#21

I’d like to, but then if i was that keen i’d probably make sure i was doing it, wouldn’t i?

After i watched I, Daniel Blake i had really serious pangs of guilt for not doing at least half a day a week somewhere. I was a bit surprised at the lack of response i got from local foodbanks. I contacted the main one six times but it never went anywhere. Still, i could have gone down but i didn’t. I chose to passively half raise a hand and not follow it up.

I think we should be a bit more open about the sort of privilege we have and the excuses we make - i give to homeless people or have charity direct debits, so…etc, etc. Bloody depresses me seeing things and reading about things and yet i get so caught up in my own tedious real life stuff that i never help.

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#22

Do I ever!

#23

Have had similar issues before when trying to volunteer. Contacting them and just never getting through to anyone or a proper response. Just got to assume that they’re already so stretched on resources it can be hard to maintain everything.

#25

Too busy getting cash money from my job

#26

Yes, I do a fuckton of pro-bono every month. It feels good 50% of the time and it is fucking depressingly and repetitiously relentless the other 50%.

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#27

I’ve got an enquiry to deal with just now where if the enquirer had any common fucking sense they wouldn’t have asked me, because technically what they want to do is illegal (no non-commercial use exception) but would be impossible for the rights holder to find out about, but now they’ve bloody asked someone knows about it, don’t they.

I’m dealing with it by not responding.

#28

no, can’t commit to many hours a week and a lot of the places I’ve looked at here don’t seem very flexible about that. also haven’t made enough effort I guess.
emailed a documentary cinema org yesterday to enquire about volunteering though as it goes

#29

I’ve had to take a break for a variety of reasons, but for years I would volunteer at a couple animal shelters a few times a week as a dog walker. I’d highly, highly recommend it, even though it could be incredibly soul crushing and infuriating at times due to the staff and policies at one of the shelters.

#30

Read support group as supper club for some reason and thought it sounded very good…so… do we get fed?

#31

Sure, with ham and pineappple pizza cut with scissors and washed down with generic beer

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#32

:astonished:
Nooo.

#33

It’s ok we’ll overcome this in the class

#34

I want to help clean up the cemetery by my old house on Sunday. Got in contact with the Friends Of site, no response. Will just turn up instead. What they gonna Do?

#35

Chilling

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#36

Have a look on www.do-it.org.uk You can just search by postcode (or ‘do it from home’) or you can select things that interest you.

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#37

Have a look at tryvolunteering.com there 10000 of things to try out. Some of it is proper good as well.

#38

Having some spare time would be a fine thing

#40

Did a team one of these earlier in the year, clearing up Mordon Hall Park. It was a fun day.

#41

Been thinking about this a bit recently, I’m getting close to being fully back on my feet…and having something else to occupy time would help

Think I might look into some mh helplines, but I’m not sure if Samaritans or Mind etc use volunteers or paid employees.

Tbh I should just do that and not post on here. I was wondering if anyone knew about which sectors were most in need currently?

#42

Samaritans phonelines are mostly volunteers. I think I’m right in saying that at you would need to do at least one night/unsociable hours shift once a month if you volunteered (I think that used to be the case)

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