{"id":416,"date":"2011-05-03T09:21:15","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T09:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/"},"modified":"2022-09-06T14:59:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T13:59:21","slug":"volunteer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/get-involved\/volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Volunteer<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>make a difference for ME in Wales<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>WAMES is a charity. But WAMES is also a small group of people who volunteer because we want to <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>make a difference<\/em><\/span> for the 13,000 people with ME in Wales. We\u2019re proud of what we have achieved, but know that we could achieve far more with additional volunteers.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Together<\/em> we can <\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">make a difference<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">for ME in Wales <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Whatever your circumstances we can help you find some way to get involved<\/h3>\n<h2><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10751 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/TEAM-hands-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"tea-hands\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/TEAM-hands.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/TEAM-hands.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/TEAM-hands.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/TEAM-hands.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Join a team<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>WAMES Teams\u00a0provide ways for a wide range of people to get involved.\u00a0 <\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/volunteering-resources\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Find out about the Teams<\/span>:<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #10a110;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Volunteering<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Trustees\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #1f24a6;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Fundraising<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 <strong>Youth<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Communications\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #993366;\">\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Campaigns &amp; awareness <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Volunteer opportunities<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>There are vacancies for Key posts and Team coordinators to work with the Management Team to oversee our activities. The coordinators will build up an overview of what needs to be done, how we can achieve it, and will help individuals to play a part.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/volunteering-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Download info about:<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #10a110;\"><strong>Secretary\u00a0 &amp; Admin volunteers\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0Trustee<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Website: WordPress volunteer\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #10a110;\"><strong>Treasurer <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Fundraising coordinator &amp; Fundraisers<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\">If you are unable to apply for any volunteering role please help by passing on the info to others.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Benefits of volunteering<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Volunteers enable WAMES to work for a brighter future for people with ME in Wales.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">But&#8230; volunteering is not just about giving. Volunteers don&#8217;t get paid, but we gain a lot in other ways, depending on the role we choose:\u00a0increase in confidence, developing or learning new skills, being part of a community, job satisfaction, career skills&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/get-involved\/volunteer\/volunteer-stories\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Read our volunteer stories<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Register your willingness to do something for ME in Wales <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"http:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/volunteering-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I want to make a difference for ME in Wales<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Once you let us know what you are interested in, or experienced in, we can discuss how you can get involved.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Or become a <em>small steps<\/em> supporter\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Choose a way\u00a0you can support WAMES\u00a0in small ways to enable us to make a big difference. <a href=\"http:\/\/wames.org.uk\/cms-english\/get-involved\/support-us\/\">Become a <em>small steps<\/em> supporter<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Back to top\" href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volunteer make a difference for ME in Wales &nbsp; WAMES is a charity. 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