Volunteer to help Maggie’s

A worthwhile and fun experience which supports Maggie's in helping people affected by cancer

In volunteering for Maggie's you will meet new friends, learn new skills, use existing skills, and be part of the Maggie's team. By donating your time and energy you will be directly helping us to help those facing a life beyond cancer.

There are a number of ways in which you can help support the work of Maggie's:

• Volunteer to help at one of our events
• Organise your own fundraising event
• Help out in one of our Centres or offices

Volunteer to help at one of our events

Without volunteers, our fundraising events simply can’t go ahead. It's not just the people taking part in our events who are helping those affected by cancer - YOU can too!

We hold many different fundraising events during the year and are always looking for volunteers to help us out either as marshals, helping to hand out tea, or being part of the cheering squad.

We ensure that all our event participants really enjoy Maggie's events and feel 100% supported and looked after at all times. Our volunteers are a vital part in making this happen and have important roles to play in the success of our events.

For some events, we ask for a few hours, for others we look for volunteers who can donate weekends. We will pay your travel and accommodation expenses and will keep you fed and happy!

Upcoming events

• Virgin London Marathon Sunday 22 April 2012
• Maggie’s Monster Bike & Hike Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 May 2012
• Edinburgh Marathon Festival Saturday 26 May 2012

Find out more about about volunteering at our events.

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Organise your own fundraising event 

We have some great ideas to help you organise your own fundraising event - whether you are sporty or musical, a great cook or fantastic at getting people fundraising together. You can take part in a sponsored event or organise your own, we are here to support you with fundraising materials and advice.

If you are generously asking for donations instead of gifts for a celebration, maybe your birthday or your wedding, we also have invitation cards you can use to let your guests know about the cause.

Find out more about running your own fundraising event for Maggie's

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Help out at one of our Centres or offices

Our Maggie’s Centres rely on the support of volunteers, enabling our cancer support specialists to concentrate on providing our visitors with the support they need.

Gardening volunteering

Help tend to one of Maggie’s Centres’ beautiful gardens, which are intriguing outdoor spaces that encourage contemplation and curiosity within visitors, and which greatly complement the homely environment within the Centres.

Centre volunteering

The chance to help support the running of the Centre by supporting with a variety of activities from administration to sorting the library area to filling the dishwasher to making cups of tea. This helps to relieve pressure from cancer support specialists, who will be directly offering advice and emotional support to centre visitors.

Helping out in our offices

Help the fundraising, communications or administration teams in the London or Glasgow office who support the day-to-day running of the charity and help raise the vital funds we need to offer our programme of cancer support through our Centres.

We're currently looking for a volunteer to support the Corporate Fundraising team in our Glasgow office. For more information about the role please download this form (.pdf). To apply please email Rebecca Milne - rebecca.milne@maggiescentres.org.

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Contact us

To volunteer for us or to get more information, please contact us by email on enquiries@maggiescentres.org or telephone 0300 123 1801. 

Calls to 0300 numbers from any phone, including mobiles, cost no more than national rate. If you are looking to volunteer in one of our centres please let us know which one you would like to help at.