I've been meaning to do this for a while and never getting a chance. I am the online community facilitator for We Give Our Time which i do as a voluntary post at Macmillan.
That means the views i hold are my own and if it is concerning volunteering at Macmillan I promise to check my facts or state where its opinion only.
I wanted people to be able to read what it is like to be a volunteer, how others got started and why its okay to ask if you feel unsure.
So to the question i posed in the title. I got started when my dad died of cancer back in 2001. I was 9 and i got involved with Girl Guides. A really traditional unit where voluntary service was not just appreciated but expected.
So my first real taste of volunteering was cleaning brass for 3 hours a month for a local church. Weirdly enough it was enough to get me hooked.
The point is it doesn't matter how you start volunteering. What ever you do will be really appreciated.
Macmillan has a new volunteering system starting up soon, so if you have a few hours to spare why not give it to a cause i know you love to support.
