Looking for a walking or cycling buddy!

- Structural
- Roads Maatjesproject
We are looking for a buddy for a man in his late sixties. The buddy may speak English. The man's network currently consists of people who are not very energetic. This makes it difficult to do something together. The man would therefore like to be paired with an energetic buddy who enjoys going out with him. The man would like to do different activities with his buddy. For example, he likes to go to the cinema or museum. He is up for all kinds of trips. He would also like to visit Amsterdam. In bad weather, he would like to cook together or play a board game like Risk or Stratego. The man does not smoke. He can meet on Mondays, Saturdays and Sundays. Are you interested in becoming his buddy? Read below how that works. As a volunteer at the Roads Buddy Project, we will pair you with a permanent participant: your buddy. We pair the participant and the volunteer based on, among other things, common interests. The function of this buddy contact is to break or prevent social isolation in a participant with a psychological vulnerability by going out together. As a volunteer, you provide distraction and a bit of fun. It is important that you are prepared to meet with your buddy once every two weeks for one year (longer is possible). Furthermore, you are prepared to enter into the meeting 'openly', without wanting to change the other person. That sometimes requires adaptability. Working hours: During the day or in the evening, during the week or in the weekend: all possible. If you become each other's buddy, you will meet once every two weeks for the duration of one year. When and where you meet is always determined in mutual consultation with your buddy. Acceptance procedure: Contact person Roads Buddy Project: Jorise (Mon, Wed, Thu). Feel free to contact us for an introductory meeting. If you register definitively as a volunteer, a meeting with a participant will follow. After this conversation, you can indicate the next day whether you want to become a buddy couple. Yes = start contact. No = new conversation with another buddy.
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Project - 52 weeks
Monthly from 2 to 4 hours
Keizer Karelpark
Adults
Hello, My name is Chantal van Mierlo. I work at the Maatjes project. This project is part of Roads and Arkin. We are looking for volunteers who want to help break social isolation for a participant with a psychological vulnerability. Would you like to spend some free time with someone who needs a pleasant distraction through one-on-one contact? As a volunteer you will be paired with a participant for a year. Together you form a buddy couple. You meet on a biweekly basis and determine in mutual consultation what you are going to do. You can think of: drinking coffee together, doing some shopping, playing a board game, walking or cycling, shopping or going to the beach. The connection takes place on the basis of wishes and common interests. Are you interested in becoming a volunteer with us? Please leave a message with your name and telephone number. I would like to get to know you by telephone. Sincerely, Chantal.