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Thu 07 Jul 2009Charity shops welcome a downturn donation: workers
CHARITY SHOPS are enjoying an increase in the number of volunteers since the onset of the recession, as the newly unemployed seek to occupy themselves and retain some job skills during the downturn.
“We have seen a big increase in the number of people volunteering their time, because clearly a lot more people are out of work these days,” said Dermot McGilloway, regional manager of retail services for the Society of St Vincent de Paul.
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