Local GAA clubs are doing great work with older people who are unable to go out and about at the moment.  Through this your members may come across some people who would benefit from MID’s new “Good Morning Monaghan” service. This service involves volunteers phoning older/vulnerable people for a chat to make sure they have all they need and just to ease to lonliness and boredom.

At present we have plenty of volunteers for it but we need help to let people who might use the service know about it. I am attaching a flyer and we have the information and sign up form on our website at https://volunteermonaghan.ie/befriending-monaghan/

Befriending Monaghan – Volunteer Monaghan MID Services for Older People Befriending Monaghan is a service for older people in Co. Monaghan who are living with social isolation or loneliness. Our volunteers offer regular weekly social contact to people in the comfort of their own homes. Referrals can be made by family, neighbours, social services, health agencies or self-referral. Each befriending… Read more volunteermonaghan.ie

The coordinator of the service is Caoimhe Rudden and her number is 087 7189396 if you have any questions about the service.

We would really appreciate Monaghan GAA would assist us in spreading the word about the service. Even for older people who have someone dropping off shopping and checking they are ok it could break up the day to have a phone call from “Good Morning Monaghan”.

Many thanks,

Sinead Keenan

Coordinator
Monaghan Volunteer Centre
Monaghan Integrated Development
5 North Road
Monaghan
Co. Monaghan

Phone 047 72191