Friends of Samaritans Lewisham Greenwich and Southwark Branch

Positions:	Friends of Samaritans (as many as possible!)
Hours:	Approximately 3 or 4 hours per week (negotiable)
Salary:	£0.00 per annum + benefits (tea/coffee, biscuits, office facilities and masses of support (priceless!)
Job Description	To join a team that are prepared to carry out fundraising activities in our local community to ensure that sufficient funds are raised each year to enable us to continue to provide emotional support to callers that are experiencing feelings of distress and despair.

You may have, or maybe considering volunteering your valuable time to a local charity, and indeed though briefly of Samaritans, but suddenly felt that being available to answer calls from people that are experiencing feelings of distress and despair is not for you.

That’s OK, it’s definitely not everybody’s cup of tea, however, please read on because there many ways in which YOU can help us.

Whether you are happy to face members of the public or prefer to work behind the scenes, as a ‘Friend of Samaritans’ there are many ways in which you can help to raise funds for our branch. How many times have we all attended some kind of fundraising event for other charities, schools, organisations etc. and thought, “that was a good day or evening out”?

Yes, we need good ideas for fundraising events, but we also need our ‘Friends’ to help with the organisation and running of those events, carrying out research, finding out who we need to talk to, contacting local authorities for entry forms, permissions etc., networking with the right people, making telephone calls, typing etc., in short, fundraising!

Ok, we agree that the salary won’t help with the cost of next year’s holiday, nor will it pay for a new car or even contribute to the next vets’ bill, however, the position itself will enable you to share your knowledge and experiences with other ‘Friends’, make new friends, have fun AND provide a vital service to our community, now that’s some package!

Just like you, we also value and respect our friends.

So if you are ready to volunteer your time, please give Samaritans a second thought……….