Fuel costs putting off meal delivery driver applicants
Maureen Bougeard says some prospective volunteers do not respond after learning about expenses.
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"Very often volunteers say, you know, 'the petrol's getting expensive'."
— Maureen Bougeard , Activist
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Maureen Bougeard says some prospective volunteers do not respond after learning about expenses.
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