b'Annual Report 2023/24Meet Brian Johnson Praxis VolunteerIve been a volunteer for approx.10I also volunteer for a dementia study for years and I go to The Croft (DementiaQueens University, Belfast. Outside of Supported Living Service) everyvolunteering, I care for a few older Monday for a few hours and sit withfriends including one who is 97 and I the residents. I show them photos, wecall on them 3 days a week. play quizzes, listen to music (mostlyTheres this idea that people with old-time songs) and we talk aboutdementia have a poor life and cant their history and reminisce about theircope; but in the main these people will past. Mostly, though I go along togive you a run for your money! The make them laugh. satisfaction you get from helping others Volunteering started when a friendis something out of the ordinary and from church and I went to a few carecan become very addictive.homes to entertain the residents; it snowballed from then.I find The Croft a great mixture of people and Im warmly welcomed every time I arrive. I thoroughly enjoy the smiles and laughs from the residents and I like to thinkIve made a few people happy.70 71'