RVS Appeal

from Alford BULLetin 25 - Spring 2022

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Are you looking for a new challenge and want to help your community? Do you need help or do you know anyone who needs help with transport or shopping?

Royal Voluntary Service are currently recruiti ng for volunteers and open to receiving referrals for those who need help with transport, shopping, or social companionship. During the pandemic we conti nued to support vulnerable people in the community and our aim is to keep on reaching those in need.

Our dedicated volunteers help take people to medical appointments or social appointments. This can be to a hospital appointment; your GP; denti st; opti cians or to visit a family member in a care home; a social group or hairdressers! We can take someone further afi eld to a hospital appointment such as to Aberdeen Royal Infi rmary. We can also help with shopping by a volunteer doing your shop (shop and drop) or you can go with a volunteer (assisted shopping). If you would like to be linked to a friendly volunteer to call you regularly for a chat, RVS can fi nd someone for you.

How do I refer:

We accept self-referrals or from any organisati on/family member/friend/neighbour. We are happy to consider referrals from people of any adult age. There is a charge to using the transport or assisted shopping service.

How do I volunteer:

To join our volunteer team, we are committ ed to ensuring our volunteers are trained to the highest standard and provided with ongoing support including COVID-19 safety guidance; PPE and expenses are reimbursed for mileage.

Please contact the Grampian Team on 01467 626012 or 01224 937110 or email 14 grampiansupport@royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk and a member of the team will be delighted to speak to you.

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The BULLeti n relies on adverti sing to pay for design and printi ng and it means a lot that so many regular customers have conti nued to adverti se during the Covid calamity.

Always delighted to welcome new adverti sers, I have opened up opportuniti es with a new value ad size, see p30.

At Myriad Pro Publishing, adverti sers are not just a space on a page. All adverti sers benefi t from featuring in a Facebook album every quarter, and where adverti sers’ own posts are seen on that social media pla� orm, they will be shared. Feel free to tag The BULLeti n to make sure.

New customers can also benefi t from introductory features, and there are perks to being a long-term adverti ser too, as well as discounts for featuring in the Aboyne and Banchory publicati ons.

The business landscape and publicity methods are changing all the ti me, and especially at the moment! So if you have any ideas on how The BULLeti n can further support you, do let me know.

No matt er if you are on the main street, out in the sti cks, working from your spare room or just operati ng online, I can help.

Have you started a new business in the Aboyne area? Want a menti on? Get in touch.

your name in print!

The BULLeti n represents a unique opportunity for you to promote your business to a targett ed area at reasonable cost.

Ad rates start at just £28 for a quarter page

Around 1,500 copies are distributed through the doors of residences in the village, prominent spots in the local community and within businesses willing to stock it. Geographically it covers Alford and the surrounding areas.

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