Volunteering Opportunities

I originally volunteered to push myself out of my comfort zone whilst helping the Focus Foundation team. It was an incredibly rewarding experience for me. The opportunity to contribute to such a meaningful event and see the positive impact on everyone involved was truly heart-warming. I felt a genuine sense of fulfilment knowing that my efforts helped make the evening memorable for all attendees whilst raising all important funds.

It was a great opportunity to get involved with the local community with work colleagues, so getting to know both better. As I volunteered for Whychwood Wild Garden, I also got a day out in the sun, getting some exercise, what a boost for my well being too! All round a great experience.

This is an incredibly special charity close to my heart. It’s all too easy to overlook the older generation in our community and I love that such a “small” event can have such a great impact. For some of the scheme members this is their only outing in a month and opportunity to meet with other people, talk, laugh and enjoy good food. I felt privileged to be able to spend the day with them, to get to know them, have a chat and put a smile on their face.

I really enjoyed our volunteering day – helping Pelican Parcels but also spending some time away from the office with some of the team. I got much more out of it than I had expected. The charity put so much care and attention into what they are doing and the items they give away – it is a very special place.

A brilliant day volunteering with Horsham Matters. In the morning, we visited their allotment, helping with weeding, fencing, and harvesting veg for their Food Bank. The afternoon in the warehouse was for sorting donations. It gave us real insight into the work behind the scenes and the impact this organisation has in the community. I’d definitely volunteer with them again and look forward to supporting them in the future.

It was absolutely fantastic volunteering at Focus Group’s Golf Day in aid of Focus Foundation! I got to share the day with a golf professional, got to meet some amazing people. Everyone was here with the right aim in mind, and it was just great to see everybody having such a great time.

Volunteering has been an incredibly rewarding experience – it’s a chance to give back, learn new skills, and make a real difference in people’s lives. I’d highly encourage anyone to get involved; even a small contribution can have a big impact.

Thanks for supporting the staff volunteering, we find it such an amazing way to pull together as a team, doing something not directly related to work.  Everyone benefits, and for me I have a more cohesive team who enjoy working together, bonus!

Using the company Volunteering day was a totally enjoyable day with other staff that I would not normally have a lot of interaction with during a working day. The whole team got stuck in and with they wanted to do, and enjoyed the work as completely different to a day at the ‘office’.

The results of just the one day was clear to see and has made a massive impact on the young people who use the Scouts facility in Exeter inside and out. We have used the Volunteering Day for the last 3 years and look forward to making this 4 next year, as it is great to give a little time back to others in the community.

It was great to see some of the charities that the Focus Foundation supports (at the Focus Foundation Winter Ball) and how we were able to raise so much money from one singular night. I wanted to volunteer to understand the Foundation a bit more, as I am still quite new to Focus Group. It was another great opportunity to network with people who work here.