PEOPLE in Helensburgh and Lomond are being asked to volunteer as a befriender to help make a difference to the lives of veterans with sight loss.
The recruitment drive has been launched by the Sight Scotland veterans’ charity to help tackle loneliness.
With a friendly telephone chat at a regular weekly time slot, home-based volunteer befrienders can provide veterans with a listening ear and a chance to laugh and reminisce.
Anne Garry, one fo the charity’s outreach workers, said: “Our outreach team are in touch regularly with veterans with sight loss to provide emotional and practical support.
“Volunteer befrienders are a vital part of our team because they extend the social connections of those we support.”
To find out more about becoming a volunteer befriender, visit sightscotland.org.uk/volunteer or call 0131 446 2154.
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