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Awareness Fundraiser 30th August 2025

Organisation Details

The Widows Empowerment Trust

Activity type: Community Work, Event Support, Fundraising
Stellify Award: This opportunity is part of 'Make a Difference'
Organisation Description: Supporting widows and widowers who are socially excluded due to their bereavement.
Description of role: We need volunteers to join us with our awareness fundraiser to support women who have experienced bereavement

This is a chance for you to chat with customers while gaining skills in customer service and valuable volunteering experience, and the satisfaction of knowing that you are supporting vulnerable people in our community is gratifying and also an excellent experience to put on your CV.

The session will be flexible. We are looking for 3 volunteers to cover this event. It will be great to have help from students studying at university so you can help us raise much-needed funds to support the widows in our communities.
Date: 30th August 2025
Time: 10am-4pm , including set up and packing away
Morrisons, Poplar Street, Failsworth, Manchester M35 0HY

Tasks:
- Handing out organisation leaflets
- Promoting and raising awareness of the organisation and the work we do
- Helping us to fundraise to support the work we do
Skills / qualities associated with the role: Customer Service, Event Planning, Fundraising, Leadership, Public Speaking, Team Working
Are volunteer expenses available?: No
Duration of role: Fixed / Short term
Start date:
End date:
Opportunity times: Saturday AM, Saturday PM
DBS required: Off
Can reasonable adjustments be made regarding additional needs?: Yes
Is this organisation part of the Sports Volunteering Scheme (SVS)?: No
Minimum hours commitment: 4
Location:
Morrisons, Poplar Street, Failsworth, Manchester
Manchester
M35 0HY