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The Monthly Paws – Issue 12

Well…I think we have just about unpacked everything from our Suffolk Dog Day trailer! What an event! Thank you again to all of you who came along and helped. It was lovely to get together and we certainly left the ‘happy hub’ feeling suitably happy (with slightly achy feet!)

This month we welcome two new volunteers and one new trustee as well as celebrating long service awards for six of our fabulous volunteers.

The Monthly Paws – Issue 12

The Monthly Paws – Issue 11

Well, it’s been rather hot, hasn’t it! An uncomfortable time for our furry friends, whose ability to be a cosy hot water bottle, no longer works in their favour. In this edition we share some advice and guidance to keeping your pets cool and signs of heatstroke to look out for.

We are looking forward to attending Suffolk Dog Day on Sunday 31st July. If you are able to come along and help, and haven’t already let us know, please do email me and I will pop you on the rota. We will be part of the ‘Happy Hub’ and will be manning an enclosed ‘have a go’ agility area as well as having a presence on our stall.

The Monthly Paws – Issue 11

The Monthly Paws – Issue 10

Keeping our volunteers updated with the latest from Our Special Friends

This month we celebrate National Volunteers’ Week. We, at Our Special Friends, are so appreciative of all your time and commitment – we really can’t say thank you enough. We hope to see as many of you as possible at our volunteer celebration event on the 13th June – please follow the link further down the page to RSVP, it’s not too late to let us know you’re coming.

The Monthly Paws – Issue 10

The Monthly Paws – Issue 9

Keeping our volunteers updated with the latest from Our Special Friends

A huge thank you to all of you who have taken the time out of your busy days to complete the annual volunteer survey. We have had a record number of responses and I am confident that we can use your comments to improve the support we give to you, and your volunteer experience. A huge thank you to our volunteer Kirsten, who has been a star and helped with the survey. We will share the results with you all soon.

The Monthly Paws – Issue 9

The Monthly Paws – Issue 8

Keeping our volunteers updated with the latest from Our Special Friends

Welcome to the April edition of The Monthly Paws. This month we are delighted to launch our ANNUAL VOLUNTEER SURVEY…HURRAH!!! A huge plea to all of you to complete it and share your valuable feedback with us. You can find the link in our survey article below.

The Monthly Paws – Issue 8

The Monthly Paws – Issue 7

Keeping our volunteers updated with the latest from Our Special Friends

Hello and welcome to the March edition of The Monthly Paws.

February saw the first session of our 2022 volunteering programme and it was a great success.  Belinda delivered an informative and fun session on the topic of Animal-Assisted Interventions. Please take the time to read through our  ‘On the Topic’ article to find out more about what we discussed and some interesting points.

The Monthly Paws – Issue 7

The Monthly Paws – Issue 6

Keeping our volunteers updated with the latest from Our Special Friends

I hope everyone is well and settling into the new year – isn’t it lovely to start noticing the lighter mornings and evenings… bring on the next clock change!

In this month’s edition of the Monthly Paws we share lots of dates for your diaries for training sessions, meet ups and the big volunteer social in June. We are so pleased to finally have some opportunities to share with you and hope we see as many of you there as possible.

The Monthly Paws – Issue 6

The Monthly Paws – Issue 5

Keeping our volunteers updated with the latest from Our Special Friends

Introducing 2022…

A new year, new opportunities, new faces and hopefully plenty more of the same fantastic volunteer support from all of you. January may be slightly tainted by Covid uncertainty, but we are keen to keep momentum and positivity for what 2022 will bring for Our Special Friends.

The Monthly Paws – Issue 5

The Monthly Paws – Issue 4

Keeping our volunteers updated with the latest from Our Special Friends

It’s Chriiiiistmas!! No I can’t quite believe it either! I hope you have all found your festive spirit in your bauble box!

We had a great turnout for our stall at the Bury St Edmunds Christmas Lights Switch on. A huge thank you to our volunteers; Christine, Juliet, Sally, Dorothy, Allison (and her daughter Grace), Christina and GRIFFLE and Karen and DARCY for all of your help. You were such great ambassadors for Our Special Friends and we had some wonderful conversations with clients, volunteers and supporters of Our Special Friends. We raised a fantastic £160 and spread the word to a huge amount of local people.

The Monthly Paws – Issue 4

The Monthly Paws – Issue 3

Keeping our volunteers updated with the latest from Our Special Friends

It’s November and, unbelievably, the sun is shining on us at The British Racing School!

It was lovely to see some of you at our first face to face drop ins in October. I felt that these sessions were such an effective way to hear how you are getting on, and your experiences as Our Special Friends volunteers. I appreciate that, with the nights drawing in and daytime commitments (many of which are OSF related) are busy, the idea of travelling to our office in the dark is quite daunting.

The Monthly Paws – Issue 3

The Monthly Paws – Issue 2

Keeping our volunteers updated with the latest from Our Special Friends

And then it was Autumn, just like that! This month has been a month of challenges and change, but we have come out the other end. I’m sure many of you have heard us say ‘the joys of technology ‘numerous times over the past few weeks! With our core database down, we have all had to find alternative ways to continue our work, so THANK YOU for your patience. We now have a new server…yawn…and fingers crossed are back up and running. This has only further highlighted the value of face to face interaction which leads me on to…

The Monthly Paws – Issue 2

The Monthly Paws – Issue 1

Keeping our volunteers updated with the latest from Our Special Friends

Is it really September already? No, we can’t quite believe it either. With a lot of change taking place, we have decided to combine July and August Bulletin into one bumper September issue and we’ve given it a new name! So welcome to the first edition of The Monthly Paws!

The Monthly Paws – Issue 1

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