Friday, February 20, 2015

Why Volunteer?


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 x

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