b'Volunteeringquite nervousbut Im a chatty persondaughters, my sisters, niece, nephew, and do my best to make them feelgranddaughter, brotherinlaw and not welcome, reassure them and put themforgetting Dexterthe white German at ease. Im denitely a people personshepherdhave all done the K2B or C2B. and proud to be part of the hospiceWeve all done something and its always Hannah Ferguson, Volunteerwelcome. Im approachable; people willbeen for St Marys Engagement Ocer: Volunteers play atalk to me about their life which is really vital role at St Marys Hospice. Theygood! And I can help with theGail urges everyone who is thinking support our patients, their families andinformation or get them to the rightabout volunteering with St Marys to carers and our work across the hospiceperson, support and service they need.give it a go, saying: Do it! Its so and our community in our gardens,rewarding, it really is. And you will enjoy fundraising, charity shops andit. You get back what you put in! For me, warehouse, caf, drivers andpeople coming in talking to me and bereavement support and much more.when you see them relaxing, you feel Our work wouldnt be possible with thelike you are helping.time, skills and commitment of our fantastic team. We have feedback that it is rewarding and inspiring to volunteer, each volunteer with their story of why they want to volunteer. Thank you to Gail for sharing her story.Gail chose to volunteer at St Marys as its close to her familys heart: The hospice is special to me as us as a family have used it, we have had family in the In Patient Unit, Ive used the therapy services, and my mum was looked afterIf youre interested in volunteering for St by the Hospice at Home team. WhoMarys Hospice, please visit our were absolutely amazing.volunteering section on our website for Gails whole family have also got involvedmore information or email over the past decade fundraising: myvolunteers@stmaryshospice.org.uk.Gail has been volunteering since Summer 2022, and has over 24 years of experience working on reception at Bram Longstae Nursery. Gail brings her professional and people skills to provide a warm welcome, put people at ease and provide support to the reception area.Gails duties include professionally meeting and greeting visitors, answering the telephone and admin tasks: I enjoy when people come inand some are'