National Giving Something Away Day – Simple Ideas

by | Jul 15, 2023 | Mental Health Awareness, News, Special Days

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Giving is good for your health!

Take a peek at the video for simple ideas on how you can give!
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Today is #NationalGiveSomethingAwayDay and we would like to encourage you celebrate generosity!
There is so many different ways to give. But one thing is sure for all of them – giving makes us happy. Remember birthdays or Christmas, when you had a present for a loved one and you were so excited to finally give it to them? Giving something often makes us happier than receiving something ourselves!
 
Research has also shown that giving can decrease stress associated with a variety of health problems. It also promotes social connection and evokes gratitude. These are all wonderful things to boost your own and other’s happiness!

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We have a beautiful site at Megginch Castle where we are always looking for some extra hands with gardening, supporting Young People and many other activities. Read about the work of our amazing volunteer Gillian!

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Our Distance Learning Hub is constantly growing. We have established a free wonderful online resource for people to learn new skills. If you like to help, we always look for proofreaders, translation into other languages, module writers and support with assessor reports. 

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“𝐼 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑜𝑓𝐸 𝐴𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒, 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒. 𝐼 𝑒𝑛𝑗𝑜𝑦 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠.”

– Our wonderful volunteer Gillian