‘PEP Heads’ but they were outsmarted by ‘The Smarties’ who came second! The victors were the vivacious Volunteer Vixens (+ 1 smiling fox), (pictured above) who were triumphant after playing their joker card!

All in all, it was an enjoyable evening where volunteers and staff enjoyed some banter and dancing, mixed with a lovely buffet which was enjoyed by all who sampled it.  The evening ended with a raffle with the top prize being a delicious food hamper.

We hope to repeat this with another social activity next year and would like to thank Barrie from ‘Floorplay Events’ and the Queensberry Bowling Club for hosting us once again. A huge ‘thank you’ also to all the PEP staff whose hard work made the evening possible.

If you would like to find out more about our volunteering opportunities and services please contact us on 0131 315 4466 or via the PEP website www.pepequalities@btconnect.com