Welsh politicians roll up their sleeves to promote Volunteers’ Week
Politicians from across the party political spectrum led by example and tried out various volunteering roles – from sorting and preparing donated clothes, to manning the till and pricing goods.
First Minister for Wales Rhodri Morgan AM got stuck into work at the Cardiff Whitchurch Cancer Research UK shop and met the shop manager and volunteers. His aim was to encourage people to give up their time and help out at their local Cancer Research UK shop.
There are around 600 Cancer Research UK shops across the UK which sell donated items and brand new goods. They rely on local people to donate good quality clothes, shoes, books and bric-a-brac, as well as volunteers to help run the stores.
To find out more about volunteering for Cancer Research UK visit your local shop, contact our Volunteering team on 020 7438 5277 or click here for information about volunteering opportunities in your area.
Alternatively, if you would like to find out more about the visits made by politicians to Cancer Research UK shops in other parts of the UK please visit our events pages for Westminster and Scotland. Understandably some of the politicians we approached were not able to visit their local Cancer Research UK shop to promote this year’s Volunteers’ Week, however, across the UK there was a balance of political parties involved in this initiative.
