Meet Yuey

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Volunteer story

Meet Yuey

Yuey spent a summer volunteering once a week in our music classes. Once she started university her timetable meant she couldn't commit during term time so she started volunteering during her holidays.

She said,  'I love coming to Share on a Friday to see everyone.'

About Music at Share

Share music classes are lively with around 12 students with different learning styles and plenty of personality! Volunteers help our music tutors manage the class and their teaching time, 'Yuey’s support makes a massive difference'.  Yuey shares her musical knowledge with students and helps them complete activities. She also supports the class socially, she's a friendly face and someone students can chat to.

What does Yuey get out of volunteering?

On her first day, Yuey was feeling apprehensive because like many new volunteers, she’d never worked with adults with learning disabilities before. Meeting all the students, Yuey was worried she’d do something wrong, or find the role too hard. However, with support from Share staff, Yuey settled in well and she developed a wonderful, close working relationship with our music tutor. Yuey has been able to learn from the tutor’s experiences, and feel supported to try things out.

Yuey found that all staff were friendly and helpful, plus there was plenty of communication from the volunteering team who regularly check in and keep in touch. This, and the volunteer social events, helped Yuey meet new people and feel like she isn’t ‘just a volunteer’, she's a real part of the team at Share. Like all our volunteers, Yuey's contribution to Share is considerable, and we value her personality, skills, and experience.

What do our students say about Yuey?

Share student Danny said that Yuey is helpful and positive, he said, 'I like music; I like Robbie Williams; Star Wars; and Yuey.' A great combination!

Looking ahead

Yuey initially thought that once she’d gained some experience, it would be time to move on to new things. But, after getting to know everyone at Share, Yuey would like to stick around, saying, 'It’s such a nice community atmosphere, it’s a great place to come on a Friday and spend time with everyone. I’d even like to come back post-graduation.'

We want volunteers to get back as much as they put in. Volunteering isn’t just about giving up your time for a good cause, it's a great way to meet people, try something new and improve your skills.