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There are many reasons why adults choose to volunteer for Scouting. Here are some that existing volunteers have given:

• To give something back to the community: ‘I believe the kids get such a lot out of it; I just put a bit back for what the kids take out.’
• To support the Leaders: ‘They give so much, you’ve got to give some of that back.’
• Because volunteering is a ‘good thing’: ‘I just personally believe that you should always do some kind of voluntary work…otherwise nothing would get done in this world.’
• As an enabler, so the Leader can do more: ‘If I can help Sam, our Leader, out by doing the little things, then it means she has got more time to give the kids and then they get more out of it.’
• To spend more quality time with your child: ‘David used to go on his PlayStation2 while I read the paper after school and work – now we get a chance to do activities together.’
• To develop your own skills: ‘I hadn’t used a compass since I was a Scout. After I learned how to use one again, I take one out on family walks. We get lost less than we used to!’
• To enjoy and rediscover adventure for yourself: ‘We had a water fight at Beavers the other week, it was great!’

Why choose to help out? - Why not!

VOLUNTEERING TO HELP

“A few hours of your time can make years of difference.”

From time to time, the Group is offered assistance by an adult who wishes to contribute something to a worthwhile organisation. It is to our benefit to fit in with what the volunteer can offer rather than asking the volunteer to fit in with us.

We have found that the best reasons for joining as an adult leader or helper is to help your own child get the best out of Scouting or to put something back from when you were a Scout or Guide. You may have a skill or aptitude for a traditional Scouting role – uniformed Leader, Secretary etc, alternatively, you may just a desire to perform a task that you have no previous experience in, or have noticed something that we aren’t doing well or at all.

Every parent has a skill that we can use; please offer it to us!