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Hilary Lodge Retirement Home
Kathy: Hello Hillary large retirement home Kathy speaking.
John: Hello my name’s John shepherd could I ask if you are the manager of the home?
Kathy: That’s right.
John: Good hello can I say a friend of mine is a volunteer at Hillary large and I’d like to help out too if you need more people I work part-time so I have quite a lots of free time.
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Kathy: We’re always glad to have more help John should only tell you about some of the activities that volunteers sketch involved in.
John: Please.
Kathy: Well on Monday evenings we organize computer training we’ve got six laptops and five oh six residence come to the sessions regularly.
Kathy: Their rule now fine writing and sending emails but trainer has just moved away and we need to three volunteers who can help the residents create Q1 documents.
Kathy: Just simple things ray lay.
John: I’d certainly be interested in doing that.
Kathy: Great.
Kathy: Then on Tuesday afternoons we have an informal singing Klaus which most of the residents attends we’ve got a Q2 keyboard and someone who plays but if you’d like to join in the singing he would be very welcome.
John: I work on Tuesdays at the moment though that might change I’ll have to give it a miss fine now I’m afraid.
Kathy: Okay then on Thursday mornings we generally have a session in all god in.
Kathy: Several of all residents enjoy learning about Q3 flowers where they grow best how to look off to them and so on is.
John: That is something you are keen on I’m no expert but I enjoyed gardening so yes I’d like to get involved do you have your own Q4 tools at the home?
Kathy: We’ve got a few but not very many.
John: I could bring some men with me when I come.
Kathy: Thank you very much one very important thing for volunteers is that we hold a monthly meeting where they all get together with the stuff it’s a chance to make sure where well king well together and that everyone knows how the residents are and what’s going on in the home.
John: I.
Kathy: Now obviously we need to get to know you before you become one of our volunteers.
John: Of course.
Kathy: Could you come in for an informal interview later this week maybe?
John: I’m busy the next couple of days but would Q5 Saturday be possible?
Kathy: Suddenly just drop in anytime during the day all I won’t be working then so you’ll see my assistant the rate.
John: Sorry how do you spell that?
Kathy: It’s M. A. I. R. E. A. D. the Q6 Mairead.
John: R. K. caught that it’s not a name I’m familiar with.
Kathy: It’s an Irish name she comes from Dublin.
John: Price and the road that Hillary loud G. is in is cold Q7 Bridge Road isn’t it?
Kathy: That’s right number seventy-three.
John : Fine.
Kathy: One other thing you might be interested in we’re holding a couple of open house stays and still need a few volunteers if your available.
John: What are the dates?
Kathy: This one on April the ninth and another on the Q8 14 of may that both Saturdays and old day events.
John: I can certainly manage May the 14 I’ve got another commitment on April the nine so.
Kathy: That would be a great help we’re having several guest entertainers singers a brass band and so on and we’re expecting a lot of visitors so one possibility is to help look after the entertainers all you could spend an hour or so organizing people as they arrive and then just be part of the team making sure everything’s going smoothly.
John: Well show lying to show people where they can Q9 park.
Kathy: Lovely thank you one reason for holding the open house days is to get publicity the Henry large locally so you may find you have someone from a Q10 newspaper wanting to interview you.
Kathy: They’ll want to find out from two of three people why they volunteer to help at home.
Kathy: We’re trying to get a TV station to come to but they didn’t seem very interested.
John: I don’t mind being interviewed.
Kathy: Good.
Kathy: Well if you come in for a chat as we arranged.
John: We’ll.
Kathy: Take it from there.
Kathy: Thank you very much for calling.
John: My pleasure goodbye.
Kathy: I.
Kathy: That is the end of section one you now have Hoffa minutes to check your own sis.