EVENTS NEEDING
VOLUNTEERS
Just like clubs, events need volunteers
for them to take place. Whether you wish to complete
hours for your leadership awards or just help with the running of
sport, volunteering at events is always a great way to get new
experience, have fun and make new friends.
Below is a list of current events
requiring volunteers - just click on the links, find out where and
when the events you're interested in are held, and apply
now!
- The P&G Surrey Youth Games
- Hockey - Junior Development Centres
- Basketball - Mencap Sport Steering Group
- Race for Life
- Volunteer to Win (London 2012)
- Travellers Worldwide
21 & 22 June
2008
The P&G Surrey Youth Games 2007 took
place on 23 & 24 June - and needed over
250 volunteers to help organise it.
They helped more than 2,000 young
competitors compete for their boroughs, in sports including tennis,
hockey, football, rugby and boccia.
Now the dates for 2008 have been
announced please keep your diary open to help us run an even bigger
and better event! Details of how to volunteer will be here
shortly.
Junior
Development Centres
The Surrey Hockey Association needs lots
of volunteers to help with the Junior Development Centres (County
Trials), which will take place in Surbiton, Broadwater and Woking
throughout April to July!
Click here to show your
interest in helping - and please note you do NOT have to have
specific Hockey knowledge to lend your support!
National Basketball Steering Group - Mencap
Sport
Mencap, as the governing body for
learning disability sport in England, works in partnership with a
range of sports providers to ensure that opportunities exist at all
levels for people with a learning difficulty to enjoy
sport.
Extensive Mencap programmes of national
championship events and support for gifted and talented
athletes will be expanded in 2008 to cover Basketball - and
volunteers are needed to form a national steering
group!
Applicants should be experienced in
Basketball, have an understanding of the English sports structure
and be available to give about 8 days per year, including some
weekends (travel and other relevant expenses will be
covered).
There is no formal closing date for
applications, but it is hoped that the steering group will meet
early in the New Year.
For further information
on the steering group and to discuss your possible
involvement, please contact Nick Parr on 01924 234912.
Applications should be
made in writing with an accompanying CV to:
Mencap Sport, Calderdale Rd, Wakefield,
Yorkshire WF1 5PE. Alternatively, you can e-mail the details
to sport@mencap.org.uk.
Race for Life, sponsored by Tesco, is
the largest women-only fundraising event. Participants will
walk, jog or run 5km to raise money for Cancer Research
UK.
For 2008 the following venues in and
around Surrey need volunteers:
Guildford - 7 & 8 June
Epsom - 29 June
Kempton Park - 27 July
Crawley - 28 May & 2
July
There are all
sorts of roles available - race course set up, general
administration, helping with enquiries, handing out goodie bags
etc...
Go to the website to find out
more!
Volunteers played an important part in
the success of the London bid for the 2012 Olympic Games, and will
prove crucial to the success of the Games itself. Up to
70,000 volunteers will be needed to deliver the Olympics and
Paralympics - do you want to be one of them?
Click
here to
access the volunteering section of the London 2012
website
Have you ever wanted to go abroad to
volunteer in sport? Travellers Worldwide could provide you
with opportunities to volunteer as a coach and to also play your
sport in a variety of countries across the world. Your
enthusiasm and commitment could help support entire
communities in less advantaged countries, whilst you will have
access to a wide variety of training to develop your coaching
and other skills!
Many more events will be
requiring volunteers over the course of the year - check this page
for future updates!
Last updated: Wednesday 28
May 2008
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