A large number of charities run shops to help raise funds for their work. Some large national Charities have chains of shops, but smaller local charities sometimes have shops which often help to raise a considerable amount of money for the charity. Shops can be a very important aspect of fundraising.

Many of these shops are run by volunteers. Nationally between 150,00 and 175,000 volunteers get involved, but there is always need for new volunteers.

With over 60 Charity Shops across Wirral, help is always needed. The types of jobs volunteers do are numerous:

• Sort, steam and press clothes
• Price and label items
• Serve on the till
• Keep shop tidy
• Making posters and signs for use in the shop
• Arranging window displays
• Making arrangements for collection or dispatch of stock for recycling
• Helping with some basic accounts

Volunteers work on a rota basis usually for 3 hours at a time. As well as high street charity shops volunteers are also needed to help at hospital shops and visitors shops.

Alternatively you may be interested in volunteering in a coffee/tea bar either in one of the hospitals, at community drop in centres, the magistrates courts, day centres or visitors centres.

 

Call Nikki on 0151 644 7577 for more information