“I have lost friends who were sex workers, that’s why it was so important for me to come today.” - MASH Service User
The women we have lost were friends, daughters, mothers, sisters, grandmothers.
Their lives mattered. We honour their memory. May they rest in power #IDEVASW24
Donations to MASH via this special link are being DOUBLED today thanks to @BigGive
As we approach the really tough winter period, your gift towards crucial services for women like the warm, friendly drop-in centre will have TWICE the impact
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In the run up to the #SpiritOfMcr24 Awards we’d like to wish good luck to the shortlisted nominees for the Volunteer of the Year Award.
Best of luck to Holly Taberner (@MASHManchester), Sammy Minshull and Maria Romanenko (@Rommari). We can’t wait to see you all on the night!
We’re wishing lots of luck to the #SpiritOfMcr24 shortlisted organisations for the Volunteer Involving Organisation Award.
Good luck to MASH (@MASHManchester), Home-Start Manchester (@HomeStartMCR) and The LGBT Foundation (@LGBTfdn). Looking forward to seeing you on the night.
It is always sad when long-term volunteers leave us at MASH.
Georgia has been a volunteer with us at MASH since May 2022, being a regular volunteer at the Drop-in and more recently started doing some outreach shifts too. She is leaving to go travelling and we wish her the best!
Some of our volunteers are really talented chefs and prepare some amazing meals for the women to enjoy at Drop-in.
In the last week alone, we have had a gorgeous cottage pie made by Jess and a stunning vegetable pasta bake made by Natalie.
#ThankYou#Volunteering#Volunteers
Researchers needed - Deadline to apply is Monday 15th July!
We are delighted to be commissioning an independent evaluation of the impact of MASH’s services.
To find out more please visit: https://t.co/aFbCZXZlS9
#Research#MASH#Skills#Researchers
As Volunteer Coordinator, Solomon, said: "Sarah is crucial to the Drop-in, always willing to swap shifts around if we are low on numbers one day. Her smile lights up the room and makes everybody who enters feel so welcome."
#ThankYou#Volunteers#Volunteering
Our wonderful Natasha is sadly leaving us: "Natasha is an amazing volunteer for us at MASH. With just 4 months of volunteering, she has made such an impact. She has volunteered weekly at the Drop-in, never missing one of her shifts."
#MASH#VolunteerShoutOut#ThankYou
Zines are a way of expressing your feelings and opinions, in an almost mini-magazine/leaflet. They allow you to fully use your imagination.
When Jess led the session, the women were so engaged, and "One service user was really keen to do them again."
#ThankYou#Volunteering
Our volunteers are so important to us. Without them, we wouldn't be able to run our services.
We went to Navarro Lounge for some food and then to @rncmlive for tickets gifted to us at their RNCM Session Orchestra: Original Artists Edition. It was so inspiring!
We are pleased to announce the official shortlist for the Spirit of Manchester Awards 2024! Congratulations to all shortlisted individuals and organisations, and to all of the nominated candidates. #SpiritOfMcr24
To view the full shortlist, click here: https://t.co/dXTnUEZNAi
Many of our volunteers start off as students on placement with their university, learning more and more about how to support women, leading to them becoming volunteers with us. Oonagh has stayed with us since she finished her placement.
#ThankYou#Volunteering#Volunteers
"Hasia is a ray of sunshine and always uses her initiative to get various jobs done...when it is quieter, she makes sure to prepare condom packs, tidy up in the store room, re-stock biscuits and much more."
#Volunteers#VolunteerShoutOut#ThankYou#VolunteersWeek