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VolunteersWhat can Volunteering offer? Volunteering can provide you with an ideal opportunity to: Learn new skills; Use your existing skills and expertise; Develop new interests; Meet people; Build self-confidence; Become involved in action that effects social change and really makes a difference! Who Volunteers? Research suggests that some 23 million people Volunteer each year, providing a workforce equivalent to 180,000 full-time volunteers. The economic value of formal volunteering in the UK has been estimated at more than £40 billion per year, or 7.9% of GDP. For every £1 of public funding spent to support volunteering, volunteers give £30 worth of work. Over 20% of adults volunteer at least once a week and 74% regularly help out in their communities on a more informal basis. More than 75% of voluntary organisations are entirely run by volunteers. In 2002 at the XVII Commonwealth Games over 10,000 volunteers took part in a wide range of activities. An estimated 70,000 volunteers will participate in the 2012 London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Over 1,000 voluntary groups currently operate in Sefton and many could not operate without volunteers. An estimated 80,000 volunteers are active in Sefton and donate the equivalent of £100 million in voluntary action services to the local economy each year. Want to Volunteer?Volunteer Centre Sefton offers a free information, advice and referral service to all members of the public who are interested in finding out about Volunteering.
Are you aged 16-25 and looking for voluntary work? Volunteering can be rewarding and fun. For details visit: Sefton Millennium Volunteers.
Why contact Volunteer Centre Sefton?
The Volunteer Centre offers a free information and advice service to people interested in finding out more about volunteering and what opportunities are available. To contact the Volunteer Centre: Click Here.
Volunteer Centre Sefton3rd Floor, Merseyside 3tc Centre16 Crosby Road North Waterloo Merseyside L22 0NY Tel: 0151 920 0726 Fax: 0151 920 1036 Email: info@volunteeringsefton.org.uk Downloading FilesSome files are available to download in (MS Word) If your PC does not have Acrobat Reader software installed, you can download a free copy by Clicking Here or on the Adobe link below.
Adobe offer a free online service which can convert some PDF files into plain text. To use the Adobe Online Conversion tool Click Here. Volunteer RegistrationIf you are looking for voluntary work in Sefton then download the: Once we have recieved the form we will invite you to attended an informal interview and discuss suitable volunteer opportunities. National Volunteers' WeekVolunteers' Week (1-7 June) is the UK's annual celebration of the work volunteers do. During the Week events are held across the country to recognise, reward and recruit volunteers.
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Sefton Volunteers' WeekDuring Volunteers' Week 2006 VC Sefton organised a range of events and 329 Certificates were presented to Sefton volunteers. This equates to an estimated £3.66 million invested back into the local economy. |
Volunteer Centre Sefton is managed by Sefton Council for Voluntary Service Registered Charity Number 1024546 - Company Limited by Guarantee Number 2832920
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