I did my DofE award (bronze and silver) a long time ago now and things have changed a little. However, the general idea is still there and one well worth supporting. I nearly got my gold award but I then had to commit to becoming a minister and everything else had to take a back seat. In retrospect I only had to gather together the information to get it – never mind.
It’s the expedition that I’ve always favoured the most – it can be a real challenge to complete it for some people. It’s not always the fit sporty types that find it easy. It’s a great thing to be able to do and get involved in – not sure why I didn’t volunteer a long time ago.
I guess there are a lot of things that we think we will volunteer to help with but never get around to it. Why not let this be a challange to find something to help with and volunteer.