British Heart Foundation funds around £100 million of research each year into heart and circulatory diseases and their causes. If you would like to stay in shape, help save the planet and raise funds to save lives, volunteering in your local furniture store warehouse could be the answer. Typical tasks include: • Safely lifting and carrying a range of furniture items by hand • Ensuring the warehouse is always kept clean, safe and organised • Dealing with van deliveries to the shop and preparing deliveries for customers • Building flat-pack furniture for display purposes and carrying out light furniture repairs if confident alongside the Warehouse Supervisor • Re-stocking furniture on the shop floor as items are sold This role can be physical but it’s not just moving furniture around. There are other opportunities to help in the warehouse, such as warehouse logistics, booking stock in, building our flat-packed furniture, and testing electrical items.

The Gate is a local Charity set up to prevent or relieve poverty and improve the conditions of life of people who are marginalized, facing exclusion, vulnerable or homeless in the Clackmannanshire area. They do this by undertaking projects and support which offer practical help, such as A Community Cafe, Soup Pot, Home Starter Packs and a Food Larder service. However, the Charity aims to establish a community centre to provide a range of services which will include a drop in café type venue, office, training kitchens, showers, laundry, medical room and project work space which will be open to all within the community, people of all faiths and none. The Gate believe everyone has the right to be treated equally and to feel valued and respected. And they accept people for who they are and without judgement. The Gate Centre is located in the heart of Alloa town centre in the former North Church building. To assist in the smooth running of the warehouse. This role involves supporting the food larder team in managing their food donations, sorting and packaging goods. Role and Responsibilities: • Ensure that all warehousing procedures and processes are followed • Receive food donations from members of the public and thank them • Ensure that incoming stock is checked and recorded • Sort food by date and type, removing any items that are damaged or out of date. • Keep warehouse area clean and tidy at all times, checking for evidence of pests and notifying the project manager if there are any concerns • Report any health & safety or safeguarding concerns to the Chief Officer Skills and Attributes Needed: • Strong team player • Has an eye for detail • Organised and self-motivated • Happy with some heavy lifting

Do you find gym memberships too expensive? If you like to keep active and stay in shape volunteering in your local furniture and electrical warehouse could be the answer you’re looking for. We always need helpful and active people to check in and book donations that come through our doors and help to load and unload furniture form our donation vans. It’s not just a physical work out you can expect when volunteering here you can also get involved in putting together our flat packed furniture, maybe something to puzzle over!

Fresh Start is an Edinburgh charity that provides practical & social support to enable people who have been homeless to successfully resettle in the community. The volunteer driver will drop off starter packs to clients throughout the City of Edinburgh, as well as collecting donations from private and corporate donors throughout Edinburgh and surrounding areas.