Winter Squads

 

WINTER SQUADS ARE WORKING IN TRIMDON GRANGE EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 7TH MARCH 2012

Volunteers Stephen, Hayley, Annette, Rachel and Margaret are the WINTER SQUADS and will be introducing themselves to everyone.winters quads

AIM of the WINTER SQUAD project is to mobilize community Volunteers in supporting vulnerable people during periods of adverse weather conditions by:

Act as a Befriending service.
Making sure vulnerable, isolated residents are visited by the winter squad volunteers
Prescription collected.
Medical appointments arranged or rearranged.
Assist in form filling.
Families contacted with specific messages.
Phone Cards topped up.
Shopping collected.
Improving access by clearing snow from individual resident’s footpaths.

CONTACT MARGARET GIRVAN FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON 01429 882241 OR MOBILE 07857285892