Tuesday 2nd November 2010

Visitors to a charity shop in Chesterfield were served by a very familiar face last Saturday. Toby Perkins, MP for Chesterfield, joined the workforce of Barnardo’s shop for the day in order to encourage more people to volunteer for the charity.


Toby Perkins MP puts in a volunteer shift at the Barnardo's shop helping out Deputy Manager Lisa Ward

The MP volunteered at the shop in Chesterfield as part of national 'Make a Difference Day', a nationwide event organised by UK volunteering charity Community Service Volunteers (CSV).

It aims to encourage people to get a taster experience of volunteer work and is also an ideal opportunity to meet other people in your local area and make a big difference to your local community.

Mr. Perkins met with customers and other members of staff, discussing the importance of charities in Chesterfield and the fantastic work done by hundreds of volunteers across the town.

Make a Difference Day was on Saturday 30 October 2010, but tens of thousands of would-be volunteers across the UK will be giving up their time between 23rd October to 6th November in support of local charities.

After completing his shift at Barnardo's on Trevorrow Crescent, Mr Perkins said: "I wanted to volunteer at Barnardo's to find out more about the hard work undertaken by many volunteers in Chesterfield who give up their time for such worthwhile organisations.

"It was a pleasure to meet the staff and the customers, who together contribute a huge amount to help around 100,000 young children across the UK who often find themselves in incredibly difficult situations with nowhere to turn.

"These volunteers are community heroes and their hard work is vital to our community and to so many vulnerable people across the UK".

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