Volunteer Histories

I first volunteered in 2009 at the request of a childhood friend of my daughter’s, who was classed as Special Needs. She, however, played basketball for a Special Needs group and when the Special Olympics came to Leicester in 2009, she asked if I would help as I was retired by then. So I did …

Images, it is said, are worth a thousand words – this is just a way to say that you should consider including images in your story – these can be photographs, drawings, collages, sketches. If you do, ensure that either: they are your own (and that the people in them, besides you, have agreed that …

There are probably many stories and memories from your volunteer experience; perhaps you volunteered more than once. The stories that you tell here need to be yours but rather than focus on stating the facts or describing the scene, you should focus more on reflecting on what you felt and learned in the process. So, …

There are many formats in which you can share your story. Remember that the purpose is to reflect on what the story meant to you as much as on how/what you remember. Length Whether you write it, record it (audio or video or a photo collage), keep it at the length that would encourage others …