Embracing Age – a registered Charity supporting care home residents without family or suffering isolation – celebrated 5 years of their work on the Island this month.
Orchard House care facility kindly hosted the celebration with a buffet and cake for volunteers to share and socialize. The 60-strong team of volunteers across the projects were thanked for their amazing work by Rebecca Savage, Coordinator on the Island, Sinead Crosbie the new CEO, and Chair of Trustees Tim Blair of Embracing Age’s National team .
Volunteers Barbara Sargent , Val Taylor and Jean Cotton were recognized by Rebecca for their outstanding voluntary contribution to the work of the Embracing Age on The Island.
Rebecca said:
“We could not do what we do without the commitment and passion of our volunteers across the projects on the Island. The community spirit here is second to none and – as a team of volunteers – we help to make a difference, bringing hope, value, love and connection to care home residents in their community.
“I would like to extend that thanks to volunteers that could not be with us at the celebration.”
Embracing Age currently supports 264 care home residents by offering befriending, a cards of kindness scheme, flower bouquets, providing handmade useful gifts such as blankets, fiddle muffs and shawls as examples during the year and at Christmas.
Embracing Age have also launched a new project Animal Care Home Connections working in partnership with The Island Riding Centre and registered charity Pets As Therapy.
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