Festival of Volunteering

CALL ME CEILIDH!
Scottish folk dance party with good music, great company and a free glass of wine!
Venue: North Cloisters, Main Building, Gower Street
Doors open: 7:45pm
Dancing: 8pm-10pm
Entry: £5
Whether you will be lucky enough to have finished your exams, or need a wee morale boost to get you through the last few days of hard grind, Medic to Medic UCL are pleased to invite one and all to the triumphant return of our end-of-year ceilidh. The event last year was a massive success, with music enthusiastically supplied by the SOAS Red Rock Ceilidh Band whipping the crowd into a frenzy of flailing limbs and tapping feet – so slip on some comfy shoes and come join us for a free glass of wine and an evening of huge entertainment!

Purchase tickets on the door or go to: https://uclu.org/whats-on/volunteering/call-me-ceilidh-scottish-folk-dance-party-with-good-music-great-company-and

Contact details: medic2medicucl@gmail.com

GOODGYM CAMDEN GROUP RUN
Time: 7pm-8.30pm
Venue: Somers Town Community Centre
Do good and get fit with GoodGym Camden. GoodGym Group runs get you fit by doing good deeds for local community organisations: run and dig a sandpit for a school, clear derelict land or shift soil for a community organisation. Just turn up and join in!

Contact: Shaun Dixon, camden@goodgym.org, 020 3432 3920

Thursday 23 May

GETTING FUNDING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY PROJECT
Time: 1pm-2pm
Venue: Conference Room, Second Floor, UCL Bloomsbury Building, Gordon Street
Do you have a bright idea to make the world a better place but need some money to put it into action? Come along to this lunchtime talk, where we’ll be covering the different funding streams available for community projects and let you into the secrets of what funding panel members are looking for. Feel free to bring your sandwiches! To book, go to http://uclu.org/forms/volunteering-festival-booking

Can’t make it? We’re repeating this session on Wednesday 29^th May 1pm-2pm.

Friday 24 May

VOLUNTEERING AND YOUR CV
Time: 12.30pm-2pm
Venue: Drayton B06
Volunteering can give you a real edge when it comes to job hunting, whatever job you’re applying for. But what are employers looking for and what’s the best way to present your experience? Come along to this workshop to find out how to ensure your volunteering can give your CV and job applications a boost.

Led by Calum Leckie from UCL Careers Service and John Braime from the Volunteering Services Unit. Don’t miss out!

To sign up go to http://uclu.org/forms/volunteering-festival-booking

INTERGENERATIONAL TEA PARTY
Time: 2pm-4pm
Venue: Bloomsbury Rehearsal Room
Share tea, cake and conversation and some songs with older people from Millman Street Community Centre.

To find out more contact Fiona: f.addison@ucl.ac.uk

UCL MODEL UNITED NATIONS - GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AND TEACHING INTERNATIONAL ISSUES WORKSHOP
Time: 2pm-3:30pm
Venue: Room 422, Roberts Building, Torrington Place, Main Campus
How do you teach important global issues such as poverty, human rights and security? What is the best way to engage young people on these kinds of topics? The UCL Model United Nations Programme has been doing just that for nearly three years now, working with schools across London.

During this session we will cover basic teaching skills and techniques, with some example exercises that we do with the students to give you a taste of how we teach. The aim is to give you a taster of how to teach these subjects to a young audience, and if you’re interested you can sign-up with us as a volunteer for next year.

Contact details: volunteering.ucl.modelun@gmail.com

VOLUNTEERING ADVICE SESSION
Time: 1pm-4pm
Venue: VSU meeting room 104, First Floor, Lewis’s Building
If you’d like to speak to one of our advisors about volunteering, or just have a browse through our database of opportunities, then come along to our drop-in advice session. No need to book – just turn up at anytime between 1pm and 4pm.

LANGUAGE CULTURAL EVENT
Time: 10am-12pm
Venue: Bloomsbury Conference Room
This is a great event where you can teach primary school pupils the basics of three different foreign cultures and languages: Italian, Mandarin and Spanish. The event will consist of a series of creative, fun activities involving these languages and cultures. The sessions will include anything from origami, food tasting, national dress and music and dance to language and numerical activities.

