ELSA Welch, resident at RMBI care home Cadogan Court receives Volunteer of the Year award Elsa Welch, resident at RMBI care home Cadogan Court in Exeter has received an award commending her 14 years of voluntary work.

The 2014 Volunteer of the Year award was presented to Elsa by the Kidney Research shop she volunteers in.

Speaking about the award, Elsa said “It was a great, unexpected surprise. It felt marvellous to receive the award and it gives me great pleasure to know that I am helping others”.

Elsa has worked as a volunteer for 25 years in different charities around Exeter and enjoys the companionship she gets from working two days a week in the shop with other people.