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Bedside Buddies aims to make children feel more comfortable in hospital by being a friendly face and share their time in order to alleviate boredom or loneliness.

Volunteers visit children in hospital and play games, do arts and crafts, and run a range of other fun activities. If you have a passion for working with and helping children then this society is perfect for you.

Please see our Instagram for the most up to date information: leedsbedsidebuddies

Applications are now open! 

Please fill in the application form attached and email to leedsbedsidebuddy@gmail.com by 7th October! 

• you can do any course 
• you must have at least 2 years left of study (ie not in your final year)

Good luck!

Bedside Buddy Application Form.docx

Regular volunteering

Our volunteers are assigned across a couple of wards. Currently, we volunteer individually in a 2 hour volunteering slots at a time chosen by the volunteer per week. In this role, volunteers introduce themselves to children on the ward and spend time playing games and doing other fun activities. 

Please note: to apply to become a regular volunteer you must have more than one year of study remaining. This is for the benefit of our volunteers due to the lengthy application process meaning that if students are in their final year of study they may only have a couple of months volunteering. Sorry for any inconvenience this causes.

Events

We do also run socials to make decorations for the hospital at Christmas, Easter etc, which are open to both volunteers and anyone who wants to come along. 

Socials

We also hold regular socials for our volunteers so that they can meet one another.

Contact us at leedsbedsidebuddy@gmail.com