WECH Volunteer Day 1

WECH Volunteer Day 1

WinkBall reporters Daniel and Nkechi went to interview volunteers involved in the Walterton and Elgin Community Homes (WECH) scheme, organised by Time For Paddington. Time For Paddington is an organisation that brings volunteers from large corporations to help out smaller organisations in the local community and in this case, they had volunteers from Marks & Spencer to help WECH and the results are fantastic. On Wednesday 20th July, a twelve member volunteer team from the local Marks & Spencer, headed down to help out the elderly and vulnerable residents with their gardens. Marks & Spencer itself runs a scheme called Plan A, where employees are given the opportunity to spend a paid day volunteering. The volunteers cheerfully spent the day 'giving back to the community,' which involved weeding, pruning and cleaning up elderly residents' gardens, so that they could enjoy spending time in their gardens throughout the summer. This wonderful initiative is recognised as highly beneficial by the community and serves as a testament to the good that volunteers can bring to the less fortunate; the elderly and the disabled. Volunteers will always be in high demand and organisations will always have somewhere to direct a helping hand to inspire future volunteers.

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WECH Volunteer Day 1

Event Date: 29/09/2011

WinkBall reporters Daniel and Nkechi went to interview volunteers involved in the Walterton and Elgin Community Homes (WECH) scheme, organised by Time For Paddington. Time For Paddington is an organisation that brings volunteers from large corporations to help out smaller organisations in the local community and in this case, they had volunteers from Marks & Spencer to help WECH and the results are fantastic. On Wednesday 20th July, a twelve member volunteer team from the local Marks & Spencer, headed down to help out the elderly and vulnerable residents with their gardens. Marks & Spencer itself runs a scheme called Plan A, where employees are given the opportunity to spend a paid day volunteering. The volunteers cheerfully spent the day 'giving back to the community,' which involved weeding, pruning and cleaning up elderly residents' gardens, so that they could enjoy spending time in their gardens throughout the summer. This wonderful initiative is recognised as highly beneficial by the community and serves as a testament to the good that volunteers can bring to the less fortunate; the elderly and the disabled. Volunteers will always be in high demand and organisations will always have somewhere to direct a helping hand to inspire future volunteers.