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Stroke Association calls for volunteers to help conquer stroke in County Durham
The Stroke Association is calling on volunteers in County Durham to help conquer stroke, by supporting the charity’s work in the area.
The charity will host two volunteer information and recruitment sessions in the county, where people can find out how they can get involved with the UK’s leading stroke charity.
The sessions will take place from 10-12pm on Thursday 16 October at Durham Clayport Library and Thursday 23 October at Four Clocks Centre, Bishop Auckland. A number of volunteer roles are available throughout County Durham including fundraising, supporting local stroke groups and clubs, awareness raising, stroke prevention and administrative support.
Joanne Pollock Peer Support Coordinator at the Stroke Association in Durham, said: “We’d love for people in County Durham to volunteer for the Stroke Association. Volunteering is a fun and rewarding
experience that helps the heart of your community.
“Many of our volunteers are actually stroke survivors themselves. People choose to volunteer to build up their confidence and skills to help them return to work, or to give something back to the charity that has supported them. Others are people who have been affected by stroke in their family and want to fundraise for us. We hope to see lots of visitors at our volunteer open days where people can find out how they can help conquer stroke.”
If you are interested in volunteering for the Stroke Association, please contact Joanne Pollock on Joanne.Pollock@stroke.org.uk or call 01388 771524.
Alternatively, visit the volunteer open sessions:
- 10-12pm on Thursday 16 October at
Durham Clayport Library, 8 Millennium Place, Durham, DH1 1WA - 10-12pm on Thursday 23 October at
Four Clocks Centre, Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7E
The Stroke Association is the UK’s leading stroke charity which campaigns to improve stroke care; supports people to make the best recovery they can; and funds ground-breaking research to change the lives of people affected by stroke. For more information about stroke, visit www.stroke.org.uk or call the helpline on 0303 3033 100.
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A stroke is a brain attack which happens when the blood supply to the brain is cut off, caused by a clot or bleeding in the brain. There are around 152,000 strokes in the UK every year and it is the leading cause of severe adult disability. There are over 1.2 million people in the UK living with the effects of stroke.
Stroke Association is a charity. We believe in life after stroke and together we can conquer stroke. We work directly with stroke survivors and their families and carers, with health and social care professionals and with scientists and researchers. We campaign to improve stroke care and support people to make the best recovery they can. We fund research to develop new treatments and ways of preventing stroke. The Stroke Helpline (0303 303 3100) provides information and support on stroke. More information can be found at www.stroke.org.uk
