Volunteering and Helping Hands
We are able to create unique and exceptional volunteering opportunities for company employees – with the chance for them to make a real difference to the lives of seriously ill children.
Many companies and organisations work with charities to create team-building and staff motivation opportunities, and we have a proven track record in delivering projects which truly engage our volunteers.
Our Helping Hands projects involve teams of employees volunteering directly at the homes of a sick children to improve their quality of life. This can, for example, include remodelling a child’s bedroom or redesigning a garden to make it accessible for a young person in a wheelchair. Projects typically take one or two days, but can be longer depending on the nature of the task and are fully managed by WellChild’s Helping Hands team – our volunteers simply provide the manpower and enthusiasm.
Helping Hands provides a cost-effective, direct and tangible route for companies to demonstrate social responsibility, with most projects receiving coverage in the local and regional media.
If you would like to find out more information, please contact Helping Hands Manager Lee Trunks on 0845 458 8171 or email helpinghands@wellchild.org.uk. Alternatively download the following form and return it to us at the main WellChild address.
Take a look at some of our recent Helping Hands projects.
The two days were the best team building days I have ever done. I think any company of any size should get involved in something like this as you are truly making a difference, and having fun at the same time!
Louise, SSL International
“As a company, we want our employees to help local communities, and we find that Helping Hands is a great way to volunteer and also to make a tangible difference to a family or child in need. Helping Hands is a great development and team-building tool, and our involvement with WellChild is a positive way of engaging with the community and promoting our reputation as a responsible company.”
James Wallace, Royal Sun Alliance
WellChild also has many other volunteering opportunities for staff teams to help out at our social and challenge events – with a variety of tasks available from cheer point management at the London Marathon to celebrity assistance at the WellChild Awards.
"Helping Hands offers an exceptional opportunity for companies to give some instant benefit to the lives of the many seriously ill children we have the privilege of helping."
Lee Trunks, WellChild Helping Hands Project Manager
