Naomi likes to get involved

Naomi likes to get involved The fact that it only takes very little time to make someone else happy motivates Naomi time and again to volunteer. She has been helping scout in her area for years. Recently she did a great job as a volunteer at VIPvoorelkaar. "As a result of my work, I get five days off a year to do volunteer work. This year I used these days to make a newspaper for VIPvoorelkaar. I interviewed volunteers and wrote texts about this. We will publish this newspaper at the end of January throughout Gilze en Rijen, to inspire others to do volunteer work. That's how I got some very nice stories. We visited someone who reads to an 8-year-old boy from Syria. As a result, he has already learned so much from the Dutch language and the volunteer spoke very enthusiastically about it. I loved seeing how meaningful this is for both of them. So meaningful to both We also went to the Repair Café, where we spoke to people who really enjoy tinkering with broken devices. It is a real shame that so much stuff is thrown away, stuff that could actually still be made. The people in the Repair Café pick this up and mean a lot! It was very interesting for me to see all the different sides of volunteering." Naomi has also been volunteering with scouting for years. "I used to always go to camps as a group supervisor. It was so nice to experience the joy and enthusiasm of the children. We always went with a very nice group of supervisors. I did it with great pleasure. Even with little time you can mean a lot to someone else Now I have a daughter and a busy job and I don't have time for that anymore. Yet I am still committed, I now manage the social media of the scouting. I have noticed that it does not take much time at all to help someone else. With very little time you can mean a lot to someone else! There is an English expression that fits very well with my feeling about volunteering: "the gift of giving". I experience this every time. You do something for someone else, but you get so much in return. I would recommend this to anyone!" Share these stories and inspire others to help too! Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Whatsapp Forward

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