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What it's all about
This projects aims are to help older people who are housebound, by offering a volunteer service which ensures they will receive regular phone calls from Student Volunteers so they can have contact with the outside world.
This project will not only benefit the older people but also the students themselves. The volunteers will receive training to ensure they have the skills necessary to take part in the project. There will be regular meetings to allow the volunteers to get to know each other better and to raise any issues that they might have over a cup of tea and cake. There will also be further training if required.
We are currently working with United Benificent Society (UBS) to hold a Christmas party for the older people where we will helping to make decorations, crackers and centre pieces, talking, dancing and socialising with the older people to ensure they have an enjoyable time.
What's needed to make it a reality
we have been running this project since the start of sept and would now like to help UBS (United Benificent Society) run a christmas party for the elderly. Planning is already underway with the venue and buffet already arranged provided as support in kind from UBS. We would now like help to fund decortaions, crackers and centre pieces and travel costs for volunteers to get to the venue.
Comments
I think this is a fantastic project that you're running at Northumbria, it's such a simple but very beneficial way to volunteer your time. The Christmas Party sounds like a really great way to get all the volunteers and elderly people together.
As you are a student at Northumbria you can access up to £750 to turn your idea into a reality. Northumbria is one of 12 Universities who are taking part in the scheme where you can access funding, training and support from your Junction49 Volunteer Support Officer (Yvette) to help you get your project up and running. You can take a look at your university page here:
http://www.junction49.co.uk/university/18/northumbria_students_union/
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A while ago I mentioned about the Junction49 celebration event in London. You can nominate your project for this and possibly even receive an award. See below for further details. You've worked so hard on your project I'd really like the rest of the world to see how much effort and good you're doing so please nominate it :-)
Here at Junction49, we want to celebrate all of the hardwork and effort you’ve put into your volunteering projects and on 16th June we are putting on a Party at the Proud Galleries in Camden, London.
At the party, awards are going to be given out to you guys, but to have a shot at winning we need to hear about your projects and the fantastic difference that you are making in your community.
The awards you could win are:
Best J49er (best user of the website)
Most innovative project
Best ongoing project
Best one-off project
If you would like to be nominated for an award and be in with a chance of winning a fantastic prize, all you need to do is fill out a diary entry on your ideas page on Junction49.co.uk, which answers the following 3 questions:
1. What was your project about?
2. How do you think it made a difference to the community or the wider world?
3. What did you get out of/like about volunteering on this project?
You have until 5pm on 4th June 2009 to fill this out and then we will shortlist all nominations. Go on, fill it out, you know you deserve a chance of winning!
Good Luck and hopefully see you on 16th June.
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