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Our Volunteers

Can you spare a couple of hours a week / month to help older people in your community?

You could be an AGE CONCERN LINK for Warwickshire

As a volunteer, you would be equipped to help older people by directing them towards the services we can offer or access. Our volunteering roles provide an opportunity to learn new skills and to develop existing ones. With so many different volunteering opportunities on offer, there's bound to be something to suit you. Our volunteers find it challenging, rewarding and varied.

Our Advisors

Without our trained volunteer advisers we could not continue to meet the demands for advice. Some have been supporting us for years together.

We offer a holistic generalist advice service and all advisers are given free formal and on the job training. They are supported every step of the way. They Provide information and advice by:

  • Attending to clients on the phone and face to face.
  • Making telephone calls on behalf of clients
  • Referring clients to relevant agencies.

You could also help by bringing to our notice the issues concerning older people in your area.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Please contact:

Mary Harris on 01926 458124 or Mary@ageconcernwarks.co.uk

Tuesday, 3 March 2009

Meet Ilona Williams


I came to Britain from Finland in 1968 when I married my English husband. I have lived around Britain so know the island very well.

I trained as a Psychiatric nurse but didn’t work as a nurse over here. I took an Open University Degree in Psychology and Education whilst I had my 3 children. They are all grownup now and I have 4 granddaughters.
I had 2 Healthfood stores in London for 8 years and then I taught Food Hygiene in Thomas Danby College in Leeds. I am also a magistrate

I have lived in Leamington for 8 years now and found that I needed something meaningful to do with my life. I care about older people so found my way to Age Concern where I now volunteer on the Information and Advice desk. I have also put myself forward to do Befriending. I enjoy working at Age concern a lot.

I love cooking and exercise and we often go for long walks at weekends. We also like to travel.
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