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Good for you!

We couldn’t do what we do without the support of our army of 600 volunteers

working in all areas of the charity. But have you ever wondered how volunteering
could be good for you?

Here are 6 great reasons why you should consider it …

1 health and wellbeing 3 Processing 5 Achieve a new
It can boost your
emotions
sense of purpose

Volunteering can introduce more Volunteering can help the grief If you have some spare time on
physical activity into your routine, journey, as one of our volunteers your hands, volunteering can
getting you outdoors and out of explains: “After my husband was provide a sense of fulfilment,
the house, and has been shown cared for at the hospice, I wanted satisfaction and personal growth.
to reduce stress and improve to give something back to thank
mental health. St Catherine’s for the way 6 Work experience
everyone helped us both. and confidence go
2 Meet like-minded Volunteering has become a form hand-in-hand

of self-counselling for me. I’m
people and reduce
loneliness doing something that I know he If you’re looking for something
would be proud of.” to make you more employable

Stepping outside your usual or self-assured, volunteering is a
for meeting people who have 4 Develop different great step in the right direction,
comfort zone can open up doors
passions and skills
and shows initiative too.
similar interests or shared
experiences to you. You may even discover a new
hobby or interest – it’s never too
late to learn something fresh
and exciting!

We have something

to suit everyone

Whether you want to be in the heart of the action or
behind the scenes, there’ll be a role at St Catherine’s
to suit all preferences, personalities, abilities and ages.
You could be lending a hand on the ward, working in
our shops, running a stall at one of our events - or so
much more!

We advertise volunteering roles on the website as Interested? For
they become available. We also offer taster sessions volunteering roles, visit
so you can explore whether volunteering is right for stcatherines.co.uk/
you. And if there’s something specific you’d like
to get involved with, please get in touch. volunteering
or call
Volunteering can be really flexible. Even if you can 01772 629171
only give an hour a month, we’d still love to hear
from you!

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