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Motion · S5M-22021 · 10 Jun 2020

Recognising the Work of CHAS Volunteers During Children’s Hospice Week 2020

Lodged by Fulton MacGregor (Scottish National Party) Standard Motion 22 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament recognises the outstanding dedication and effort put in by Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) volunteers to keep the joy alive for children across Scotland with life-shortening conditions; notes the charity’s recently published report, Volunteering Highlights, which showcases the work of CHAS’s almost 900-strong force of volunteers, who together donated nearly 56,000 volunteer hours in 2019-20; particularly commends the work that CHAS volunteers have done to adapt to changing circumstances since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the many volunteers who have been redeployed into CHAS’s "virtual hospice", and those who have contributed to initiatives such as letter writing to families who might feel isolated and live story telling for children unable to access hospice care; notes the key role that volunteering will play in CHAS’s ambition of reaching every family in Scotland who needs the charity’s support, and praises and thanks CHAS volunteers across all communities in Scotland for the valuable work that they do to transform the lives of children and families.

Supporters (22)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.