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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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The Accidental Volunteer Society: A story of tea, chaos, and finding your purpose completely by mistake

The Accidental Volunteer Society: A story of tea, chaos, and finding your purpose completely by mistake

Hall, Christopher

Paperback

Series: Humour in Humanity

Young Adult Nonfiction

ISBN13: 9798293417230
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 22 2025
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.66 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
The chaotic, heartwarming comedy about finding purpose by getting stuck in.

Funny, warm, and wonderfully human.
Sam is a glorious mess - and utterly relatable.

Sam wasn't trying to change her life. She just clicked on a volunteering website... and accidentally signed up for everything.

Within a week she's survived a charity-shop avalanche, an incident with a chihuahua with attitude, a custard-related revolt at the food bank, and a children's drama session where she was cast as a tree.

But between the glue, tea, and questionable decision-making, something unexpected forms: a small group who keep turning up for each other. Tasha, Rupa, Mo, Lee - and Ronnie, each as uniquely quirky and lovingly incompetent as the next.

Together, they create The Workshop Café: a slightly chaotic, strangely brilliant corner of the community where people come to share skills, stories, biscuits, and their lives.

As Sam keeps showing up - awkwardly, honestly, cups of tea always in hand - she begins to realise that purpose isn't something you find. It's something you build. One moment at a time.

A funny, big-hearted story about community, courage, and the unexpected joy of saying yes to life before you feel ready.

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