"Walking and volunteering have become a way of life"

By Ramblers Volunteer David Clark

01/12/2009

Name: David Clark

Current role: Walks Organiser, London Blind Ramblers

Length of service: 10 years

Biggest achievement: David has tripled walk attendances over the last decade by organising follow-up calls, events, and the club’s four weekends away each year. He says that these events have "transformed London Blind Ramblers from a walks programme into a social club.” The number of sighted Ramblers’ Groups involved has also increased from 20 to 30.

Most rewarding moment: “There’s been such an increase in members and demand for walks that we have had to turn one of our weekends away into an entire week!”

Reasons for volunteering: “I never walked before, but now walking and volunteering have become a way of life. I spend all my time thinking of ways to help others experience an activity that has brought me so much pleasure. It’s a reward in itself!”