Volunteering for heart health in Birmingham

20th June 2012

In this clip one of our volunteers, Donna, talks about how she became involved with volunteering after being made redundant, as well as helping people recover from a heart attack, Donna has got some qualifications, increased confidence, new friends and even learned to foxtrot! the Cardio Rehab Volunteer programme was funded by the Sandwell, Solihull and Birmingham Workforce Locality Board more details about the project can be found here https://gatewayfs.org/2012/07/02/background-to-cardio-rehab-volunteer-project/

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