Trustees Week Is Coming - You Can Help A Caithness Group

4th October 2013

Trustees Week is running from 4th November to 10th Novermber 2013 to highlight the valuable contribition people who join the boards of charity groups make to their communities.

Trustees and directors of the boards of thousands of local charities make it possible for charities to run legally. If you think you might be interested in joining a board in Caithness you can contact them directly to ask about volunteering to join their committee or board.

In Caithness many groups have members with committees and also a board of directors who fulfil many of the legal requirements that enable them to function and raise funds to carry out their work or promote health and sports, assist the elderly, or provide information or friendship to wide range of people. There are local groups for children, elderly youth groups, uniformed groups and many others.

See some stories from people who have become trustees in various groups at Trustees Stories

Currently HomeStart Caithness is looking for new directors followng their latest AGM and some previous directors having moved on for various reason in the past year. HomeStart provides services to families with young children with a groups of volunteers. The groups are very keep to inccrease the number of directors and members as well as looking for volunteers who have experience of families with children. It does not have to be qualified experience and many of the volunteers are mothers themselves who have brought up children recently or in the past. Training courses are offered to new volunteers.

Home Start is particularly looking for ane treasurer but staff do most of the work in preparing accounts etc and the treasurer's job is to oversee or make suggestions for changes etc. and present the accounts to the AGM. If you can help Home Start concact them via their web site at http://www.homestartcaithness.org.uk/
Contact - 01955 609163 - Email office[AT]homestartcaithness.org.uk

You can also contact Caithness Voluntary Group www.cvg.org.uk/
where you can get details and information about positions currently available on committees and boards or information on what is involved. Ask for Catherine Patterson, Volunteer Development Officer:Email:volunteering[AT]cvg.org.uk Tel:01955 603453