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This week Ruth chats to Fionn Kiely who is a volunteer mentor with Big Brother Big Sister here in Galway. Fionn chats about his experience of being a Big Brother for almost five years and why he would recommend the programme to anyone thinking of this type of volunteer work.

For more information on GAP check out 

website: https://www.foroige.ie/our-work/big-brother-big-sister
volunteer role details - https://www.i-vol.ie/volunteer-opportunity/?ID=a00D000000LNHxYIAX

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Volunteering in Galway
Check out all our latest volunteering roles at http://www.volunteergalway.ie/volunteers/volunteer-vacancies.  You can click through on any of the roles and you can see more information and the ‘apply now’ button to contact the specific organisation advertising the role. 

If you are already registered with us, just put in the email address you used to register and confirm your interest.  What happens then is that the organisation gets an email with your contact details and you get an email with their contact details.  The next step is for the organisation to contact you.

If you are not registered just go the volunteer registration page on the website and register with us,  once you have that done you can apply for any of the roles on the website using your email address.

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This week Ruth chats to Aisling Colreavy, coordinator with GAP. Aisling tells us about the extent of GAP’s work for families in Galway, the importance of listening when it comes to inclusion and how their plans for summer activities are currently taking shape.

Links:
Virtual Ladies Day Fundraiser -https://www.idonate.ie/virtualladiesday

For more information on GAP check out 

website: www.galwayautimpartnership
facebook: @galwayautismpartnership
twitter: @galwayautismpar

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Volunteering in Galway
Check out all our latest volunteering roles at http://www.volunteergalway.ie/volunteers/volunteer-vacancies.  You can click through on any of the roles and you can see more information and the ‘apply now’ button to contact the specific organisation advertising the role. 

If you are already registered with us, just put in the email address you used to register and confirm your interest.  What happens then is that the organisation gets an email with your contact details and you get an email with their contact details.  The next step is for the organisation to contact you.

If you are not registered just go the volunteer registration page on the website and register with us,  once you have that done you can apply for any of the roles on the website using your email address.

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This week Ruth chats with Islammiyah Saudique from Amdalah Africa Foundation - AMDAF,  on their work with African women in the local community, their mission and how they have adapted during the Covid 19 crisis. 

Links 

https://www.facebook.com/amdafpage/

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Volunteering in Galway
Check out all our latest volunteering roles at http://www.volunteergalway.ie/volunteers/volunteer-vacancies.  You can click through on any of the roles and you can see more information and the ‘apply now’ button to contact the specific organisation advertising the role. 

If you are already registered with us, just put in the email address you used to register and confirm your interest.  What happens then is that the organisation gets an email with your contact details and you get an email with their contact details.  The next step is for the organisation to contact you.

If you are not registered just go the volunteer registration page on the website and register with us,  once you have that done you can apply for any of the roles on the website using your email address.

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This week we focus on An Mheitheal Rothar, a social enterprise that focusses on bike recycling, training cyclists in bike maintenance and encouraging cycling as a sustainable way of life.

The enterprise have just recently moved to a new premises in the Galway Shopping Centre on the Headford Road and Donncha spoke to Paul O Donnell, co-ordinator and one of the orginal founders of the project about its work, its ethos and its growth.
  
More about An Mheitheal Rothar

Website: http://www.bikeworkshops.ie/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnMheithealRothar/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mheithealrothar
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Volunteering in Galway
Check out all our latest volunteering roles at http://www.volunteergalway.ie/volunteers/volunteer-vacancies.  You can click through on any of the roles and you can see more information and the ‘apply now’ button to contact the specific organisation advertising the role. 

If you are already registered with us, just put in the email address you used to register and confirm your interest.  What happens then is that the organisation gets an email with your contact details and you get an email with their contact details.  The next step is for the organisation to contact you.

If you are not registered just go the volunteer registration page on the website and register with us,  once you have that done you can apply for any of the roles on the website using your email address.

