Local charity asks for help to reopen their doors
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity have welcomed the plan for reopening of nonessential shops from the government and are working to reopen all of their Charity shops on Monday 12 April.
“It was a huge relief to see the roadmap out of the cycle of lockdowns and we hope that progress continues as expected. Our shops are such an important part of how we generate income to fund hospice care and the seven months of enforced closures has played a huge part in the £1,000,000 income deficit we are facing as a Charity,” says Lily Caswell, Head of Retail.
£750,000 worth of man hours to the Charity each year. We could not do this without them.”
Volunteering offers an opportunity to gain new skills, meet new people, experience something different, as well as giving back to your local community. Lily goes on to say, “There is a whole range of skills that you can gain as a volunteer such as customer service, always feel appreciated by the team. You merchandising, and working as part of a team. really should try volunteering, it’s a great “The benefits to volunteering are endless, way to meet new people, have fun and feel not only can it help you develop your career like you are giving something back.” by gaining valuable experience, it’s also a The Charity have nine shops – Aylesbury great way to build confidence, resilience and Furniture Showroom (Broadfields), connect with other people.” Aylesbury High Street, Aylesbury (Walton
But over the past year many of their volunteers have stepped back from their roles and the Charity are in desperate need Andrew volunteers at the Charity’s Furniture of new volunteers to be sure they can run Showroom in Aylesbury and explains why he chose to volunteer. “I wanted to do their shops from April. something useful to help society. I really Lily adds, “Volunteers provide essential enjoy volunteering as it’s a varied role and support to the work of Florence Nightingale you never know what is going to happen Hospice in many ways and provide at least next. I enjoy interacting with people and
Court), Buckingham, Chinnor, Haddenham (Bradmoor Farm), Thame, Wendover (see photo above) and Winslow and are looking for volunteers to help in each shop. To find out more, please visit the Charity’s website at: fnhospice.org.uk/volunteer or email volunteering@fnhospice.org.uk.
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