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May 28, 2019
Get to know our volunteer co-ordinator, Dan, and find out more about our amazing volunteer team. What is your role at MASH and what does it entail? I’m the Volunteer Coordinator at MASH. I recruit, train and retain volunteers for the organisation. I manage the shift rotas for our drop-in and outreach, ensuring that there…
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August 30, 2018
A group of our fabulous volunteers joined us on Wednesday 29 August at Gorton Monastery to collect our Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. MASH is one of 27 voluntary groups from across Greater Manchester to collect an engraved, commemorative crystal trophy and a certificate signed by Her Majesty the Queen which will be proudly displayed…
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November 16, 2017
During Trustee Week we wanted to highlight the great work of the MASH Trustees, the group of volunteers who take responsibility for the direction of the charity. With the Charity Commission finding that average age of a trustee in England is 59 years old we are keen to bust that stereotype and show that some…
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June 1, 2017
Hello I’m Beca. I’m 35 and I’ve lived in Manchester for over 7 years now. I’m from Romania and I have volunteered before in Romania and Africa. I decided to volunteer at MASH because I had an awareness of sex work and the struggles that women are facing…and a bit of a guilt trip too…
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June 1, 2017
Hello, I’m Marie. I’ve been volunteering at MASH for a couple of months. I run my own business – English Rose Bakery – that I set up with a friend, we bake and sell macaroons. It’s fantastic and I’m lucky enough work part-time now. My job before was very different – I worked with vulnerable…
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