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Ping began her volunteer journey when she first came to Dundalk 20 years ago. She started volunteering with Oxfam “they were looking for volunteers for 2 hours a week, so I started from there.” Ping later went on to register with Louth Volunteer Centre in 2013 and has been a very active volunteer.
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David registered with Louth Volunteer Centre in 2016 and has been an avid volunteer ever since. David decided to start volunteering to help his mental health. He felt it was important for him to meet other people and it was a great opportunity to give something back to his local community.
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Peter began his volunteer journey at the young age of 13. He began volunteering with the Order of Malta. He then went on to volunteer with homeless organisations before setting up Drogheda LGBT Support Group in 2015 and in 2019 went on to set up the Meath LGBT Support Group.
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Jackie has been registered with Louth volunteer Centre since 2017 but has been volunteering since long before then. “I volunteered with Special Olympics before I registered with Louth Volunteer Centre.” Jackie was finding it difficult to continue to volunteer with Special Olympics due to conflicts with her work schedule but still wanted to be involved with volunteering. “I found the database online and thought it was handy as I could see all the new opportunities.” Jackie started her volunteer journey because she wanted to give something back to her community. “You get an awful lot more out of it then you ever have to put into it.”
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Mirriam has found getting involved in volunteering a great way to connect with people. “Everyone here has a smile; people are introducing themselves to me.” Mirriam also enjoys the new skills that she has learned while she is volunteering. “They thought me how to do things. You get to learn different ideas from different people.” Mirriam is keen to get involved with different volunteer roles to learn new skills. “I am so happy with the skills I learn volunteering; I’ve learned more now than when I was young.” Mirriam’s favourite part of volunteering is working with people. “I really like helping people and enjoy working with people.
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