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New face on the block and even more needed

21 February 2008

Lillian Haire, the new Manager at the Sue Ryder Care shop in Renfrew, wants you to help them make a real difference to the lives of people living with life changing conditions such as Huntington's Disease, Acquired Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis and cancer.

Lillian, who has experience at working and volunteering in other charity shops, became the manager in December bringing with her a wealth of experience. 

Lillian said:

"We are looking for volunteers who have any spare time on their hands, whether it's a couple of hours or a couple of days a week, to come in and help us.  There are many activities that you can get involved with from sorting through donated goods, rotating stock, designing fabulous window and shelf displays, manning the till and steaming the clothes.  The atmosphere in our shop is warm, friendly and fun, and it's great to see peoples hidden talents coming out that can be put to good use."

Lillian continued: "There are currently 29 million people who are affected by the life changing conditions that we care for, and our aim is to increase our hours of care from 4million to 10million over the next three years.  The money raised in the shop will help us towards this goal and will enable us to put back the dignity, independence and confidence that are taken away by the conditions we care for."

Volunteering is fun and really rewarding, whether people want to give something back because they have been touched by the charity or to add essential experience to their CV. There is a perfect reason for people of all ages to get in touch.

If you would like to volunteer in the Sue Ryder Care shop in Renfrew please pop in to see Lillian - or give her a call on 0141 885 2580.

For more information please contact Kirsty Tomassi, PR Manager (Scotland) on 07810 856853 or kirsty.tomassi@suerydercare.org

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