Mr Colm McKenna, Chairman of the South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust, hosted an evening event to say a big thank you to volunteers working within its hospital and community facilities.
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Mal O’Hare, Childrens Disability, with Chris Young, volunteer, and Julie from Cameoflage who provided the entertainment on the evening.[/caption]
Volunteers were treated to an evening buffet and were entertained by Anna Blake who played the violin and the Torbank Choir. Gregg Davidson and his colleague Julie from Cameoflage made a surprise performance to the delight of the audience. A number of awards were presented to volunteers for long service. A lucky few volunteers also won spot prizes which were sponsored by the Department of Social Development. The evening was really well received by all who attended.
The Chairman expressed gratitude to the volunteers for their valuable contribution and described how important their role is in helping improve the health and wellbeing of patients, clients and carers.   The Trust’s experience of volunteering has been very positive. There are many examples of how the experience of patients/clients are improved when volunteers are involved in health services.
The evening was supported by local businesses and funding was received from the Department of Social Development.
Anyone wishing to find out more about volunteering within the South Eastern Trust, please contact Volunteer Services on 028 90 564 817 or email: sonya.duffy@setrust.hscni.net
or by visiting the Trust website:
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