{"id":15004,"date":"2019-09-16T11:45:04","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T11:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westonhospicecare.org.uk\/?page_id=15004"},"modified":"2021-04-22T11:21:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T11:21:41","slug":"why-volunteer-for-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westonhospicecare.org.uk\/work-with-us\/about-volunteering\/why-volunteer-for-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Why volunteer for us"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto with_img\"><div class=\"l-section-img\" role=\"img\" data-img-width=\"1920\" data-img-height=\"1080\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.westonhospicecare.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hub-8.jpg);background-position: top center;\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:60vh\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto width_full\"><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:#b04969\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_fdcab3db height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_middle type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1 class=\"w-post-elm post_title us_custom_db86dbd8 has_text_color entry-title color_link_inherit\">Why volunteer for us<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column vc_column_container has_text_color\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_6df4bc3a\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-iconbox iconpos_top style_circle color_custom align_center no_text no_title\"><div class=\"w-iconbox-icon\" style=\"font-size:22px;--icon-color:#b04969;--icon-bg-color:#ffffff;\"><i class=\"far fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"w-iconbox-meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column vc_column_container has_text_color\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner us_custom_6df4bc3a\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><nav class=\"g-breadcrumbs breadcrumbs_white separator_icon align_right\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><div class=\"g-breadcrumbs-item\" itemscope itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westonhospicecare.org.uk\/\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"\/><\/div><div class=\"g-breadcrumbs-separator\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"g-breadcrumbs-item\">Pages<\/div><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Although volunteering is unpaid, there are some incredible benefits to giving your time for free. As a local charity, we want to help our volunteers achieve their own goals which could include:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Gaining invaluable work experience<br \/>\n\u00b7 Learning new skills<br \/>\n\u00b7 Building confidence and self-esteem<br \/>\n\u00b7 Meeting new people and making new friends<br \/>\n\u00b7 Putting existing skills to good use<\/p>\n<p>If you are kind enough to help your local hospice and people who are extremely unwell, we\u2019ll do what we can to help you.<\/p>\n<p>Interested? 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