Dedicated volunteers and their families attended a celebration event at Parklands Children’s Centre.
Mayor of Ellesmere Port Cllr Bob Crompton presented Catch22 volunteers with certificates and a small token of appreciation to acknowledge the invaluable support they have provided to 12 local children’s centres and related projects.
Catch22 is a social business that helps people to turn their lives around.
Volunteers are an integral to its success and in Cheshire West and Chester more than 60 volunteers are supported to provide activities for children and young people.
They have committed more than 3,500 hours of their time to Catch22 in 2013 so far.
The volunteers have the opportunity to become involved with play activities, administration support, youth work and community engagement and several volunteers have progressed to further education or employment as a consequence of the experience and confidence they have gained within their volunteering roles.
Local volunteer Katherine Downey spoke about how much impact her role has had on her, not only in building confidence and experience but also helping her to achieve the qualifications she needs in order to progress into her chosen career in childcare.
Following the certificate presentation, the contribution of the volunteers was rewarded with a buffet meal and the opportunity to meet and mingle with other volunteers, staff and representatives from Cheshire West and Chester Local Authority who currently commission Catch22 to coordinate this service.