THE British Red Cross says it needs more volunteer help in Wiltshire if it is to beat last year's fundraising total of £30,000.
On the run-up to British Red Cross Week, which starts on Sunday, fundraiser Mary Harrington said: "We could do a lot more work with people if we had more volunteers.
"The main commitment we ask is that they give us ten hours of their time a year, which is not a lot. But most people give more time than that."
Mrs Harrington said the charity was looking for people to co-ordinate an open garden scheme, as well as send out mailshots and thank-you cards, prepare collection tins and count the donations.
She stressed that the money raised during the special week would go to help people in the county.
"Many people associate the Red Cross with work overseas and don't realise all of the services that we offer right here in Wiltshire," she added.
"There is a wide range of things we do such as home visits when people leave hospital, like the lending out of equipment and therapeutic massage treatment. Our volunteers also help people to cope in their own homes."
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