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After watching a short piece on the news last night on how the current economic crisis has meant a lot more people were depending on soup kitchens for their meals, I decided that I'm going to volunteer at one during the two weeks after the HSC.
I mean, there's only so much shopping you can do in Sydney, and since I finish my job at the pharmacy on the 11 Nov, it'll be a good way to keep myself from becoming a piece of lard and to do some good at the same time.
Why soup kitchen? Well since I'm only going to be able to do it for two weeks before I leave for holidays and then for China for a year, there's only a few kinds of volunteering I can do.
I can't really do anything that needs professional skills (can't even train for it since I won't have time) ; door knocking sounds scary; don't have enough experience to do promoting awareness type of stuff; and don't want to go help out at Vinnies stores because I have a feeling that I'll just be standing there smelling BO for the whole day. I know soup kitchens aren't going to be what you call fun, but at least you actively help people, and I guess it'll be more satisfying.
I can hear you guys saying, "BUT JENNY YOU CAN'T COOK.!" but I bet I know enough for a soup kitchen, it's not a three hatted restaurant. Anyways I don't have to cook.
A quick google search showed that there was one at St Canice church in Kings Cross. Erm. So I tried to search for other ones, but I couldn't find any other listed ones. There were plenty of people who asked about it on forums etc, but either it wasn't in the right area, no one replied, or the person replying was obviously a friend and was like, "I'll PM you about it tonight." Dude, why so secretive about a SOUP KITCHEN? Sharing is caring (especially in this case).
But I know Salvation Army does them too, it's just that they don't list each of them on their site so I'm going to call them.
So. Who wants to come? =)
(it looks good on resumes etc too.!) |
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its a conspiracy. If i dont get to decroche un petit boulot apres l'hsc, je voudrais volunteer at a soup kitchen mais je prefere un petit boulot.
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^lol
c'est une bonne idee en theorie jenny et je te souhaite tout de bon.
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yeah I'll do it too. Volunteering is on my 'things to do after hsc' list :)
And I'm not too keen on returning to Vinnies--it really is an assault on my poor sensitive nose.
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wow i think i can read french!
lol im in, im in :)
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I've already planned on signing up for volunteering elsewhere, so count me out.
And i marvel at your skill at managing to capture me at my non-so-attractive moments.
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it;s a really good idea, count me in
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danella's in :)