hi I'm Sophie I'm 13 years old and this
is my volunteers story come on girls
I love singing looking after my pets and
hanging out with my family but
volunteering has always been a big part
of my life just two weeks after I was
born my mum took me into a nearby
nursing home and the residents used to
play pass the parcel with you when you
were a baby really yep pleased to get a
big kick out of it they used to fight
over who was gonna hold you I just uh
eight weeks light us the Christmas angel
for Christmas time for them a little
halo a little white dress a lot of
change since then but I still been to
the nursing home all the time after
school I catch the bus to the nursing
home
every Thursday they'll work there until
5 o'clock got some little friends witty
little friends now just know Madison oh
that's a nice little name isn't it and
Hanna I usually like talk to them I cook
for them and maybe listen to their
stories I have about their life just
need a final fit yes
I've met some really interesting people
some still remember me when I first came
in as a baby do you remember me dressing
up as the Easter Bunny in this is you
guys badly age you know it and I one
year I was a Christmas angel coming here
is a way for me to help out to make new
friends even if things don't always go
to plan another very good for the wrongs
neither am i I used to tell them stories
and they tell me stories about their
past lives and their childhood like they
won the wars and it's really interesting
to hear their stories so then I can tell
my parents about what I learn about them
my family has been involved in
volunteering for a long time
so why do you think bone dreams so
important in our family I think
volunteer is very important and if our
family for other people and other
families because it gives us and them a
chance to give back something special to
people who wouldn't otherwise have it
I usually look after my mom when I'm not
at the nursing home because she got sick
pretty easily so I usually take a lot of
good care of her and she just the thing
for me so whether it's looking out for
my mum or being at the nursing home I
know I'm making a difference by
volunteering
it makes me feel really good knowing I
can help others and if you want a your
time I think you'll feel the same way
but you just start filling them up with
it and it's just amazing
you