Get Involved

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You can help to improve the special care we deliver to the most vulnerable people in the Irish community of south London by volunteering your time and/or expertise in many different ways.

We need volunteers to befriend our pensioners living at home and those living in care homes. Over 60% of our pensioners live alone and most do not have family living close by so they really value company, be it over the phone or face to face. Our Volunteer Programme offers many opportunities visiting people at home, or taking them out to meet friends, go shopping or just to join in whatever local activities are offered in their locality.  One to one support, however small, makes an enormous difference to their lives.

We are always looking for people to help out with general administration, particularly around the editing and distribution of our newsletters and leaflets.

And fundraising is an ever present dilemma - if you would like to get involved in all things fundraising - please get in touch. Be it sponsored walks, bake sales or skydiving, we are very grateful for your support.

You can volunteer to help out in the day service, helping with the tea or and the lunch service, maybe sharing your expertise with a mobile phone or ipad or flower arranging or knitting - sharing your interests and skills with others is very rewarding and a great way of meeting people. We always need extra hands at our tea dances and at many various events throughout the year inlcuding Christmas and St Patrick's Day events. 

You can become a regular donor and if you are a UK tax payer, we can claim 25% on every donation if you tick the gift aid box.  

If you shop online, you can help us by registering with Amazon Smile. Just go to the smile.amazon.co.uk website, select Southwark Irish Pensioners Project as your chosen charity, follow the onscreen instructions to add to your web browser and when you shop online, SIPP will receive 0.5% of the net purchase from Amazon and you will not pay anything extra for your purchase.

Whatever you give, your time, expertise or financial support, your support is very much appreciated.

INTERESTED? Please phone Ben for an informal chat on 020 7237 5841 or email ben.polwin@irishinlondon.org.