STUDENT VOLUNTEERING WEEK IS COMING!!!
Saturday 25th February-Sunday 4th March 2012
Saturday 25th February 2012 kicks off Student Volunteering Cardiff’s (SVC) Volunteering Week. As Wales’ biggest student-led charity, SVC presents a fun-filled week of one-off volunteering events and workshops designed for you to try something new and develop your CV! Each day will offer a different opportunity to give back to the Cardiff community from making over a primary school playground to an OAP coffee morning. End the week with a mini adventure with SVC and RAG’s Cardiff Jailbreak 2012 – 48 hours…no money…how far will you go?
Get involved! Do you want to boost your CV, meet new people and enhance your student experience? If so, please call the SVC office for more details on (029) 2078 1494.
- Monday 27th February 2012 – Beach clean (day)
Like volunteering outdoors? Why not volunteer on a short trip to a beach in the Vale of Glamorgan and help to clean to beach whilst meeting new people!
- Monday 27th February 2012 – Employability workshop (evening)
Interested in working in the third sector? Looking for tips about how to complete application forms, perform well in interviews or how to use your volunteering experience to sell yourself? Then sign up for this workshop!
- Tuesday 28th February 2012 – Dog walking (afternoon)
Help out at a local dog home whilst getting some exercise!
- Wednesday 29th February 2012 – Gardening project at Riverside Community Allotment
Fancy volunteering for a day at a community allotment? There will be a range of different tasks and support to make an allotment soup.
- Thursday 1st March 2012 – Iorwerth Jones make-over
With the support of a local artist we are brightening up a local centre comrpising of 3 mental health wards.
- Thursday 1st March 2012 – Inspiration evening
Past volunteers chat about where they are now, there will be a volunteering abroad talk and an opportunity to inspire young people to consider university.
- Friday 2nd March 2012 – JAILBREAK!!!
48 hours to get as far away from Cardiff and back as possible…with no money!!! Find out more on Facebook.
- Sunday 4th March 2012 – Street collection in Cardiff City Centre
Support SVC to collect money for our 35 valuable projects supporting the elderly, children, people with disabilities and the homeless.
- Sunday 4th March 2012 – End of Volunteering Week social
Have a few drinks, meet new people and reflect on the week’s activities.
More information about all of these activities will follow soon. However, if you are interested in any of the above then please call the SVC office on (029) 20781494 to sign up or pop into the office on the 3rd floor of the Students’ Union.
The December 2011 newsletter is available NOW! Find out what SVC got up to at the end of last semester including one-off volunteering events and socials! Download the December 2011 newsletter now.
Monday 30th January, 6.00pm, Great Hall Students’ Union
RAG and SVC are joining forces to organise the first ever CARDIFF JAILBREAK!!! In teams of 2-5 you will have 48 hours to get as far away from Cardiff and back again as possible in that time! You will be tracked, raising money for SVC whilst having loads of fun and the adventure of a lifetime! What’s not to love? Get involved!!!!
Come along to the INFORMATION MEETING on Monday 30th January at 6pm in the Great Hall, Students’ Union to find out more and pass the word onto housemates and friends etc.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Cardiff-Jail-Break-2012/330899700254559?sk=info
Sunday 4th December 2011
SVC’s biggest event of the year is fast approaching – the Winter Ball! It is a huge thank you for all the hard work everyone puts into SVC and it’s an amazing night not to be missed!
For just £25 the night will include:
* Red carpet champagne reception
* 3 course hot fork buffet
* DJ and live music
* Photographer
* Raffle with amazing prizes!
The ball will take place on Sunday 4th December from 7.00pm in the 4 star Mercure Holland House Hotel on Newport Road. Anyone is welcome so feel free to bring flatmates, boyfriends, girlfriends, general friends… etc!
You can get your tickets NOW from the Students’ Union box office or online at http://shop.cardiffstudents.com/box-office/societies-events
Click here to see photos of the event.
