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The Scotland Transplant Active Football aims to play to honour their organ donors and donor families; to increase awareness of the benefits of transplantation, and to inspire the local public to register as organ and tissue donors. We as a team acknowledge through organ donation, we have all received a second chance and will actively promote the importance of more people telling their family and friends they wish to donate, so that families do not refuse to give consent because of a lack of knowledge. This team is of mixed gender and will have a squad of at least ten players for each competitive event. Participants must have received a life-sustaining solid organ, including stem cell transplant that requires or has required the use of immunosuppressive drug therapy. We aim to promote active recovery for transplant recipients, though participation in team sport and the opportunity to play Football locally, nationally and internationally, improving fitness and mental health. We are currently looking for a Media/Communications Manger to help us to promote us to wider audience

Play Your Part - Volunteering opportunities with Belmont Community Cinema Ltd. Community is one of the four pillars that Belmont Community Cinema Ltd is built upon. As the team works diligently towards the re-imagining, refurbishment, and reopening of Aberdeen's beloved independent cinema, we are excited to offer the wider Belmont community the opportunity to join us on this journey, through our volunteer programme. Our Community Development Manager, Michelle Soto, is delighted to launch the programme: "From the moment I accepted my role, I have been connected to people who are keen to do more, to get involved, and to help create the community that will lie at the heart of The Belmont Cinema. I have been working with ACVO and researching volunteering programmes throughout Scotland to ensure that our Belmont Volunteering Programme creates meaningful opportunities for volunteers, as well as champions our commitment to Fair Work, EDI, and Accessibility. Our volunteering roles range from Ushers and Cinema Ambassadors who will commit their time and help share Our Story with people at events around the City, to those who will work with us to bring our creative project ideas to life. As someone who has a long history of volunteering, I know that establishing strong, meaningful opportunities is a vital part of developing our community, and I cannot wait to start collaborating with everyone". We are currently recruiting for the following roles: • Charity Trustee • Creative Projects Volunteer • Project Board Member • Volunteer Ambassador • Volunteer Group Leader • Volunteer Usher For more information/to apply for any of the listed volunteer roles please visit https://belmontcinema.co.uk/latest/play-your-part-volunteering-opportunities-with-belmont-community-cinema-ltd or email our Community Development Manager , Michelle Soto at michelle.soto@belmontcinema.co.uk

In partnership with EDHSCP and as part of Compassionate East Dunbartonshire, we are excited to introduce our new project NODA ED (No One Dies Alone East Dunbartonshire) which aims to support those living in care homes who are receiving end of life care. We understand that this time can be a challenge for care home staff who are often doing many things at once, unable to spend as much time with the person as they would like to. We also understand that for various reasons, some people don’t have family or friends who can be there at this time. This is where our NODA Companions can help. Describe the volunteering Opportunity NODA Companions will support people living within care homes throughout East Dunbartonshire who are in their final 72 hours. NODA Companions can help ensure that they do not face this difficult time alone: a NODA Companion can help maintain a calm and quiet bedside presence by playing the person’s favourite music or reading their favourite book, but most importantly by just being present. Importantly, this will also help to reduce pressure on busy health workers and unpaid carers requiring respite. We will base our support on a rota system which operates from 10AM-10PM. When a NODA Companion is available, they would be asked to sit with a person for a minimum of 2 hours, with the opportunity for more if the volunteer is happy to do so

This is a really flexible role – you can choose what you’d like to get involved with, for example: face-to-face fundraising. Organising or helping with fundraising events, running supermarket collections and fundraising stands, monitoring collection tins online fundraising. Setting up online appeals and writing impactful cat case studies that maximise donations marketing. Spreading the word about our fundraising activities, for example on social media and with the local press completing administration. Processing donations, sorting and recording donated goods, completing Gift Aid paperwork championing our work. Getting involved with developing new fundraising ideas and increasing community engagement photography. Capturing images of cats in care, cats we are helping, events and all things Cats Protection You’ll need to be aged 18+ to volunteer in this role. If you’re aged 16-17, you’ll need to be supervised by a friend, family member, or guardian over the age of 18 in order to carry out any fundraising activity.