If you are fluent in Italian, Mandarin or Spanish and would like to share your enthusiasm for other languages and cultures, please contact Fiona Addison on f.addison@ucl.ac.uk

Saturday 25 May

MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT
London to Brighton Hike 2013
Venue: 25km mark at Oak Park, Banstead and the half way (50km) point at Felbridge
Macmillan Cancer Support helps improve the lives of people affected by cancer by offering practical, emotional and financial support. We’re looking for a team of enthusiastic cheerers to encourage, motivate and support all our Macmillan walkers and runners taking part in the London to Brighton Hike.

Contact: Katie Prutton at ljordan@macmillan.org.uk or on 0207 840 4812

Tuesday 28 May

LONDON SCIENCE BUSKERS
Time: 1pm-2pm
Venue: South Quad, UCL
The London Science Buskers project is designed to promote science literacy by giving the local community an opportunity to engage in science-based conversation with UCL research students. To do this we use the medium of ‘science busking’ – entertaining and educating through science-based tricks and games. As well as attending local community events we plan to use it as an excuse to get out of the lab/office on a sunny day. It’s a great opportunity to share your passion for science and improve your confidence in public speaking, so come and talk to us if you’re interested in finding out more about what we do, or to volunteer yourself!

Find out more about the project at www.londonsciencebuskers.co.uk

MEDIC TO MEDIC UCL - YOUR NEXT BIG CHALLENGE
Venue: The Haldane Room, Main Building (off the North Cloisters), Gower Street
Time: 1:20-1:45pm
Would you like the opportunity to help shape a new volunteering group at UCL from the ground up? How about being given the leeway to put on innovative and entertaining events, and the support to make your ideas into really great experiences? Fancy getting a load of great leadership and organisational experience?

Medic to Medic UCL are looking for the next generation of students who will take on the running of the group over the coming year; if you would like to hear more, then you are warmly invited to a short talk about the activities of the charity and the roles to be filled with an opportunity to ask the current President any questions afterwards!

Contact details: medic2medicucl@gmail.com

BULB PLANTING
Time: 12pm-2pm
Venue: South Quad, UCL
Plant a bulb and branch out into volunteering. Take two minutes to plant some bulbs in a pot and they’ll be delivered to St Mungo’s Hostel for single homeless people and to the Third Age Project for older people to brighten up their homes. While you’re there you can find out about other volunteering opportunities and meet some of the new Volunteering Society committee members.

VSU INNOVATIONS PROGRAMME – PROJECT LEADER TRAINING
Time: 1pm-4.30pm
Venue: Conference Room, Second Floor, UCL Bloomsbury
Interested in running a community project next year? If so, come along to our workshop and find out how to do it. We’ll be covering: setting aims and objectives; project planning; practical problem solving; volunteer management; how to work with the community; and how to evaluate your project. The workshop is fairly informal with a combination of learning and doing and a mix of trainers to keep things interesting.

You’ll also find out about the support you can get as part of the VSU’s Innovations Programme.

Book online at http://uclu.org/forms/volunteering-festival-booking

HACKNEY PIRATES – RELOCATION ASSISTANTS
Time: 12pm-6pm Tuesday 28^th, Wednesday 29^th May
Venue: Downham Road, Hackney, N1 5AA
The Hackney Pirates is an enterprising charity that aims to develop the literacy, creativity and real-world skills of young people in Hackney, so that they achieve both in school and in the world beyond. We are looking for volunteers to help us settle into our new home!

Contact: Olly, olly@hackneypirates.org, 07912 178 037

Wednesday 29 May

Book online at http://uclu.org/forms/volunteering-festival-booking

HACKNEY PIRATES – RELOCATION ASSISTANTS
Time: 12pm-6pm
Venue: Downham Road, Hackney, N1 5AA
The Hackney Pirates is an enterprising charity that aims to develop the literacy, creativity and real-world skills of young people in Hackney, so that they achieve both in school and in the world beyond. We are looking for volunteers to help us settle into our new home!

