International Volunteer Day

On International Volunteer Day today it has me thinking how proud I am to be a volunteer and how I am doing my bit to help out the best I can. I currently volunteer in the ISPCA National Animal Center, a local Charity shop in aid of the Hope Foundation and a local Youth Cafe helping with the afte rschool homework group. So many people ask me do I get paid for the work I'm doing and are shocked when I say no. But being on my Gap Year with no other plans, volunteering to me just makes sense. I'm currently unemployed so why not give my time to charity because YOLO and all that. Volunteering also gives back so much, not only a great one for the old CV but I have made friends for life, gained experiences I never would have had the option to get and also honestly had the time of my life. I look forward to volunteering everyday and places like the ISPCA who rely on volunteers so much, really do make you feel appreciated (as I showed you on my birthday post), with regular Volunteer Appreciation Day's (we're out for lunch tomorrow for ours) and having a dedicated Volunteer coordinator who is always there for us and does her best to make sure the volunteers are part of the team. Volunteering is such a simple thing to do and has only positive results.
The Voluntary Service Overseas have a great guide on simple things to help out