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Hospice charity shop in Halstead calls for volunteers

Retail Volunteering

St Helena Hospice is urgently calling for volunteers to help keep its popular charity shop in Halstead running.

A drop-in open day is being held at the St Helena Hospice shop located at 41-43 High Street, Halstead, from 10am to 2pm on Friday 25th August, for people who would like to find out about available volunteering roles.

Joanne Hill, assistant manager of the Halstead shop, is encouraging people to visit on the open day:

“Volunteers are vital to us so we can make much needed funds for St Helena Hospice from the work that we do.

“There are lots of things that you can do as a volunteer at the shop but it’s not just mucking in and doing jobs, there’s the social aspect of it as well. Everybody enjoys working here and it’s a great community to work for here in Halstead.

“Please come along to our open day and just have a chat with us to find out more!”

The shop sells a wide variety of second-hand items kindly donated by supporters, which raises vital income to help local people face incurable illness and bereavement.

Image: Joanne Hill, assistant manager of the St Helena Hospice charity shop in Halstead

Wendy Marcon, voluntary services manager at St Helena, said:

“St Helena Hospice continues to grow its services to support more people to have dignity and choice at the end of life. This means our income needs to increase and our retail division is responsible for bringing in a significant amount of funds - and our Halstead shop is no exception.  

“We are reliant on the fantastic support of volunteers within our charity shops and the Halstead branch is in desperate need of more. No matter how much time you can offer for volunteering, you will be making a difference to the lives of people in need of hospice support in your local area.  

“Volunteering is proven to be beneficial to health and wellbeing, so it could give you a boost and give the shop a boost too!”

While regular volunteering is open for people from age 16, short term work experience placements for school and college students from the age of 14 are also available and ideal for young people thinking about a career in the retail or customer service sector.

For information about volunteering with St Helena visit www.sthelena.org.uk/volunteer or call volunteer services on 01206 931 466.

 

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