Celebrating Volunteers’ Week 2022 06 June 2022 As Volunteers’ Week 2022 draws to a close, we’d like to say a big thank you to all our amazing volunteers. We’ve had an incredible week celebrating with our volunteers across the country, with everything from Tartan Tea Parties to Spanish lessons! Our volunteers make a huge difference to the lives of people with chest, heart and stroke conditions every day. So please join us in saying a great big THANK YOU to all our volunteers for the amazing things they do – not just this week, but every week! Here are a few pictures our volunteers have shared of their Volunteers’ Week celebrations across the country. Community Support Services volunteers in Ayrshire enjoyed a face-to-face celebration this year. Our Ayrshire Community Support Services volunteers got together in their local library to celebrate Volunteers’ Week. Thank you to our wonderful Community Support Services volunteers in Ayrshire for helping people with chest, heart and stroke conditions live life to the full! Our Dunbar shop getting ready to decorate the store for Volunteers’ Week. Our Community Support Services volunteers in Wishaw celebrated with a Tartan Tea Party, including a special jubilee cake! Volunteers in our Kilmacolm shop enjoyed a tea party to celebrate Volunteers’ Week. The Kilmacolm shop was decorated beautifully to welcome our amazing volunteers for afternoon tea! Volunteers in our Wishaw shop enjoyed catching up over tea and cake to celebrate Volunteers’ Week. Volunteers in our Bruntsfield shop took part in a fun Spanish lesson, hosted by retired Spanish teacher Marian who has been volunteering in the shop since 2018. Volunteers in our Davidsons Mains shop celebrated Volunteers’ Week with a coffee morning. Delicious cakes were enjoyed by volunteers in our Davidsons Mains shop, who enjoyed catching up face-to-face this year. Some of our Kindness Volunteers got together for an online catch up to celebrate Volunteers’ Week. Volunteers in our Linlithgow shop getting ready to start the celebrations. Our Morningside shop volunteers had a great time celebrating Volunteers’ Week together. Volunteers from our Melrose shop celebrated with a special Volunteers’ Week window display. Two of our longest-serving volunteers in the Dunfermline shop enjoyed a cuppa and a chat during the Volunteers’ Week celebrations. The KPC exercise group in Bearsden joined in the jubilee celebrations at their local church, and got new t-shirts to advertise their volunteer-run group. Volunteers from the Killie Heart Mates group in Kilmarnock went to Dumfries House for a jubilee celebration. Volunteers from our Hawick shop celebrated with a tea party and certificate presentation in recognition of all their amazing work. Volunteers celebrated in the Kelso shop with tea and cake and a good old blether. Members of the Life After Stroke group in Kilmarnock celebrated Volunteers’ Week with a jubilee tea party. The Life After Stroke group in Kilmarnock were delighted to be able to celebrate Volunteers’ Week in person this year. Volunteers from our Portobello store were awarded with special certificates as part of the Volunteers’ Week celebrations. Volunteers from our Portobello store were awarded with special certificates as part of the Volunteers’ Week celebrations. Our Stockbridge shop volunteers enjoyed coffee and cake to celebrate. Volunteers from our Stockbridge shop enjoyed celebrating together in the store. Our Galashiels shop volunteers enjoyed a night out together to celebrate Volunteers’ Week. Peebles Stroke Group hosted a jubilee afternoon tea as part of their Volunteers’ Week celebrations, and they all enjoyed a sing-a-long together too! Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers – we hope you had a wonderful Volunteers’ Week! Want to get involved? Visit our Volunteering section to find out more about volunteering with us or to find a new volunteering opportunity: chss.org.uk/volunteering