“We do it for the feeling that it leaves in your heart. I feel good about myself too when I can help others.”
Aheda's Story
Meet Aheda, a volunteer at the ASRC’s Community Foods Kitchen
Aheda is an incredible cook. A chef in her home country, Aheda has been creating delicious meals in the ASRC Community Foods kitchen.
“When you volunteer, it’s obviously not for money. We do it for the feeling that it leaves in your heart. I feel good about myself too when I can help others. I’ve worked my whole life as a chef but when I came to Australia it was very hard to find work so I began volunteering at ASRC kitchen to get some Australian experience. Normally I make Friday lunches and Wednesday night dinners for those who stay late for the Legal clinic. However since COVID-19 we don’t do community meals like we used to, so I have been coming in to help pack the food boxes that are being delivered to people’s homes,” says Aheda.
“If you have a problem I like to be able to help. I like to fix things. In my country there are too many problems, too many that I could not fix. So I really like to volunteer at ASRC because it’s not just my second home, it’s my family. When you volunteer, it’s obviously not for money. We do it for the feeling that it leaves in your heart. I feel good about myself too when I can help others.”
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