Girona Buddies volunteering group

The Girona Buddies volunteering group was created on 14 January 2025. It exists to connect people (especially English speakers) with volunteering opportunities in Girona and help organize volunteering activities.

• Join the Girona Buddies volunteering WhatsApp group at https://www.gironabuddies.com/volunteeringjoin
• Find volunteering opportunities in Girona at https://www.guidetogirona.com/Volunteering_in_Girona

Past activities

• 31 March 2025: Yvonne and Paul picked up litter from the children's playground at Plaça Dolors Condom https://www.instagram.com/p/DH4Cu1BozyC
• 3 April 2025: Yvonne and Paul picked up litter from the children's playground at Plaça Poeta Marquina https://www.instagram.com/p/DILowUGi378/
• 6 April 2025: Yvonne, Paul, Kristin, and Kristin's husband and two daughters picked up litter at Parc del Vista Alegre https://www.instagram.com/p/DILowUGi378/
• 1 June 2025: Yvonne, Paul, and James helped Brigada Activista del Salabret pick up litter in La Devesa https://www.instagram.com/p/DKX1rkAIm-O/

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  Cleanup at Plaça Dolors Condom
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  Cleanup at Plaça Poeta Marquina
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  Cleanup at Parc del Vista Alegre
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  Cleanup at La Devesa with Brigada Activista del Salabret

Discussion meetings

• 6 May 2025: Volunteering meeting at Centre Civic Santa Eugenia
• 22 May 2025: Volunteering organisers meeting at Kelly's house

Volunteering ideas

• Informal litter cleanup. Places:
  • The playground at Parc Central de Rafael Masó i Valentí (behind the train station)
• Help Voluntariat ambiental per la conservació de l’espinós a l’Espai Natural Protegit de les Gavarres / Associació La Sorellona https://voluntariatambiental.cat/activitat/voluntariat-ambiental-a-les-gavarres/, They pick up litter, sometimes they do it in Girona
• Community allotment/garden. Tessa wrote a wrote a proposal for the Ajuntament a few years ago and they offered her a free huerto (kitchen garden) in Santa Eugenia.
• Chatting Bench: Sitting in public spaces and offering conversation to lonely people (Kalpesh's idea)
• Spending time with elderly residents at retirement homes (although language might be a barrier).
• Helping homeless people by offering food, clothes, and conversation (inspired by a Barcelona initiative).
• Helping local businesses or entrepreneurs with skills like marketing, leadership, or fundraising.
• Volunteering at food waste programs (e.g., starting something similar to Olio, which is a an app for giving away food, books, clothes, and furniture, or lending things in your community for free)
• Animal shelters: Finding opportunities at animal shelters (walking dogs, assisting with care) like Rodamon (Palafrugell) and CAAS (Tossa).
• Help each other with problems we have (Stuart's idea)
• Graffiti removal (especially offensive ones) (Yvonne's idea)
• Promote positive stories through a “Humans of Girona” social media page (Kalpesh's idea)
• Get fit by doing good - run, walk, and cycle to help people with tasks. See "GoodGym (Get Fit Do Good)" (Sonia's idea)
• Tessa says her local WhatsApp neighbourhood group (fora de la muralla) always ask for help, as does Vista Alegre