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Oxfam looking for Giro d'Italia volunteers

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  • 17-04-2014 3:16pm
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    logically
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    via the Oxfam Ireland Twitter account:

    "Be a life-changer at the Giro d’Italia! Volunteer for 2 or 3 hours on the weekend of 8-11 May. Interested? Email volunteer AT oxfamireland.org"


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    Darkglasses
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 14,526 Mod ✭✭✭✭Darkglasses


    Do you know what kind of work it is? Shaking a bucket?


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    Lusk_Doyle
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    Darkglasses wrote: »
    Do you know what kind of work it is? Shaking a bucket?

    Well, waving a flag can hardly be classed as "life saving"!


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    logically
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    Darkglasses wrote: »
    Do you know what kind of work it is? Shaking a bucket?

    Actually don't know but would presume collecting of some sort. Sure it's charidee and helping a good cause so doesn't really matter (not to me anyway).


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    Arthur Beesley
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    logically wrote: »
    Actually don't know but would presume collecting of some sort. Sure it's charidee and helping a good cause so doesn't really matter (not to me anyway).

    I wonder will the Oxfam management be volunteering that day...


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    logically
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    Arthur Beesley wrote: »
    I wonder will the Oxfam management be volunteering that day...

    Begodden, I don't know that. Will I contact them and find out for you?


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    ragazzo
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    logically wrote: »
    Begodden, I don't know that. Will I contact them and find out for you?

    Yeah. Let us know how you get on!


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    Arthur Beesley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,537 ✭✭✭Arthur Beesley


    logically wrote: »
    Begodden, I don't know that. Will I contact them and find out for you?

    Please do.


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    logically
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    Arthur Beesley wrote: »
    Please do.

    Nah - wasn't really serious about contacting them on your behalf. Seems to be an important question for you and no doubt holding you back on your volunteering activity so you might want to reach out to them yourself and you can then inform the similarly minded collective on the outcome of your investigations.

    Here's all the info you need:

    http://www.oxfamireland.org/contact


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    Arthur Beesley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,537 ✭✭✭Arthur Beesley


    logically wrote: »
    Nah - wasn't really serious about contacting them on your behalf. Seems to be an important question for you and no doubt holding you back on your volunteering activity so you might want to reach out to them yourself and you can then inform the similarly minded collective on the outcome of your investigations.

    Here's all the info you need:

    http://www.oxfamireland.org/contact

    Great, thanks. Having spoken to them I can confirm that the charity management will not be 'volunteering' and will be paid as normal for any involvement with this event.


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    Beasty
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    Arthur Beesley wrote: »
    Great, thanks. Having spoken to them I can confirm that the charity management will not be 'volunteering' and will be paid as normal for any involvement with this event.
    Firstly let's not turn this into a discussion over the pay of employees of charities - as far as I know the Giro is taking part pretty much outside "normal" office hours in Ireland and hence I cannot see why you wish to imply they should somehow find it in them to give up some of their salary

    The leaftet they distributed is attached and this pretty much confirms these will be "bucket-shaking" roles


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