CLAN on the lookout for 100 new volunteers
CLAN Cancer Support is appealing for 100 new volunteers across the north-east, as it aims to reach more local people affected by cancer and bolster its fundraising activity ahead of its 40th anniversary next year.
CLAN is looking for people to take on a range of roles, involving listening and support services, event support, retail support, driving clients to medical appointments, and gardening to help maintain the grounds at CLAN’s support centres.
The volunteers will also have the opportunity to take part in CLAN’s sculpture trail, The Big Hop Trail, which is due to take the public on a cultural tour of the north-east and the islands from July to September in 2023.
The event, which coincides with CLAN’s 40th anniversary next year, will see 40 striking hare sculptures located throughout CLAN’s geography celebrating the charity’s commitment to supporting people affected by cancer, their family, carers and friends.
The leading north-east cancer charity is holding a series of open days across the north-east this summer to inform people of the roles available to them in their local communities and the benefits of becoming a volunteer.
The Orkney open day will be held on Saturday, August 27, from 11am–3pm.
In addition to the planned open days, the charity is also hoping to engage with employers across the north-east who may be looking to offer volunteering opportunities to staff and is offering to provide information sessions to interested companies.
Registration to attend is not essential, and members of the public are encouraged to drop in. To find out more and to enquire about a CLAN representative coming to your workplace to discuss volunteering please email: volunteering@