Daisy Chain support and empower autistic and neurodivergent individuals through the provision of holistic person centred services, whilst promoting training, wellbeing and inclusion. The Daisy Chain Megastores not only raises vital income and much needed funds but it also provides a base for the employability programme which supports autistic adults in developing employability skills and work experience in the shop floor and coffee shop.
The Megastore in Stockton is huge and when we approached them to ask if we could organise a volunteering day, they were over the moon! All the profits from the Charity shop are ploughed back into frontline services. Knowing this, we really felt like we were part of something special in helping our community to thrive.
The day started with a short taxi ride from campus to the Megastore. We had a safety briefing and tour and then quickly allocated to our tasks. Volunteering in all sections of the store to sort clothing and items, clean, litter pick, shop floor and customer service work. We worked together to make the area look amazing and what a difference we made. The day was very busy with customers so we enjoyed chatting to the people that were browsing and encouraging them to make a purchase.
Volunteering in a setting like this provides lots of skills and experience. Directly interacting with customers, answering their questions builds strong communication and interpersonal skills. Working with other volunteers and staff fosters collaboration and effective communication in a team environment. From start to finish, we had a great day and lots of laughs along the way.
We are very pleased that Daisy Chain are listed as an organisation on our volun-tees platform and have three active volunteering opportunities on offer. If you are interested in finding out more, please take a look here:
The Do Good, Feel Good events are a great way to volunteer alongside the volunteering team to build confidence and boost self-esteem. Do keep a look out for the other opportunities we post.
Thank you to the students who volunteered, it was lovely to read your feedback...
"It was well planned, logistics were on point" and "It was amazing, interesting and engaging"
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