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The Value of volunteering

The Value of volunteering. Find out why some Wiltshire college students chose to volunteer Click to watch the video to find out more. Why volunteer? What is in it for you? Discuss with your group. Improve your confidence Something to put on your CV Have something to talk about at interview

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The Value of volunteering

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  1. The Value of volunteering

  2. Find out why some Wiltshire college students chose to volunteerClick to watch the video to find out more

  3. Why volunteer? What is in it for you?Discuss with your group • Improve your confidence • Something to put on your CV • Have something to talk about at interview • Get references • Learn something new and find new interests • Be out and about and meet people • Feel useful • Doing something meaningful

  4. Time credits • How does it work? • Local community organisationssign up as a Time Credit • Partner • They can then issue credits to individuals who give their • time to support them. • If a person gives one hour of their time, they can earn one • credit. • They can then spend their credit on an hour's worth of activity in the local area

  5. Where can you spend your credits? • Chippenham Town Football Club • The Bowood Estate • Spirthill Trail • Chippenham Olympiad • Swindon Wildcats • LaserQuest Swindon • Aero Badminton • And more http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/time-credit-menu.pdf

  6. What could you do? • Read the case studies to get some more ideas • Play people Bingo • Check out do-it.org.uk for more ideas

  7. How would you make it happen?Talk to someone in the know

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