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 Cats Protection’s current Volunteer of the Year, Sharyn Wood, is hoping that Volunteers Week inspires more cat-loving people to join the charity.
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Sharyn was the overall winner of the charity’s first-ever Volunteer of the Year Awards, held in 2008, after leading the charity’s Arbroath and District branch to find homes for an impressive 350 cats during 2007.
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She now hopes more people will use Volunteers Week (1-7 June) as their opportunity to join Cats Protection’s 7,000 volunteers who play a crucial role in helping the charity to help 157,000 cats and kittens each year.
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Sharyn said: “The achievements of the Arbroath branch are due to dedicated volunteers who are united by their desire to help unwanted cats. Finding a home for each and every cat gives us a sense of satisfaction as well as the occasional surprise! Last year, we found a home for a stray cat called Wallace, and he later made news headlines by saving his owner from a potential house fire. Hearing stories like this make us feel proud of what we do.”
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Carol Carbine, Cats Protection’s Volunteering Manager, said: “The charity has 252 volunteer-run branches just like Arbroath, all helping cats in need. There are many diverse roles on offer – including fostering cats, home visiting, fundraising and much more so why not use Volunteers Week as your cue to contact the charity and see if there is a role that interests you?”
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There is also time left to take part in Cats Protection’s Volunteer of the Year Awards 2009, before the closing date of 19 June. Anyone who feels that a particular Cats Protection volunteer deserves special recognition can nominate them for one or more of the following awards - Bright Ideas, Flying the Flag, Unsung Hero, Extra Mile and/or Distinguished Service.
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Entries will be judged by Cats Protection, and the winners of each category – as well as the Volunteer of the Year 2009 – will be announced at a ceremony at Cats Protection’s National Cat Centre in Sussex on 19 September! To enter, please visit http://www.cats.org.uk/newsandevents/volunteer_awards.asp where an entry form can be completed online, or printed out and posted back to the charity.
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If you would like to volunteer for Cats Protection, please call the charity’s national Helpline on 08702 099 099, for details of your local branch or centre, or log on to www.cats.org.uk
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