Welcome to Andy Mathieson the latest volunteer to sign up for GOGA in Fife. Disability Sport Fife has known Andy for a number of years as a volunteer marker at DSF bowling events organised in conjunction with the Beveridge Park Bowling Club. Andy is a keen bowler and the secretary of the Beveridge Park Club.
Andy volunteered his services to support DSF members and he has successfully been deployed to the inclusive weekly multi sports session at the Michael Woods Sports & Leisure Centre for adults with additional support needs. The session is supported by Spirit of 2012 through GOGA.
In the past year weekly attendances have grown to 80 – 90 participants of which 50 – 60 have additional support needs. For many participants it is the highlight of the week. On Andy’s second session the programme included a very varied warm up and cool down, Nordic walking, badminton, unihoc, boccia, carpet bowls and unicurl. Andy has added so much to the team of volunteers delivering the bowls session.
Volunteers, peer mentor volunteers and significant others are so important to the delivery of the weekly programme of multi sports sessions in Fife. Andy is yet another quality recruit to the GOGA in Fife volunteer team.
Richard Brickley OBE MBE Chairman Disability Sport Fife Board of Charity Trustees