Volunteering in your spare time
Browntoa
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Keep body and mind active but also do something for your community.
Dementia friends , my local hospital scheme means you commit to 4 hours a week to visit a sufferer and help with mealtime or just chat.
https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/WEBArticle?page=what-is-a-friend#.XCXWxmmnyyU
Volunteer at a hospice, normally things like making tea for patients , taking them their meals , Manning the front desk or helping in drop in sessions. If you have a skill like hairdresser , beauty or nail technician or massage etc then that is always something they are looking for.
https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/get-involved/volunteering/volunteer-at-a-hospice
Or look at your local hospice web sites.
Volunteer in a local hospital , as featured in the daily mail
https://www.helpforce.community/pledge/
Not sure what exactly to do or the aboves not for you then search on
https://do-it.org
For things local to you
Feel free to add other sites or mention where you volunteer .
If you know of volunteer positions , link directly to them here
Dementia friends , my local hospital scheme means you commit to 4 hours a week to visit a sufferer and help with mealtime or just chat.
https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/WEBArticle?page=what-is-a-friend#.XCXWxmmnyyU
Volunteer at a hospice, normally things like making tea for patients , taking them their meals , Manning the front desk or helping in drop in sessions. If you have a skill like hairdresser , beauty or nail technician or massage etc then that is always something they are looking for.
https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/get-involved/volunteering/volunteer-at-a-hospice
Or look at your local hospice web sites.
Volunteer in a local hospital , as featured in the daily mail
https://www.helpforce.community/pledge/
Not sure what exactly to do or the aboves not for you then search on
https://do-it.org
For things local to you
Feel free to add other sites or mention where you volunteer .
If you know of volunteer positions , link directly to them here
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I volunteer for the MS Society https://www.facebook.com/MS-Society-Aberdeen-118034518782779"A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Ride hard or stay home :iloveyou:0 -
I volunteer at my local Age Concern, helping with a genealogy group
Some volunteering can be as easy as passing knowledge on to others, like showing how to send e mails, access internet, work a smart phone, help complete an on line form
All easy once you know how
Sometimes just a friendly face & ear is all that is needed for our clientsEight out of ten owners who expressed a preference said their cats preferred other peoples gardens0 -
I volunteer for a well-known heritage organisation. Best thing I ever did. Spending time with like-minded people, and passing on my own passion for the past. Even got my photo on TripAdvisor!!No longer a spouse, or trailing, but MSE won't allow me to change my username...0
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You could volunteer at your local parkrun too, don't have to run to be part of their Core Volunteer group.0
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Suggestions if you don't really like people?0
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PennyForThem wrote: »Suggestions if you don't really like people?
Local cats or dogs home?0 -
Local cats or dogs home?
Cinnamon trust
http://www.cinnamon.org.uk/volunteers/
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I came across this yesterday when looking at volunteering
https://www.helpforce.community/pledge/
Sounds like a good idea and helping the NHS out. I might volunteer for this.0 -
PennyForThem wrote: »Suggestions if you don't really like people?
Local environmental group for clearing up hedgerows or river banks.0 -
PennyForThem wrote: »Suggestions if you don't really like people?
Tree warden? Woodland Trust?
local litter picks?Eight out of ten owners who expressed a preference said their cats preferred other peoples gardens0
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