Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action News - May 2021
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10 AVA | <strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
What volunteering means to me<br />
Aileen Keith<br />
AVA Administration Officer<br />
& Volunteer with HomeStart<br />
I’ve been a Homestart volunteer for almost 10 years, starting<br />
in Carmarthen when I was first made redundant from my<br />
job and transferred to Homestart Garioch once I moved to<br />
<strong>Aberdeenshire</strong>.<br />
Helping others gives a great sense of achievement. Although<br />
at times it may feel that I’m not doing much in the way of<br />
helping, sometimes just being there and lending a listening ear<br />
to someone may be all that is needed to help them through<br />
difficult times. No two families are the same and they all require<br />
different levels of support.<br />
I also started volunteering with AVA back in November 2019,<br />
when I was helping with admin support. I was looking for work<br />
and attended Employability Support in Ellon Library and met<br />
Pauline Anderson and Julie, who together suggested a role<br />
in volunteering administration to help me get back into paid<br />
employment.<br />
I’m delighted to say that my volunteering with AVA has<br />
developed into a paid position, while I continue to volunteer<br />
with Homestart.
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