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Friday 2nd December 2011
The Huggard Centre’s Big Sleep Out is back! The Huggard Centre provides services to support the many homeless people living in Cardiff. In December they hold a sleepout in Cardiff to raise money for the work they do for homeless and vulnerable people. Find out more information about the Huggard Centre and the people they help here.
We would like to get as many of our own volunteers involved in this event as possible to experience what it is like to spend a night on the street whilst raising awareness and money for the Huggard Centre. If you are interested in getting involved please contact our fundraisers on fundraising@svcardiff.org for more information. You can download a sponsorship form so you can start raising money straight away. If you are not able to participate yourself but would still like to support the event by making a donation you can also contact the fundraisers using the email address above who will tell you what to do.
We would love to see as many of you there as possible to support this worthy cause. The sacrifice you will make by spending just one night on the street is not a lot compared to the experiences of those who spend every night on the streets and the money you will help to raise will make a huge difference to them.
http://huggard.org.uk/
Saturday 26th November
This is your chance to get involved in SVC first one-off volunteering event of the year! We’re going to do a playground make-over at Stacey Primary School. This involves going to the school and painting murals on the walls and games on the floor. We have had donations of paints and brushes from local organisations and the Art Society have agreed to help out. The pupils are unaware that we are doing this and it will be revealed to them the following Monday morning when they arrive at school. The playground is completely grey at the moment so this will be a lovely surprise for them!
We are looking for volunteers who are enthusiastic, passionate and can dedicate their Saturday to helping us and the school out. SVC ‘Text to Give’ t-shirts are available to purchase to wear at the event and any other SVC volunteering you get involved with. There will be tea and biscuits available all day and you will be awarded with a certificate for participating in the event.
The event is due to take place on Saturday 26th November (weather-permitting). As there are limited spaces, we will take volunteers on a first-come-first-served basis. So if you are interested and can commit your Saturday to helping this worthy cause, please email our SVC Fundraisers on fundraising@svcardiff.org to secure your place!
Click here to see photos of the event.
Thursday 17th November 2011
SVC are holding a Pub Quiz! This is a great chance for you to get together with other volunteers from your projects to set up a team, giving everyone an opportunity to get to know each other…as well as proving your project is the best!!!
It only costs £1 to enter with all money going to SVC. There are prizes to be won and lots of fun to be had as this quiz has a twist!
The quiz is due to take place on Thursday 17th November 7.30-10.00pm in CF10 (1st floor, SU). If you want to set up a team please contact the SVC Social Secretary on social.secretary@svcardiff.org to enter.
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The October 2011 Newsletter is available now and this issue takes a look at this year’s SVC Volunteering Fayre, our coordinator training weekend and introduces the staff team in the SVC office (including several new members of staff). Also, find out about the our exciting new environmental project offering lots of one-off opportunities….. Download the October 2011 newsletter now.
South Wales Police have organised walkabouts around Cathays to tell residents of the high levels of crime that tends to occur at the start of term. Students will be able to work alongside the police and get more information about becoming a police student volunteer. For any students interested in joining the police force or a career in law this is a good opportunity to add some voluntary experience to their CV whilst also being a chance to get involved with a great partnership project between students and the Cathys community.
The Crime Walkabouts will take place on the following dates:
* 4th October
* 5th October
* 11th October
* 18th October
Volunteers should meet in the TV lounge on the 3rd floor of the Students’ Union at 4.30pm and the Walkabouts should finish at around 6.30pm.
If you are interested, please contact the SVC office or pop in to register for a Walkabout.
Monday 3rd October 2011, 5.30pm-8.00pm, Great Hall Students’ Union
The SVC Volunteering Fayre is your chance to find out about all the amazing volunteering opportunites SVC has to offer. You can register your interest in any of our projects, as well as chat to people who are already keen SVC volunteers. Each project will have coordinators who can fill you in on what their project is about and will inform you of any further meetings or training you need to attend.
Pick up your SVC Projects Guide on your way in to read about all of our different projects.
Can’t make the fayre? Make sure you pop into the SVC office 3rd Floor Students’ Union to find out about our opportunities!
