working bee

British  

noun

1. a voluntary group doing a job for charity

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Example Sentences

There is nothing feminine about a working bee but its anatomy.

From Time Magazine Archive

The slothful man himself, may plainly see, That honey's gotten by the working bee.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John

The working bee does otherwise: it settles down upon each flower just as long as is necessary for it to suck in enough sweetness to make its one honeycomb.

From The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales by Camus, Jean Pierre

He was the working bee, whereas the Earl was the drone.

From Lady Anna by Trollope, Anthony

Melmotte was a working bee, while he was a drone,—and he did not wish to have the difference pointed out by Mr Melmotte's supporters. 

From The Way We Live Now by Trollope, Anthony