16 Reasons To Volunteer For St John Cymru Wales

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So you want to be a volunteer?

Even better, you want to be a St John Wales volunteer! But what can you expect?

We have put together a list of what it is like to be a volunteer for St John Wales with a little help from our Cadets!

1. Learn New Skills

I mean, we can't promise you'll learn the sweet dance moves shown by these guys, but we can probably teach you how to save a life.

2. Awesome Opportunities

Meeting famous people (Justin Tipuric, HELLOOOOOOOOO!!) or travelling, learning new skills and generally doing amazing things.

3. Make New Friends

Who doesn't need more friends? Lifesaving friends are even better!

4. It's Life Changing

Learning all these new skills, having new experiences and seeing new things is pretty lifechanging. It's amazing how many doors open for people that have volunteered for charity later in life too.

5. Feel-Good-Factor

Lets face it, volunteering just makes you FEEL good, and who doesn't like feeling good?

6. Makes You More Employable

Volunteering looks great on CVs. There's so much competition at the moment for every job, that a few hours of volunteer work can make you stand out from the crowd and land you the perfect job!

7. It's Unique

Volunteering for a charity such as St John Wales is a unique experience!

8. Keep Fit

Doing all this lifesaving is hard work, yo! Sack in that 'Dancercise' or 'Zumba' and get fit, healthy and happy by volunteering.

9. Really Exciting!

Like, REALLY exciting. Wee-your-pants exciting. Really.

10. Competitions

With actual PRIZES and stuff. SO. AWESOME.

11. Chance to Travel

In the last few months our Cadets and Badgers have been to Australia and Russia AND Czech Republic. Get on board and have the chance to travel the world!

12. Free Stuff

Sometimes there's free food, free t-shirts and loads of other goodies in exchange for tiny amounts of your time. FREE STUFF!

13. Good for Your Health

Statistics show that volunteering is good for your overall health. From getting out and about more, to a feel-good-factor, volunteering is great for mind, body and soul.

Only happy people can dance like this fabulous man.

14. Full Of Surprises

A lot of our volunteers say that working with St John Wales has surprised them , why not surprise yourself and give it a go?

15. Boost Self Esteem

Put all of these things together and you will become so much more confident. Happy, healthy, adventurous people are happy people, and volunteering can help you on your way to that.

It all sounds cheesy, but everyone needs to do a bit of soul searching and finding themselves, doing so and doing it for a good cause is never a bad thing.

16. And ALL OF THESE EMOTIONS

So What Are You Waiting For?

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Sign up to be a volunteer today on our website. Just Google St John Wales and register your interest.