Volunteers
Sports would not survive without volunteers. In the UK there are over 2.7 million people that volunteer their time in Sport. This equates to an estimated total of 1.8 million hours of unpaid support every week of the year, or 54,000 full time jobs! Active Gloucestershire recognises the importance and value of volunteers in sport and are committed to the following programmes:
Sport Makers
Sport Makers is part of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sports legacy.
Using the inspirational pull of the Olympic and Paralympic games, the Sport Makers programme will recruit, train and deploy 40,000 sports volunteers aged 16 and over to make sport happen across the country. Sport Makers will have a positive and inspiring introduction to the programee through attending a free Sport Maker workshop. At this workshop Sport Makers will receive support in finding or creating volunteering opoprtunities specific to their needs and receive free adidas kit!
To find out more about Sport Makers please click here or to visit the Sport Makers website click here.
do-it.org.uk
do-it.org.uk was launched in 2001 as a National database of volunteering opportunities in the UK. Active Gloucestershire encourages local organsiations to use the site as a tool for advertising any volunteering opportunities that they may have and also directs any individuals looking to get involved in volunteering to the site and to register their interest as well as search for current volunteer vacancies.
If you would like to register your club on the do-it.org.uk website then local support is on offer to assist you and in many cases will actually register your clubs details on your behalf! For further information please contact Volunteering Gloucestershire's Volunteer Manager, Jo Brown on enquiries@thirdsectorservices.org.uk. Jo's role is to promote and encourage people within Gloucestershire to volunteer.
Visit do-it.org.uk and find out more!
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