I really feel needed!

Sylvia got the taste She has a job for 36 hours a week, yet Sylvia makes time on her day off to volunteer to deliver meals. Until recently, meal service Oosterhout cooked free meals for Oosterhouters who could use such a meal in the context of corona help. She saw the call on the Oosterhoutvoorelkaar (OVE) website. Sylvia responded immediately. She already knew OVE, because she is registered there as a volunteer. “I did get a taste of it by delivering meals. Now that it's no longer necessary, I'm going to do other things. I have already seen two nice vacancies on the website.” But what does volunteering bring her then? Sylvia reacts enthusiastically: “Haha…. Anyway, a nice meal every now and then. Once I got snickers and once a euro, which I paid off neatly. But the most important thing is that you make people happy! And I am really pampered by OVE. The reception in the Bunthof, where I have to pick up the meals, is always very nice. Everything is very well organized and I only meet friendly people.” That's where I really feel needed! What Sylvia does notice is a difference between the first and the second corona wave. “It seems that people are more afraid of being infected. Sometimes I come somewhere and it's said, “You're the first one I speak to today. That's where I really feel needed!" On the other hand, Sylvia also goes to places where she only has to deliver the meal. “People all want something different, so as a volunteer you have to be flexible. But it's nice when someone says they hope you'll come again next time." Share these stories and inspire others to help too! Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Whatsapp Forward

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