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\"Screenshot<\/a>Dock Volunteers never cease to amaze me. \u00a0These friendly, smiling, hard-working, heavy-(coffee)-drinking people give time, talent, energy, enthusiasm, patience and practical sheer hard work on a regular basis to make Dock Cafe (and, these days, Dock Picnic as well – more on that soon!) a little piece of Heaven on Earth.<\/p>\n

As part of the Dock AGM which we held this week, we had an update on those wonderful volunteers (prepared by the wonderful Katy and delivered by the wonderful Sally) that was so good I thought it was worth sharing with you all:<\/p>\n

\"Soup<\/a>First of all – Dock Volunteering in the words of the volunteers themselves:
\nDock volunteering is…<\/em>
\n…an adventure that is always changing! No day is the same. <\/em>
\n…a great way to get involved with the community and meet people from all over the world! <\/em>
\n…a great way to feel the essence of community spirit. <\/em>
\n…a great place to get free food– I mean! Uhhh… A great place to meet new people and have a great time! Of course! <\/em>
\n…the difference you can make to others and yourself. Have fun while being a service to others. <\/em>
\n…a way to feel part of a special family, odd cousins and all! But mostly like a warm hug. <\/em>
\n…is fun and rewarding.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"IMG_2257\"<\/a>And now a few statistics…<\/p>\n

In the week of 5-11 October the Dock Cafe volunteers gave 159 volunteer hours. And in those hours Dock Cafe Volunteers have served:<\/em>
\n748 bread rolls <\/em>
\n360 scones <\/em>
\n200 cookies and shortbread <\/em>
\n288 cake squares <\/em>
\n700 bowls of soup <\/em>
\n600 cups of tea <\/em>
\n1300 cups of coffee <\/em>
\n1756 tray bakes<\/em><\/p>\n

\"IMG_2285\"<\/a>During the Tall Ships four day festival the Dock Cafe volunteers gave 172 volunteer hours and served over 5500 cups of coffee.<\/em><\/p>\n

On average The Dock volunteer team give 813 hours per month (includes cafe team, prayer team, chaplain team, operational team, directors).<\/em><\/p>\n

\"2015-09-05<\/a>There are all sorts of ways in which the Dock volunteers get a little thank-you – like our recent trip to the Tudor Cinema in Comber – or:<\/p>\n

Over the past 7\/8 months, we have given out Millennium Volunteer (MV) recognition certificates to our 25 years and under volunteers. As part of the MV programme young people receive a certificate backed by The Dock and the Department of Education after their first 50, 100 and 200 hours of volunteering. This award is highly beneficial for UCAS applications, CV\u2019s and confirmation of hours volunteered. It is also an incentive for younger volunteers to commit to long term Dock volunteering.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"2015-09-05<\/a>4 Caf\u00e9 volunteers awarded 50 hour certificates – now working towards 100 hour <\/em>
\n9 Caf\u00e9 volunteers awarded 100 hour certificates – now working towards 200 hour <\/em>
\n2 Caf\u00e9 volunteers nominated for 200 hour award.<\/em><\/p>\n

And there are all sorts of ways in which our volunteers first heard about the Dock and were inspired to volunteer:<\/p>\n

\"Bp3V2EoIIAEdgsG.jpg-large\"<\/a>Stephen recently attended the Belfast Met volunteering fair – The students all said they absolutely loved the Caf\u00e9 and in particular The Dock volunteers. The volunteers seem to be the main reason why many of the students want to be a part of Dock life. Stephen estimates that he talked to between 80 – 120 people with 14 volunteer forms returned the next day. There was particular interest from hospitality students looking for practical experience.<\/em><\/p>\n

And the interest is international… The Alcorns shared The Dock story with a person beside them on a flight. Cue another Dock Caf\u00e9 volunteer!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"BqasFVuIQAANMtX.jpg-large\"<\/a>And finally – a few stories from Volunteer World – there are millions more – but the AGM could have gone on all year!<\/p>\n

Three Dock Cafe volunteers have gone into paid employment, one of these volunteers got a job in another coffee shop based on his Dock volunteering experience. (His new employer had visited The Dock cafe prior to his interview.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Some of the Saturday team came to the rescue by helping a resident from the Arc apartments retrieve their drone (not a cat!) that was stuck up a tree. The resident was surprised that our volunteers would come outside and help. That’s community spirit!<\/em><\/p>\n

If you’d like to find out more about joining this amazing family, just click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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