‘i want to be a role model’

Dog lover Karen Hardcastle trains puppies to help deaf people

Best friends Dorothy Proietti and Gill Mattock volunteered together when they retired

Volunteer week starts on 2 June so Yours spoke to three women who have transformed their own lives through the healing power of giving

Community stalwart Neelam Aggarwal-Singh wants to bring people together

£10 cheque for every letter published

It’s not just NHS patients, their families and staff who benefit when people in the community help out. It’s rewarding for the volunteers too