Volunteers Week 2020 - Volunteer Stories & Thank You
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Here is a short story from Daryl. Thanks for submitting Daryl :)
Volunteer name: Daryl pollitt
Volunteer age:60
Where are you from: Street Treats
What's your volunteer role and what do you do in that role:
Feed the homeless
How long have you been volunteering for:
6 Years
How did you get involved with volunteering:
I started when my teenage son suggested we make some sandwichs and take around the tents
Hi all, we hope you are still enjoying the fabulous stories we have been sharing this week. Next up we have Ru Yi Chang!
Name: Ru Yi Chang
Volunteer age: 20
Where are they from: Malaysia
What's their volunteer role and what do they do in that role:
Activity Mentor and Peer support group volunteer. To support disabled adults and increase their confidence in travelling to attend weekly supported sessions.
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I hope you are enjoying your week. Todays next story is from someone we know very well - Sam from Breakthrough UK. Not only does Sam work with and help volunteers in her working life but Sam also finds the time to volunteer herself which is amazing. Find out more about Sam below and what her most memorable Volunteer memory is!
Volunteer name: Sam
Volunteer age: 30
Where are you from: Huddersfield
What's your volunteer role and what do you do in that role:
We are half way through Volunteers week and we're hoping you are enjoying the stories as much as we are. Here is Michael's journey into volunteering, very inspiring.
Volunteer name: Michael
Volunteer age:60
Where are they from: Manchester
Volunteer name: Jimmy
Volunteer age: 30
Where are they from: Manchester
What's their volunteer role and what do they do in that role:
It's day 2 of our very special Volunteers week stories and this morning we hear about Beverly Dargen and what motivated her to get into volunteering, we hope you enjoy.
Volunteer name:
Beverley Dargen
Volunteer age:
50 years
Where are they from:
Manchester
What's their volunteer role and what do they do in that role:
Beverley support parents of children who have severe learning/physical disabilities
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Here is our second Volunteer story for today with Katrina from Breakthrough UK.
Volunteer name: Katrina
Volunteer age: 31
Where are they from: Manchester
What's their volunteer role and what do they do in that role:
Hi it's Volunteers Week again, doesn't time fly?!
Volunteers Week 2020 (June 1 - 7) is so different this year due to the Covid-19 outbreak. First of all, all of us here at Macc would like to send our best wishes to all of you out there and we hope that you stay well and continue to look after yourself and those close to you in these anxious and uncertain times.
What a way to round up our volunteer stories for this years Volunteers week! Check out our last installment of volunteer stories (Including a volunteer video) highlighting the importance of celebrating volunteers and their contribution. Today we are sharing Lesley’s and Amruta’s stories and a video from the National Football Museum. We hope you enjoy :-)
Volunteer Name:
Lesley