VOLUNTEERING the heart and spirit o a community Help pets in need


Community Volunteers


Pets of Older People (POOPS) needs animal-lover volunteers to help provide a safety net for pets when their elderly owners become ill or face a life-changing crisis. Palliative care patients of any age who are socially isolated may also access


all of POOPS services. Volunteers Needed POOPS needs volunteer dog walkers to walk dogs for elderly owners who


are no longer able to walk their dogs, drivers to take pets to the vet as their owner can no longer drive, and foster carers for pets. For more information, phone 9782 4408.


Make a difference to your community, and help to hand over a better world to your grandchildren, by getting involved in your local community. Volunteering in one way to help others and yourself. By giving your time to help a person in your community, you are doing something worthwhile, you get a natural sense of accomplishment by contributing to make the world a better place. Volunteering is not all about giving to


other, it is also about your physical and mental health too. It is good for any age, but it’s especially beneficial for older adults. It keeps you in regular contact with others and helps to develop new friendships. Community volunteering is a very


Volunteering pages proudly sponsored by Colour Rite Smash Repairs COMPLETE CAR CARE SERVICES


10% Seniors Card discount


Phone: 9427 3110 Mobile: 0419 990076 Rear 44 Burns Bay Road, Lane Cove 2066


(Opposite Post Offi ce and down ramp beside Lawrence Dry Cleaners) See advertisement page 81


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rewarding activity and most volunteers say they get more back than they give.


To find out more, contact your local volunteer service:


• Hornsby-Ku-ring-gai: Phone 9424 0970


• Lower North Shore: Phone 9777 7815


• Northern Beaches: Phone 9931 7777


• Parramatta: Phone 9806 5121


• Ryde: Phone 9952 8222


• The Hills: Phone 9761 7614


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