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Be a Blossom Volunteer – Help Make a Difference! We’re always looking for friendly, enthusiastic people to join our volunteer team and help The Blossom Charity throughout the year in many different ways.
There are lots of simple ways you can get involved, including baking sweet or savoury treats for events, putting up posters, delivering flyers, helping with fundraising activities and supporting us with general jobs when needed. You don’t need lots of time or experience — just a willingness to help when you can. Every small contribution adds up and helps us make a bigger difference in the lives of people in our local community. Could you spare a few hours and help us Blossom? Join our volunteer team today!
Monthly Pop-Up Shop Volunteers
We’re always looking for friendly, enthusiastic volunteers to help at our Pink Trolley monthly pop-up shops. It’s a great way to support The Blossom Charity, meet people in the local community and have fun while making a difference.
Set-Up Volunteer Help us get everything ready before the shop opens, including setting up tables, displays, stock and signage. 3 hours per month. Thursday
Sales Assistant Welcome customers, help them find items, answer questions, take payments and keep the shop looking inviting and organised. 4 - 16 hours per month (The - Sat)
Clear-Down Volunteer Help pack away stock, dismantle tables and displays, tidy the space and make sure everything is ready to go back into storage. 2 hours per month. Saturday afternoon
You can volunteer for one role or help with all three. No previous experience is needed — just a friendly attitude and a willingness to help!
Makeover Day Volunteers – Dream On
We’re looking for friendly and caring volunteers to help make our Makeover Days at Dream On extra special for women living with or being treated for cancer. There are lots of ways you can help, including baking cakes and sweet treats, preparing refreshments, serving tea and coffee, helping with lunch, and generally making our guests feel welcome and looked after. No special experience is needed — just a friendly smile, a willingness to help and a little time to make a big difference. Your support helps us create a warm, relaxed and memorable day for everyone who attends. 11am to 3pm. Fridays or Saturdays.
Event Volunteers
We’re looking for reliable, friendly volunteers to help us run our events throughout the year. There are lots of different ways to get involved, and every helping hand makes a difference. Duties may include driving the charity van, loading and unloading equipment, setting up and clearing down events, helping with next-day clear-downs, running raffles, welcoming guests and providing general assistance. You don’t need to be available for every event — simply volunteer when you can. Whether you have a few hours or can help with the heavier lifting, your support is hugely appreciated and helps us deliver successful events for the community.
Steaming Volunteers – Dream On
We’re looking for volunteers to help at Dream On when new-season stock arrives. You’ll help steam and prepare clothing so it looks its best and is ready to go on the shop floor. This is a practical role and a great way to support Dream On and The Blossom Charity. No previous experience is needed — just a willingness to help and an eye for detail.
The Pink Trolley – Volunteer Roles
Sort Donations Help sort through donated items, checking their condition and organising them ready for sale or distribution. Value & Price Bric-a-BracHelp identify, research and price bric-a-brac and other donated items to ensure they are attractively and appropriately priced.
Vinted Help photograph, list and manage clothing and other suitable items for sale on Vinted, including keeping listings up to date. eBay. Help research, photograph, list and manage suitable items for sale on eBay.
Steam Clothes Help steam and prepare donated clothing so it looks its best and is ready to go on sale.
Monthly Hamper Help put together our monthly hamper, including organising items, preparing the hamper and making it look special for the recipient.
Shop Duties Help with the day-to-day running of The Pink Trolley, including serving customers, keeping the shop tidy and welcoming, restocking and general assistance.
Building Maintenance, Van Driver & Odd Jobs Volunteer
We’re looking for practical, reliable volunteers to help with general building maintenance and odd jobs throughout the year. Tasks could include small repairs, van driving, putting up shelves or fixtures, painting, basic maintenance, moving items and helping keep our spaces safe, tidy and welcoming.
You don’t need to be available all the time — we’re simply looking for people with practical skills who are happy to lend a hand when needed. If you’re good with your hands and enjoy fixing, improving and making things work, we’d love to hear from you!
Donate to our cause
Do you shop online? If so, you may be able to raise funds for the blossom charity at the same time - at no extra cost to you! Over 4000 stores have signed up to giveasyoulive.com: examples are John Lewis, M&S, Argos, Expedia, Ticketmaster etc. It’s easy to raise money. All you need to do is sign up and select the blossom charity as your chosen charity. Then every time you shop online, simply go via giveasyoulive.com to access your usual shops, buy as normal and they will give a percentage of your spend to us. It’s so easy! If you shop at amazon there is a similar opportunity – simply go to smile.amazon.co.uk , sign up for the blossom charity and shop as normal. Or, if you’d like to give a direct donation, please use the link below. Thank you for your support!
Many people have been through our programmes over the years and each year some are asked to become our ambassadors. In this role, they will attend our events and share their thoughts and experiences with others. If you would like to be an ambassador please get in touch with us. The 2020/21 ambassadors are Sophie Underwood, Zoe Shears, Sue Elsdon and Jude Hunt. Learn more about them here.
Established at the beginning of 2018, our Winning Support Group (WSG) exists to generate support for the blossom charity. Support comes in many forms, for example, promoting the work of the charity, identifying people who would benefit, as well as raising funds to enable us to reach as many people as possible. The group meets regularly to oversee fundraising activities, consider potential grant applications and identify new opportunities. We believe in creating an ongoing relationship with our supporters and help them where we are able. If you would like to be involved with the WSG, please contact us. Learn more about the members here.
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