Millennium Volunteer
Calling all 16-24 year olds!
The Cookstown and Magherafelt Volunteer Centre are pleased to announce that they are now delivering the millennium volunteers programme. Millennium Volunteers is a national programme designed to promote and recognise sustained volunteering among young people aged between 16 to 24.
The Programme aims to offer challenges and opportunities for young people to participate, learn and develop; to set a standard for voluntary opportunities for young people; to increase recognition for volunteering as an expression of citizenship and to make a positive impact within local communities. The programme does this through nine principles, which are, sustained personal commitment, community benefit, voluntary participation, inclusiveness, ownership by young people, variety, partnership, quality and recognition.
Millennium Volunteers are young people who give up their free time to help their local communities. They can be seen coaching a school football team, working at a community radio station, helping with a church group or helping create a garden for local residents, the list is endless.
"This scheme allows young people to build on their interests, to develop themselves and make a difference to their community at the same time. Young people may be already volunteering but not getting the recognition for all their hard work so why not sign up now it’s free and always looks good on CV’s and UCAS forms".
For further information contact Barbara Kennedy, Recruitment and Placement Officer on 028 7930 1862, email info@cookstownmagherafeltvc.org
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