National Volunteers Week - 1st - 7th June 2020
Jun, 4 2020
It takes a certain someone to do an act of kindness without asking for anything in return. Individuals who give their time, their skills and resources to an organisation are known as volunteers. They are not driven by selfish ego, they are moved by genuine love and appreciation for the people they’re working for.
From 1st - 7th June is National Volunteers Week 2020, it’s an ideal opportunity to applaud and accolade the wonderful work being done by volunteers across Lancashire.
A total of 42 volunteers were sent a certificate and a voucher to attend a free course. You can discover more about their amazing journeys by watching their inspiring stories simply type in the text format in You Tube, below:-
- Chris Stonebanks, Challenge through Sports Initiative (CSI
- Ellie Thomas, Stanley's Community Centre
- Azhar Khan, Preston United Youth Development Programme
- Abbigail Perry, Fleetwood Together Food Bank
- Liam Wilkinson, Fleetwood Together Food Bank
- Callum Leamy, Stanley's Community Centre
- Mia Marshall, Challenge through Sports Initiative CSI
- Alisha Iftikhar, One Voice Blackburn
- Ebru Karayazgan, Lancashire School Games
- Steven McGuiness, CSI
- Tony Ross, CSI
- Carol Harrison-Jones, CSI
- Liam Ashworth, Fleetwood Together Food Bank
- Joe Duffield, CSI
If you would like to follow in the footsteps of these fantastic trailblazers then please note down the following volunteering opportunities:-
Our Lancashire - Lancashire wide initiative to bring groups and communities together to make Lancashire a greater place to live work and play.
Lancashire Volunteer Partnership - Providing one gateway into public service volunteering with an aim to make volunteering for public services rewarding and to provide opportunities for people to make a real difference in their local communities.
Lancashire Adult Learning - LAL currently offers an extensive range of subjects to learners, with over 2000 courses delivered through more than 300 venues across Lancashire.
Volunteer Centre – Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde enquiries@volunteercentrebwf.org.uk - Provide support and inspiration for volunteers, organisations and groups to develop volunteering in the community
Lancaster CVS - To promote, develop and support, through partnership, a dynamic and diverse voluntary and community sector
West Lancashire CVS - Supporting voluntary action, empowering local communities
Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale CVS - To provide high quality services that promote and support effective and sustainable voluntary and community action in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale and the surrounding areas
Join In - We bring together the sport and recreation sector and support our members to tackle the challenges and take advantage of opportunities.
Do It - Offers resources for people who want to be volunteers and voluntary organisations who are looking for help.
Club Matters (volunteer section) - Information and resources around recruiting, keeping and developing volunteers.
Tempo Time Credits - Time Credits are a way of recognising the amazing things people do in their communities. If you’re in an area where they work, through giving time to your community you can earn Time Credits - which you can spend on hundreds of activities across their national network.
Pass on your Passion
Pass on Your Passion is a campaign dedicated to celebrating women in sport and physical activity workforce.
Finally there are a couple of webinars that may be of interest to you, they read as follows:-
- Planning for the Future – Thursday 11 June 7-9pm
- https://www.activelancashire.org.uk/events/club-matters-planning-for-your-future
- Developing a Marketing Strategy – Wednesday 17 June 7-9pm
- https://www.activelancashire.org.uk/events/club-matters-developing-a-marketing-strategy
Please share these details across your contacts and contact Abi should you wish to book on: workshopbookings@activelancashire.org.uk.
^Alex Ashworth CCG UK Blogger
