Giving back

I came to Canada from Northern Ireland via England in 2000.  I wanted to give back to the community of Pincher Creek that had welcomed us so I decided to volunteer.  I did so in a few organizations but now I concentrate on AHS.  I make and fill Christmas stockings for the local hospital, I volunteer at flu and mammogram clinics, visit in the hospital and, best of all, I volunteer to help a handicapped lady at remedial aquafit each week.  As a patient I have really appreciated the work volunteers do for our community.  Volunteering for AHS has given me the opportunity to meet new and interesting people and I feel that, in my small way, I'm helping others.