VAL News Stories May
The Special Olympics 2009 Volunteering Strategy
The Special Olympics 2009 Volunteering Strategy will be launched with an event at Voluntary Action Leicester’s City Centre building on Monday 2nd June 2008 - at the beginning of National Volunteers’ Week. An application form for potential volunteers will also be available to download from this website.
Spring/Summer 2008 VAL Training Programme
Voluntary Action Leicester provides many training events for voluntary organisations across the city. These are now available in the Spring/Summer 2008 VAL Training Programme:
Vinvolved - New plans to involve Young People in Volunteering
Leicester Volunteer Centre has ambitious plans to involve 824 new young volunteers over three years.
Breaking Down Barriers Project
An exciting new volunteering project called ‘Breaking down Barriers’. There are 100s of Volunteering opportunities already available, or we can try and help find one that could be just right for you within your own community. Volunteering is great stepping stone, especially if your thinking of getting back into employment would like more training or have spare time on your hands.
Be Great - Volunteer! Volunteers' Week 2008
Volunteers’ Week takes place from 1-7 June every year and celebrates the contribution of the country’s 20 million volunteers to their communities.
Workshop on Writing Pre-Qualification Questionnaires
Voluntary Action Leicester and Leicester City Council's Partnership Executive Team are running a FREE PQQ workshop on 25th June 2008, from 9.15am to 12.30pm.
To register contact Marguerita Morely on T. 0116 257 5027, E. marguerita@voluntaryactionleicester.org.uk
Special Olympics - Find out how to volunteer here
The Special Olympics GB National Summer Games will be hosted by Leicester from 25th-31st July 2009.
If you want to know how to Volunteer at the National Summer Games you can download the Special Olympics Volunteering Guide from the bottom of this page.
VAL News June 2008
This edition of VAL news is themed around economic development. Carol Varley, Policy and Procurement Director at VAL headlines this issue with her take on Leicester’s changing urban landscape and the regeneration agenda. You can also find out more about the achievements of VAL’s economic development network and the Department for Work and Pensions Commissioning Strategy.