Mr. Rory Fitzgerald:

Yes, it is three hours every week and then, about once every five or six weeks, depending on the branch, one of the volunteer’s duties is a six-hour overnight. In some branches, it might be five hours, but it is generally six. I hate that; it is a tough stint. We do 11 p.m. to 5 a.m in our branch, so people are wrecked for a couple of days. Again, some of our volunteers cannot do overnights because of health or because they have a partner who needs minding. We are challenged on those night-time hours but it is very important for us. The branch director would put in a lot of time.

I point out that there are lots of other jobs that have to be done in the branch, so most volunteers are doing something extra and at least half the volunteers in a branch are doing other duties, as well as their three-hour duty. There is a lot of time commitment involved.