Wanttoget that specialglow?Then jointhe
millions of peoplewho findreal joyin giving
theirtime asvolunteers andhelping others
W
hohasn’tenjoyed
a senseofpleasure
whenyoudoa favour
fora friend,orgothe
extramiletohelp
a neighbour?Well,that’sbecause
givingis goodforyou– it’sofficial.
AccordingtoresearchbytheNational
CouncilforVoluntaryOrganisations
(NCVO),volunteeringhelpsusfeel
better,stayhappierandlivelonger.
Animpressive20.1million(38%)
peoplein theUKvolunteeredformallyatleastoncea yearduring2017/8,with
“wantingtodogood”beingthemost
popularreason.Andwiththeworkthat
volunteersdoforUKcharitiesestimated
tobewortharound£22.6billion,it’s
evidentthatdonatingtimeinstead
ofmoneyis a realnationaltreasure.
Fromhelpinginyourlocalcharity
shoptogivingyourtimetoa
communityscheme,becominga
volunteeris a fulfillingexperience.
Here’showgivingbackhaschanged
thesewomen’slivesforthebetter...The animal lover
Julia Davis, 46, a former
primary school teacher
from Kent, has been
volunteering every
Wednesday at the
Leybourne RSPCA
animalcentre for nearly two years.
I started doing some dog walking
privately to keep myself fit, and it was
thenthat I came across the voluntary
roleson the RSPCA website – they
seemed perfect as I’m absolutely
fanatical about animals.
I work on a Wednesday morning
anddosome other shifts at the centre.
Thevolunteers are all so friendly andNatioNa l
voluNteer
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