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Zero Waste champions
Whether you’re a canny cook, or a keen composter, or
just concerned to reduce the amount of rubbish we throw away,
we want to hear from you!
See
poster for details
 Greyhound
Rescue Fife
Baltree Country Centre, Gairneybank, Kinross, need
volunteers to clean the kennels and walk & feed the greyhounds.
Can you Help?
Phone
01592 890583. Visit our website at www.greyhoundrescuefife.com
Kinross-shire
Day Centre
We are looking for volunteers to help serve lunch to
a lively bunch of over aged teenagers (over 65's).
If you have time to spare one day a week and would like to help
between 11.45am and 1.15pm we would love to hear from you.
Pop in and speak to Nan or telephone 01577 863869
Recycle
your waste and help
the Friends of Wumenu Community Farm
(Charity No SC037724)
www.friendsofwumenufarm.org.uk
The charity will take: old agricultural tools, bikes, clothes,
fabrics, old sewing machines, art materials, duvets, curtains,
blankets and bedding, kitchenware, toys, clothes, play equipment,
power tools, garden tools household furniture and unwanted electrical
goods in any condition. All goods can be collected.
Telephone Amu-Logotse on 07985 623870 or Barbara Willey on 01577
863063.
Calling
Volunteers
Alasdair Alexander is the Volunteer Development
Officer for Voluntary Action Perthshire. He has a particular
remit for Kinross-Shire and the Crieff areas.
Alasdair can help anyone who wants to become
a volunteer to access volunteering opportunities across Perth
& Kinross. He can also help organisations and groups seeking
suitable volunteers to find them.
Please
contact Alasdair at Alasdair.Alexander@pkavs.org.uk
or 01738 567076
Volunteering
with CHAS
Now is the perfect opportunity to clear out your wardrobe and
to donate unwanted Christmas gifts to charity. The Children’s
Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) is keen to restock the shelves
at their charity shops at 76 and 88 High Street Kinross and
temporary shops at the Kingsgate Centre in Dunfermline and The
Centre, Livingston.
CHAS are looking for clothing, textiles, accessories, DVDs,
brica-a-brac, toys, games, jewellery, household items and books.
All profits from CHAS shops help to enrich the lives of the
children, young people and their families across Scotland who
rely on the vital hospice services provided by CHAS.
Kinross shops are open Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 5pm. The
Dunfermline and Livingston shops are only open on Fridays from
11am to 3pm. For more information contact Liz Aitken on 01577
867 810.
If you are interested in volunteering for CHAS in the shops,
mail order or in the Kinross Fundraising Office, please call
Frances Todd at the Gift Shop on 01577 865 557 or Alison Rennie
at the Kinross fundraising office on 01577 865 222.
If you would like to support CHAS please contact 01577 865 222
or go to www.chas.org.uk
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 WINTER
WATCH – A Helping Hand!
What can you do for your community when severe weather strikes?
See
details
 Due
to a huge waiting list, we are looking for another adult helper
to help with the Rainbow Guides.
If you have an hour to spare a week and like working with children,
give me a buzz:
Alison 01577864262
Volunteer
minibus drivers
Kinross High School is looking for people to drive the school
minibus for planned school excursions during the school session.
Volunteers must have passed their driving licence before 1 Jan
1997 to enable them to go through MIDAS training provided by
the Council. References and enhanced disclosure are also required.
The school will pay for associated costs.
Please contact Helen Powers, Senior School Technician for more
information 01577 867100.
Kinross-shire
Volunteer Group and Rural Outreach Scheme
We
are always looking for more volunteers to join us in assisting
our local residents who need help with transport to get to
their various appointments, health and otherwise. If you are
interested, just contact our co-ordinator, Ann Munro at 01577
840 196
THE
SALIX DEMENTIA TRUST, in Milnathort, is looking
for volunteers to help with fundraising for its work with
people with dementia. Details of this work, as well as what
we are looking for in volunteers, may be obtained by telephoning
our office on 01577 863824.
Common
Grounds
We
are open Tuesdays, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays from 10.00am
to 3.00pm in the Church Street Hall, Milnathort.
Although we have a dedicated group of volunteers and have
welcomed a number of new faces over recent months, we are
always on the lookout for more to cover holidays, etc. So,
if you are interested and prepared to give up a few hours
a week in a good cause, or know someone who might be, why
not give one of the contacts below a call or drop in for a
cup of coffee and speak to one of the volunteers on duty.
Contacts
outside opening hours are:- Jim Henry (864452) or Pat Payne
(862715)
Golf
and Football Volunteers Needed
Active
Schools are specifically looking for members of the public that
would like to teach children some golf and or football afterschool
or at school lunch times in the local schools.
You
do not need to be qualified in these sports as we can provide
you with those qualifications. A passion for these sports and
the ability to work with children is essential. Please
contact Cath Devanny, Active Schools Coordinator on 01577867220
or CDevanny@pkc.gov.uk
Cath Devanny
Active Schools Coordinator
Kinross High School Cluster
Tel: 01577867220
Mobile: 07824529785
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