Most countries in the world, and certainly Britain, would grind to a halt if it were not for the unpaid army of volunteers working in all kinds of sectors.
Permanent and part-time carers, staff in charity shops, school governors, hospital befrienders, those running clubs for the handicapped, the long-suffering souls serving on committees trying to gain funding for all manner of good causes – this list only scrapes the surface of those who volunteer to make our community better and safer to live in.
So I was really pleased to see a call for a new bank (public) holiday to be declared to in Britain to celebrate their efforts and encourage more people to give up their time. I hope it happens.
At the risk of sounding irredeemably cheesy, I know from my own experience that you get back far more than you put in. This really is community in its widest sense.
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