“I know that my time will have had a positive influence on someone’s care” says volunteer Simon
BA pilot Simon comes in about once a week to help Trinity sell donated items through its eBay shop.
The money raised helps to fund more specialist end of life care.
As a pilot, I have a fair bit of spare time and I wanted to spend it usefully and give something back to the community. Trinity is close to where I live and a well respected organisation with a lot of history.
One of the things I most enjoy about volunteering at Trinity, apart from playing my part in raising money, is working in a fun office environment with the same people each week and a bit of normality. This is obviously completely different from my day job!
I read in the newspapers that many charities eat up money in administrative costs, I certainly don’t get this impression with Trinity. From the very top, there seems to be a focus on using the money effectively. Fundraising is taken seriously and there are many innovative ways Trinity goes about raising money.
Trinity is a very cheerful and relaxed place to work and at the end of each day, I know that my time will have had a positive influence on someone’s care.
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