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Volunteer Story 1

During the preparation course we covered lots of topics which were very well presented by different speakers. I laughed and cried at some of the things we were being told but I learnt so much and valued these topics. I enjoyed the course so much and the girls I met...

Volunteer Story 2

I had some free time after retiring and was looking for a new challenge.  I had undertaken voluntary work in the past mostly with adults and teenagers which led me to think that most of their problems later in life stemmed from their early childhood experiences. Where...

Volunteer Story 3

“It wasn’t the reward that mattered or the recognition you might harvest. It was your depth of commitment, your quality of service, the product of your devotion – these were the things that counted in life. When you gave purely, the honour was in giving, and that was...

Volunteer Story 4

My ‘family’ do not have a cooker so we made a chocolate microwave cake together. I read out the instructions and encouraged my ‘Mum’ to make a start. She turned to me and asked quite genuinely, “How do I crack an egg?” Insights such as this make me appreciate just how...

Volunteer Story 5

During the preparation course we covered lots of topics which were very well presented by different speakers. I laughed and cried at some of the things we were being told but I learnt so much and valued these topics. I enjoyed the course so much and the girls I met...