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Tea Party Host - Dunstable

Re-engage

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As a tea party host, you’ll host a tea party in your home once or twice a year providing refreshments for the older guests, volunteer drivers and the tea party group coordinator.

Each tea party group usually last for around two hours and normally take place on a Sunday afternoon.

Tea parties provide a lifeline of friendship for socially isolated or lonely older people. The warm, regular, and friendly companionship provides a vital link with the outside world from which they’ve become isolated.
Welcoming older people and volunteers into your home and making them feel comfortable.
Safely preparing and serving refreshments for the tea party group.
Ensuring that your home is safe and accessible for the tea party group.
Following the guidance in the online volunteer training so that the tea parties are safe, enjoyable, appropriate and in line with our charitable aims.
Keeping in regular contact with the tea party group coordinator so they know when you’re available to host, and so you know how many people to expect and if there are any dietary requirements.
Reporting any concerns to the tea party group coordinator.
Keeping your knowledge and training up to date by reading our monthly volunteer newsletter – Re-engage Matters.

Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring,Community Work

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Welcoming older people and volunteers into your home and making them feel comfortable. Safely preparing and serving refreshments for the tea party group. Ensuring that your home is safe and accessible for the tea party group.

Tea parties provide a lifeline of friendship for socially isolated or lonely older people. The warm, regular, and friendly companionship provides a vital link with the outside world from which they’ve become isolated. This is a fun, flexible and rewarding role which will enable you to connect with and make a real and lasting difference to the life of an older person who is experiencing social isolation or loneliness. As a valued Re-engage volunteer you’ll receive training, support and regular updates and communication from the Re-engage team.

2 - 3 hrs twice a year

Further location details may be provided below.

Ailsa Guard Re-engage

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https://reengage.org.uk/volunteer/new-volunteers/become-a-tea-party-volunteer/become-a-tea-party-host/

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