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In this week’s episode Ruth chats to Dave O’ Leary Rider Liaison Officer and Sharon Conroy former Controller and Social Media Manager with Blood Bike West. This entirely volunteer led service has been operating throughout the current pandemic, extending to 24/7 coverage both locally with pharmaceutical deliveries to those cocooning as well as nationally by delivering Covid-19 samples from western hospitals to the national virus reference centre in Dublin for testing prior to local testing centres. Blood Bike West have been part of the Community Response Forum which was set up by Galway City Council.

More about Blood Bike West

Website: https://www.bloodbikewest.ie/home
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloodBikeWest/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bloodbikewest
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Volunteering in Galway
Check out all our latest volunteering roles at http://www.volunteergalway.ie/volunteers/volunteer-vacancies.  You can click through on any of the roles and you can see more information and the ‘apply now’ button to contact the specific organisation advertising the role. 

If you are already registered with us, just put in the email address you used to register and confirm your interest.  What happens then is that the organisation gets an email with your contact details and you get an email with their contact details.  The next step is for the organisation to contact you.

If you are not registered just go the volunteer registration page on the website and register with us,  once you have that done you can apply for any of the roles on the website using your email address.

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In this episode Ruth talks to Lochlann Scott, CEO of Helplink, a Galway based mental health charity that provides accessible, free or low cost mental health services to the public both locally, nationally, and internationally. Helplink have developed specific services for anyone during the COVID 19 Crisis. Ruth speaks to Lochlann about their work and maintaining good mental health practices in such strange times.

Find out more here -  - www.helplinkmentalhealth.ie and www.mindhacks.ie

Find our more about Volunteer Galway  at www.volunteergalway.ie

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In this episode Ruth chats to Geraldine Ryan, manager of COPE Galway's Community Catering service about their work in feeding the most vulnerable in our community during the COVID 19 Crisis.

You can also hear Ruth chatting to 2 of COPE volunteers in a separate episode at https://volunteergalway.ie/volunteer-galway-podcast/

You can find more info on COPE Galway at https://www.copegalway.ie/ and you can find out more about Galway Volunteer Centre's services at https://volunteergalway.ie/

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In this episode Ruth talks to Mairead Geehan and Felicity Geraghty, who have been doing trojan work helping COPE Galway with their Community Catering service cooking the food and delivering meals to the most vulnerable in our community during the COVID 19 crisis.  In normal times COPE provide critical services in Galway City and County, and in the past 2 months with the help of people like Mairead and Felicity they have expanded their service to reach out and keep people well fed and healthy but also to maintain social contact with their existing and new clients.

You can find more info on COPE Galway at https://www.copegalway.ie/ and you can find out more about Galway Volunteer Centre's services at https://volunteergalway.ie/

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In this episode Ruth spoke to Robin Winkels founding member of Row to Recovery Galway, a cancer recovery group which takes place on the river Corrib. Robin speaks about not only the physical benefits of rowing for cancer survivors but also the mental and emotional gains that people experience from taking part in the group. She also speaks about what she has gained personally from being around such inspiring people taking part in an outdoor activity that she loves.  

Volunteering in Galway
Check out all our latest volunteering roles at https://volunteergalway.ie/volunteer-roles/ .  You can click through on any of the roles and you can see more information and the ‘apply now’ button to contact the specific organisation advertising the role. 

If you are already registered with us, just put in the email address you used to register and confirm your interest.  What happens then is that the organisation gets an email with your contact details and you get an email with their contact details.  The next step is for the organisation to contact you.

If you are not registered just go the volunteer registration page on the website and register with us,  once you have that done you can apply for any of the roles on the website using your email address.

We are always happy to meet people in person who need some more assistance – once you register with us, and if you don’t apply for any volunteer role, we will contact you to make an appointment.

www.volunteergalway.ie
[email protected]
091 581727 

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In this episode Donncha spoke to Neil Johnson, CEO of CROÍ Heart and Stroke Charity, about its development from humble beginnings into a charity making a huge impact in the community, with the support of the community.  We speak about his own background and his motivations and his life outside work.