Volunteering with Friendship groups and societies
Podcasts of interviews of friendship groups that appeared on the Volunteering Show
Rotary International
Rotary International are an international voluntary organisation with the ethos "service above self", helping people in their communities, including charities.
The Rotary club of Portsmouth and Southsea were on The Volunteering Show, represented by club President John Worley, Vice President Roger Devonshire and Mark Esbester.
Hear about Mark Esbester, an optician, who spends several weeks in Africa every year working for Vision Aid Overseas, examining the eyes of anyone who wants and fitting second-hand spectacles collected in the UK. Vision Aid Overseas is supported by Rotary.
Hear about Vice President Roger Devonshires role in our Portsmouth Rotary Housing Association which provides about 130 homes for the elderly in Portsmouth.
Portsmouth and Southsea's Rotary Club: Vice President Roger Devonshire and Mark Esbester and President John Worley,
Freemasonry
Listen to Eric Moody, Information Officer for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Freemasonry Or download.
See also: ugle.org.uk - website of The United Grand Lodge of England - the organisation that represents Freemasonry in England
Intervarsity Club, Portsmouth
A sports and social club for all professionals.
Listen to Chris of Intervarsity Club, Portsmouth or download.
See also: portsmouth-ivc.org.uk - the website of Portsmouth Intervarsity Club
Womens Institute, Portsmouth
Listen to Jane Pike and Jan Smalley of Portsmouth Women's Institute Or download.
See also: hampshirewi.org.uk
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