I help to deliver Alzheimer's Scoiety courses to the Carers of people living with dementia and absolutely love it.
The courses are run for one session a week over 6 weeks. We cover such aspects as what dementia is, strategies for coping, where to go for help, benefits, legal aspects (PoAs etc) and, most importantly, looking after themselves.
The carers are real heroes and so interesting. They gain hugely from coming on the courses and are so pleased to meet other people in the same position. They often form ad hoc support networks when the course is finished.
I did some training to be a National Trust guide but everyone I met was like me.
My DH does volunteer driving for RVS, katy, mostly taking people for cancer treatments.
I started volunteering for the Alzheimer's Society after 2 people with whom DH shared a student house were diagnosed. Their partners felt marooned after the diagnosis and I started researching stuff for them. I came across the Carer's Courses and got hooked.
It would be interesting to hear what motivates people to do their chosen type of volunteering.