Sergiy makes contact

Sergiy makes contact Twice a week I take Luna out for an elderly lady with health problems. She is not allowed to move too much while I really wanted to go outside more, but wasn't really ready to be tied to a pet yet. After a hectic period in my life I ended up in Rotterdam. Since I was new here, I wasn't sure if I wanted to get a pet. You are stuck with that for 15 years. Then I started looking for volunteer work in a shelter or to walk a dog. Through -then still- Rotterdammersvoorelkaar I came into contact with this lady and Luna. It was nice to have a reason to go outside during the lockdown It was initially the intention to visit from my work. I then passed Crooswijk on my way to South. It was actually nice to always have a reason to go outside during the lockdown. First a bike ride and then walk the dog. Sometimes I don't feel like it, but I always feel a lot better when I'm playing with Luna. Volunteering is much more than doing something for someone else on your own time. It makes you more aware of your immediate surroundings. Often your friends are people who have the same life as you, but through volunteering you also come into contact with people who think differently. You get out of your comfort zone, see a different perspective and learn from it. If more people would do that, it could really have a positive knock-on effect. Volunteering can have a positive knock-on effect Sergiy was helped by colleagues from the Volunteer Shop to find his volunteer job. Curious if you can also do something for or through them with your talents? View the help questions that they currently have open on the site . Photography by Eveline Gerritsen Share these stories and inspire others to help too! Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Whatsapp Forward

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