Date for your Diary - Invitation to launch of VOICE (Mid Galloway) Project

“VOICE” Mid Galloway (Volunteering Opportunities in Community Engagement) is a new pilot project led by partners from the Machars Area Partnership. The project is funded by Voluntary Action Fund (Scotland).  Recent evidence from the “Resilient Communities” Sub-Group of the Wigtownshire Health & Wellbeing Partnership identified that there were a number of agencies and service providers delivering and facilitating a wide range of training opportunities for their own service users and volunteers in isolation.Through the “VOICE” project organisations working with volunteers in Mid Galloway will work together to open up, identify and develop further training opportunities across the Machars.  The project will enable partners to share skills, resources, avoid duplication and help raise awareness and promote the benefits of volunteering to individuals and local communities. 

The launch of the Project will be held on Wednesday 4^th June and road show sessions will be held in:

Whithorn Community Centre 10.00am – 12 Noon

Wigtown County Buildings 2.00pm – 4.00pm

Belted Galloway, Newton Stewart – 6.00 – 8.00pm

(Tea, Coffee and light refreshments will be available at all sessions)

Key Partners will host market places on the day, there will be opportunities for further networking with additional partners, and for potential volunteers to find out a bit more about the project and sign up.. Further information on the agenda for the sessions will follow – but please get the date in your diary - we look forward to seeing you all there!! ..

If you would like to be involved, host a market place or require more information please contact:

Nathalie Guillaume: 01988501111/ nguillaume@nhs.net  or Donna Hoodless on 01988500364/donna.hoodless@dumgal.gov.uk.