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Volunteering is a 'win-win'

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Published date19 January 2022
Publication titleWishaw Press
CHSS has dozens of shops across the country including one inWishaw town centre which also boasts a community hub

The charity helps people living with chest, heart and stroke conditions to live their lives to the full and relies heavily on the support of its volunteers to provide this vital support.

More than 8500 volunteers across Scotland generously donate their time to help others, and they have noticed the massive impact volunteering is having on their own lives too.

Raymond Hodge and Lynn Bruce are both stroke survivors who wanted to"give something back"to thank the charity organisation for the help and support it offered them.

As CHSS bids to recruit even more volunteers they are sharing their own personal stories, why they love volunteering and the incredible difference it has made to their lives.

Raymond, 65, is a retail volunteer for CHSS, a role he says is changing his life as much as stroke did.

"There's a sense of achievement in volunteering,"said Raymond."I do two four-hour sessions a week, and the staff have been brilliant in doing the training.

"Let me tell you that my time in the shop has destroyed any myth that a charity shop is two wee old ladies sorting out donations.This is a professional, wellorganised operation, and I'm learning a lot about retail, too."It's great because you're never too old to learn new skills.

"Stroke changed my life.Volunteering is doing the same. It has had such a good effect on me, I can't thank CHSS enough."

Lynn, 49, says becoming a community support volunteer for CHSS has transformed her life in the last year.

"What I enjoy most about volunteering is giving something back," she said."CHSS has done so...

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