Bank staff happy to lend a hand
LEAP appeal for more people to help out
Staff from the stockbrokers department from Barclays bank took time out from their work recently to spend a day lending a helping hand.
Three volunteers from Barclays chose to use one of their allocated volunteering days to help out with a handy person job in East Kilbride through the LEAP Hands On Project and then headed along to the charity’s new swap shop in Hamilton which is run by LEAP’s R:evolve Recycle project.
The staff first helped out handy person volunteer Andy in East Kilbride to clear out a room for an older lady.
Bill Lawson, Hands On project manager for East Kilbride, said: “It was great to have the staff from Barclays with us for a day and for them to get an insight into what we do to help older people at the Hands On Project.
“They were a great help, and it was very good of them to give up their time.
“We are always on the look out for more befrienders and handy person volunteers so if anyone is interested in finding out more about the Hands On Project and how to get involved, please call 01355 433 102.”
After the completion of the handy person job, the Barclays staff went along to the new swap shop from LEAP’s project R:evolve Recycle, and helped out with getting the new shop in good condition ahead of its launch at the end of July.
Wendy Russell, sustainability development manager for R:evolve Recycle, added: “Thanks to Kevin, Stephen and Linda for helping us put together a unit and some other finishing touches to our new swap shop. It was great to have them with us to help out for the day.”
LEAP’s Hands On Project consists of two strands – a befriending service and a handy person service. The befriending service provides short or longterm one-to- one friendship and companionship to older people who may be isolated or lonely.
The handy person service provides free, practical assistance with small jobs and tasks around the home such as changing lightbulbs, curtains and smoke alarm batteries, building small flatpack furniture, fitting new curtain poles and lots more.
The aim of R:evolve is to reduce waste and CO2 emissions through textiles, and educate people about the impact manufacturing and distribution of clothing has on the environment.