--- title: "Volunteering to be on hand and help out in 2024" id: "7625" type: "post" slug: "volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024" published_at: "2024-01-11T12:35:42+00:00" modified_at: "2024-10-03T17:11:01+00:00" url: "https://bighead.co.uk/discover-bighead/news/2024/01/volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024/" markdown_url: "https://bighead.co.uk/discover-bighead/news/2024/01/volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024.md" excerpt: "Keen to make a difference in today’s world, beyond helping designers and engineers to fasten composite materials, bigHead has started 2024 with particular good intent by signing up to the ‘Tech for Good’ volunteering organisation ‘OnHand’. OnHand is a platform..." taxonomy_category: - "News" --- [javascript:void(0)](javascript:void(0)) [javascript:void(0)](javascript:void(0)) ![bigHead white logo](https://bighead.co.uk/wp-content/themes/bighead_wordpress_theme/images/bighead-logo.svg)- [Home](https://bighead.co.uk/) - [Products](https://bighead.co.uk/bighead-products/) - [Bespoke](https://bighead.co.uk/bespoke/) - [Guidance](https://bighead.co.uk/guidance/) - [tecHub](https://bighead.co.uk/the-techub/) - [About bigHead](https://bighead.co.uk/about-bighead/) - [Contact](https://bighead.co.uk/get-in-touch/) [Home](https://bighead.co.uk/) › [About bigHead](https://bighead.co.uk/about-bighead/) › [News](https://bighead.co.uk/about-bighead/updates-and-news/) › Volunteering to be on hand and… ![Image](https://bighead.co.uk/wp-content/themes/bighead_wordpress_theme/images/news_header_01.png) # News & insight ![Image](https://bighead.co.uk/wp-content/themes/bighead_wordpress_theme/images/news_header_02.png) ### Volunteering to be on hand and help out in 2024 11 Jan 2024 ![Image](https://bighead.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-11-at-10.59.55-1024x732.png) Share[http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://bighead.co.uk/discover-bighead/news/2024/01/volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024?year=2024&monthnum=01&name=volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024&title=Volunteering%20to%20be%20on%20hand%20and%20help%20out%20in%202024](http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://bighead.co.uk/discover-bighead/news/2024/01/volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024?year=2024&monthnum=01&name=volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024&title=Volunteering%20to%20be%20on%20hand%20and%20help%20out%20in%202024) [http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?status=Volunteering%20to%20be%20on%20hand%20and%20help%20out%20in%202024+https://bighead.co.uk/discover-bighead/news/2024/01/volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024?year=2024&monthnum=01&name=volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024](http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?status=Volunteering%20to%20be%20on%20hand%20and%20help%20out%20in%202024+https://bighead.co.uk/discover-bighead/news/2024/01/volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024?year=2024&monthnum=01&name=volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024) [https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://bighead.co.uk/discover-bighead/news/2024/01/volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024?year=2024&monthnum=01&name=volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024](https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://bighead.co.uk/discover-bighead/news/2024/01/volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024?year=2024&monthnum=01&name=volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024) Keen to make a difference in today’s world, beyond helping designers and engineers to fasten composite materials, bigHead has started 2024 with particular good intent by signing up to the ‘Tech for Good’ volunteering organisation ‘OnHand’. OnHand is a platform to which companies sign up, allowing their employees to volunteer to be placed on the OnHand register of helpers. Volunteers can offer to do a range of simple tasks to assist older and infirm members of their local community, or to help with community endeavours. This may include anything from doing a food shop, or checking in on someone with a phone call, to helping with the local food bank, homeless shelter or community garden. Interviews and full DBS checks are completed before anyone is listed on the OnHand register. OnHand has set out to be simple way to support local communities by encouraging businesses to engage their teams in ‘doing good’. One of the big issues that faces society today is a lack of community cohesion and cooperation, exacerbated by younger family members often living far from elderly relatives. By engaging trusted people in a local community to take on a few tasks for those in need of help, the well-being of everyone involved is given a boost – the recipient, their friend or relative who may have requested the help, and the volunteer themselves. We will report back on the differences that bigHead employees make being ‘OnHand’ over the coming year. You can find out a lot more about ‘OnHand’ **here [https://www.beonhand.co.uk/](https://www.beonhand.co.uk/)**and **here on the FAQs page [https://www.beonhand.co.uk/faqs](https://www.beonhand.co.uk/faqs)** Share[http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://bighead.co.uk/discover-bighead/news/2024/01/volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024?year=2024&monthnum=01&name=volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024&title=Volunteering%20to%20be%20on%20hand%20and%20help%20out%20in%202024](http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://bighead.co.uk/discover-bighead/news/2024/01/volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024?year=2024&monthnum=01&name=volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024&title=Volunteering%20to%20be%20on%20hand%20and%20help%20out%20in%202024) [http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?status=Volunteering%20to%20be%20on%20hand%20and%20help%20out%20in%202024+https://bighead.co.uk/discover-bighead/news/2024/01/volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024?year=2024&monthnum=01&name=volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024](http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?status=Volunteering%20to%20be%20on%20hand%20and%20help%20out%20in%202024+https://bighead.co.uk/discover-bighead/news/2024/01/volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024?year=2024&monthnum=01&name=volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024) [https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://bighead.co.uk/discover-bighead/news/2024/01/volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024?year=2024&monthnum=01&name=volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024](https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://bighead.co.uk/discover-bighead/news/2024/01/volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024?year=2024&monthnum=01&name=volunteering-to-be-on-hand-and-help-out-in-2024) [Back to other news & insights](https://bighead.co.uk/updates-and-news/) [Previous](https://bighead.co.uk/discover-bighead/news/2023/12/integrating-fasteners-into-closed-mould-production-processes/) [Next](https://bighead.co.uk/discover-bighead/news/2024/01/pursuing-precision-engineering-with-a-passionate-drive/) - [Background](https://bighead.co.uk/about-bighead/) - [Blog](https://bighead.co.uk/discover-bighead/blog/) - [News](https://bighead.co.uk/about-bighead/updates-and-news/) - [Terms and Conditions](https://bighead.co.uk/about-bighead/terms-and-conditions/) This site uses cookies to improve your experience. [Read More](https://bighead.co.uk/privacy-policy/) Accept Privacy & Cookies Policy Close #### Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. NecessaryNecessary Always Enabled Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information. Non-necessaryNon-necessary Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. SAVE & ACCEPT