St Columba’s salutes ‘great team of volunteers’
St Columba’s Hospice has been celebrating its many volunteers with special long-service awards ceremonies. In total, the people who have been recognised for their long service have given a massive 560 years to the Hospice!
The Hospice, which celebrates its 40th birthday in 2017, has nine volunteers who have each given over 20 years of service. In the recent ceremonies the Hospice gave long service awards to 64 volunteers who given the charity five, 10, 20, 25, 30 and even 35 years of their time.
The Hospice has 610 volunteers who offer face-to-face support to families; help behind the scenes to ensure the Hospice can run; help patients to get there; ensure funds are raised and much more. Roles for volunteers include fundraising assistants, receptionists, ward volunteers, flower arrangers, complementary therapists, drivers for patients and working in the Hospice’s shops.
The volunteers recognised at the long service awards were presented with gifts by the Hospice’s chief executive, Jackie Husband.
Karen Filsell, volunteer services manager at the Hospice said: “Volunteers at St Columba’s Hospice are very dedicated, and we are grateful that so many choose to volunteer for the Hospice for many years. The involvement of volunteers helps the Hospice reach and support more patients and families, and we are incredibly grateful to them. Offering long service awards is one of the ways we can recognise the contribution that volunteers make to the Hospice, and thank them.
“Not only are we honoured to have such a great team of volunteers, having so many that have worked for so long for us is a testament to their passion for the Hospice and its work.”
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