Volunteers Week
Volunteers' Week is an annual UK festival of volunteering. The main aims of the Week are to recognise, reward and recruit volunteers.
Volunteers' Week is a national celebration of volunteers and volunteering which takes place from 1 to 7 June each year. It plays a huge part in raising the profile of volunteers while encouraging others to get involved.
Volunteers' Week began in 1984.
Each year more and more organisations get involved in the celebrations and participants take part in various events throughout Wales. These range from award presentations to setting-up information booths or sponsored walks and team challenge events.
Everyone is invited to join this national celebration of volunteering, and it's up to you to decide how you get involved.
All kinds of groups and organisations get involved in planning local events, ranging from the high profile open days and volunteer award ceremonies to private social occasions for volunteers. Is yours one of them?
To access the official UK Volunteers' Week website please visit www.volunteersweek.org.uk . To find out more about volunteering opportunities please visit www.volunteering-wales.net
Volunteers' Week began in 1984.
Each year more and more organisations get involved in the celebrations and participants take part in various events throughout Wales. These range from award presentations to setting-up information booths or sponsored walks and team challenge events.
Everyone is invited to join this national celebration of volunteering, and it's up to you to decide how you get involved.
All kinds of groups and organisations get involved in planning local events, ranging from the high profile open days and volunteer award ceremonies to private social occasions for volunteers. Is yours one of them?
To access the official UK Volunteers' Week website please visit www.volunteersweek.org.uk . To find out more about volunteering opportunities please visit www.volunteering-wales.net
The most popular choice for saying thank you last year was to present volunteers with a certificate, recognising their contribution and dedication to volunteering.
A major contribution to raising the profile of Volunteers Week and volunteering is coverage in the local press and radio.
You can never guarantee press coverage, but in conjunction with other avenues of publicity, writing a press release and inviting the newspaper to your activity is a good step closer to publicising your Volunteers Week activity.