Volunteering – donating time
Volunteering is great. It makes you feel good, introduces you to new people, makes use of existing skills and teaches new ones. You also get to help people! I’ve wanted to do more volunteering for a long time now but with full time work and a busy home life I struggled to find opportunities that fit my schedule (and my personality!).
That’s why I jumped at the chance to volunteer for the Cotswold Listener when I saw it advertised on Twitter. It won’t take up too much time, the office is within walking distance of my own and the work sounds fun and exciting! Assuming I don’t screw up this evening, I’ll be a reader for the Cotswold Listener audio magazine. It’s for blind people in the Cotswolds to keep them up to speed with local events and news but they also have features just like normal magazines.
I’m really looking forward to getting started! It’s very different from the ‘workplace enforced’ volunteering I did when I was in ‘normal’ employment. Back then I used to help out with school gardening projects. It was fun but I think I’ll prefer being a reader more.
There are lots of opportunities available for people looking to volunteer and it’s a great way to have fun as well as being a CV builder. You can even try and arrange your own voluntary projects – you don’t always have to wait for the opportunity to find you! I enjoy donating to charities but I know I don’t have the financial resources to help everyone. Why not donate a little time instead? It all helps!
Shameless request for sponsorship / Rachel Pictor 20 Jul 10
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