Contact: Olly, olly@hackneypirates.org, 07912 178 037

ST PANCRAS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Gardening Assistants
Time: 2pm
Venue: Meet at St. Pancras Community Centre, 30 Camden Street, NW1 0LG
Come and help local older people for an afternoon. We will be visiting older people’s houses and gardens, carrying out practical chores including window cleaning and gardening, for people who find it difficult to manage it themselves. You will be part of a small group of volunteers and will visit 3 or 4 houses during the afternoon. Wear your old clothes and prepare to get your hands dirty!

Contact: Alice Newsholme, spca.gns@gmail.com, 02073834829

Thursday 30 May

WELCOME FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS
Time: 2pm
Venue: Conference Room, Second Floor, UCL Bloomsbury Building, Gordon Street
Come and find out what it’s like to be a Welcome Festival Volunteer. We need a friendly and enthusiastic volunteer team for September 2013 and will be holding a talk about what being a Welcome Volunteer entails, featuring some of our volunteers from last year to explain what they got out of it. It’s a great deal of fun to greet new and returning students in September, so come along to our talk to find out more!

Friday 31 May

Saturday 1 June

SPARKS HOP FARM MUSIC FESTIVAL
Time: 10am-6pm Saturday 1^st and Sunday 2^nd June
Tonbridge Kent
We are looking for four willing volunteers to spend time at the Hop Farm Mirror Fest in aid of Sparks! You will be bucket collecting and staffing the Sparks stall where we will be giving away (for a donation) yummy cakes donated by Pink Rose Cakes. Volunteers will be able to camp and enjoy the festivities when they are not on duty. It will be a unique experience with loads to do and see, for example, the best tribute rock banks in the country, motorbike shows and extreme animal encounters.

Contact: Ann Bedford at ann@sparks.org.uk or on 020 7901 7751

MS SOCIETY COLLECTION FUNDRAISERS
Time: 10am-6pm
Venue: Gower Street or nearby
Around 100,000 people in the UK have MS. It affects two million more. We offer hope for the future by investing millions in research, and help for today through our information, support and campaigning. The MS Society has exclusive rights to hold street collections throughout London on Saturday 1^st June, and we are looking for volunteers to help shake a bucket around Gower Street.

Contact: Helen Dowdeswell at hdowdeswell@mssociety.org.uk or on 07795 801650

Sunday 2 June

SPARKS HOP FARM MUSIC FESTIVAL
Time: 10am-2pm
Venue: At Tonbridge, Kent
We are looking for four willing volunteers to spend time at the Hop Farm Mirror Fest in aid of Sparks! You will be bucket collecting and manning the Sparks stall where we will be giving away (for a donation) yummy cakes donated by Pink Rose Cakes. Volunteers will be able to camp and enjoy the festivities when they are not on duty. It will be a unique experience with loads to do and see, for example, the best tribute rock banks in the country, motorbike shows and extreme animal encounters.

Contact: Ann Bedford at ann@sparks.org.uk or on 020 7901 7751

Tuesday 4 June

Find out more about the project at www.londonsciencebuskers.co.uk

FREE HYPE – CREATIVE VOLUNTEERING
Time: 3pm-4pm
Venue: Kathleeen Kenyon Room, UCLU Lewis’s Building, 134-136 Gower Street
Free Hype is a creative agency that works pro bono for charities. Student-led and based at University College London, we’ve been overwhelmed by the demand for our skills. If you’re creative or just interested in combining media, technology and communications with volunteering then come and check us out. We’ll show you a small selection of the work from our first year and a sneak peak at an animation we’ve made in preparation for a huge campaign next year. Come see what creative volunteering looks like.

FreeHype.org
Twitter: @FreeHypeLDN
Facebook: facebook.com/FreeHype

VOLUNTEERING AWARDS CEREMONY
Time: 5.30pm-8pm
Venue: Foyer, Roberts Building
Each year, the Volunteering Services Unit organises an end-of-year celebration of volunteering. If you’ve been involved, come along and catch up with your fellow volunteers and get your certificate. We’ll also be announcing winners of Project of the Year and Volunteering Organisation of the Year.

For more information, email Glen Pickard at g.pickard@ucl.ac.uk