Why
indeed?! Do you want to feel good about
yourself? Do something for someone less fortunate? Don’t have much money to
donate but you do have some spare time?
Whatever
the reason, WE NEED YOU!
1.
Do you live near one of our shops?
Kirkbymoorside, Guisborough or Shildon?
Do you have at least one hour per week to spare? Our shop managers would love to hear from
you! There is always something to do in
one of our busy shops – sorting donations, ironing, dusting the shelves,
keeping the floor clean, manning the till and much more. You would get to meet some of our lovely
customers, have a bit of chat and even help them to choose an item.
2.
Are you a nurse, teacher, social worker
or similar? Perhaps you would like to use your skills in Romania at one of our
hospices or other projects? Contact our Head Office in Glasgow for details of opportunities.
3.
Do you like organising events? We are always looking for supporters to hold
events to raise much needed funds. Coffee morning, stall at a car boot sale,
craft event, tombola, car wash, wine & cheese evening, sponsored walk/run –
the possibilities are endless!
4.
Are you a ‘crafty’ person? Perhaps you
like knitting, crochet or sewing? Thanks to our Handcrafters’ Guild members and
other supporters, we now send in excess of 20,000 items of clothing, blankets
and knitted toys to Romania for the children we support. Items are also made
for sale in the UK to raise funds. If
you would like to volunteer your skills in this way, contact me at janerussell@childrenindistress.org.uk
to have a chat.
5.
If you work in an office, factory or
similar environment where there are a number of workers, why not start a
collection of used postage stamps (£10 a kilo for unsorted stamps!), old postcards,
ink cartridges or mobile phones? All of these items will earn money for CID and
won’t cost you anything, only your time in collecting them.
These are just a few ideas on how you can volunteer to help us raise funds to care for the children we support. I’m sure you can come up with even more J
Please
don’t leave the volunteering to someone
else………………they might be leaving it up to you.
Jane
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