St Nicholas Hospice Care has beaten stiff competition from over across England to win a prestigious award. The organisation’s retail volunteer placement scheme which helps disadvantaged young people was recognised above 200 other entrants by the Directory of Social Change.
The scheme offers volunteer placements to adults with learning disabilities, as well as to underprivileged people from the local community. Volunteers have been doing essential work helping to sort and process donated goods at the Retail Centre on the Moreton Hall Industrial Estate, Bury St Edmunds, which opened earlier this year. The Hospice worked in partnership with staff from Adult Community Services, the YMCA and the Probation service.
Barbara Gale, Chief Executive, who accepted the award says: “We couldn’t operate the centre without the volunteers from this amazing placement programme”.
She added, “We always urgently need good quality donations for it, so please continue to support us.”
The Retail Centre constantly requires donations of high quality furniture, clothes, books, toys and bric-a-brac. It offers a collection service for large items of furniture, as well as undertaking house clearances. For further details on these services please call 01284 747622.
