These unsung stars are the people who deserve the credit for their outstanding contributions to everything from food banks to clean beaches, and the RNLI to feeding the needy at Christmas.
It’s an apt time to put the world’s unpaid army in the spotlight as it will be International Volunteers Day on December 5.
It is a chance to celebrate volunteers and the organisations that they work for.
In the meantime, let’s celebrate the heroes closer to home with these 9 archive reminders of the work they do.
It is a chance to celebrate volunteers and the organisations that they work for.
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