CHATTER BOX Your fortnightly bulletin for SaTH colleagues and events Friday 24 January 2025
Congratulations to volunteer Terry who has turned 90 Congratulations to our dedicated RSH volunteer Terry Seston who has celebrated turning 90. He volunteers as a ‘Meet and Greet’ volunteer which involves welcoming patients and visitors when they arrive at hospital and supporting and directing them to where they need to go. It is a year of celebrations for Terry, as Terry’s wife Babs is also turning 90 in May, and they are planning a garden party for their 69th wedding anniversary in June. Babs also volunteered at SaTH for many years and the twosome were joint winners of the very first ‘Volunteer of the Year’ in the Trust Awards ceremony in 2016, when they received a standing ovation from everyone in the room. Terry said: “My wife and I started volunteering with the hospital about 15 years ago. I was so
appreciative after receiving care for bowel cancer 30 years ago, they gave me additional years of life, so I volunteered as a way to say thank you. I suggest to anyone who has spare time on their hands, it’s worth trying a volunteer role, you might find the same satisfaction I’ve found alongside all the other charity work I’ve been involved in.” Hannah Morris, Head of Public Participation, who recruited Terry and Babs, said: “We are so grateful for the dedication that both Terry and Babs have shown to their volunteering. To know that Terry is now 90 and is still going strong, is an inspiration to us all.” Julia Clarke, Director of Public Participation, said: “I want to wish Terry happy 90th birthday and I want to personally thank Terry for his hard work and commitment to the Trust. We can learn so much from Terry and his work ethic and as he said you are only as old as you feel.”