Volunteering opportunites Continued
Best Buddies
Best Buddies is a global volunteer movement aimed at creating one-to-one friendships for people with learning disabilities. Founded in America by the Kennedy-Shriver family, it has participants across 50+ countries, and has been running in association with students from the University of Glasgow and members of Enable Glasgow, since 2007.
The Best Buddies project in Glasgow runs throughout term time each year, with relevant training at the start of term and assistance to make a PVG application (Protecting Vulnerable Adults scheme – previously called Disclosure Scotland). Group events for everyone involved in the project are run every 6 weeks or so throughout term time and include activities such as bowling, pizza nights and parties at Enable Glasgow’s Head Office. Buddies are matched depending on their interests/personality, and once you have been paired up with a Buddy, you are expected to meet with them fortnightly and do activities you both enjoy.
Whether you want to be a committee member, or just a participant of the project, Best Buddies is a great opportunity to meet new people, boost your CV and take an active part in an exciting and relatively new project.
Support is given throughout the project by Enable Glasgow staff and also the Buddy Presidents, who are students at Glasgow University. For more information, visit – Best Buddies or Enable Glasgow’s website – Enable Glasgow
If you are interested in taking part in the project, please contact: SVSS Coordinator
MoonWalk Edinburgh 2012
The MoonWalk Edinburgh 2012 is the spectacular moonlit marathon and half marathon walk around Edinburgh’s famous landmarks happening over the night of the 9th and 10th June 2012. Based in Edinburgh’s Inverleith Park, it will unite over 10,000 Walkers in their decorated bras with an 1000 strong volunteer team, to raise millions of pounds for breast cancer research and care.
We are looking for volunteers to take part as marshals and cycle marshals, drive our support vehicles, organise three baggage areas, present medals and help in one of the many other important roles at our events. Whether volunteers would like to donate their time to a charitable cause, or fancy an amazing weekend, we have a rewarding opportunity to offer.
We are currently registering volunteers via our website register here