Diabetes Week is an annual week to raise awareness of diabetes and funds to support their work. This year, Diabetes Week takes place from 10 to 16 June and we're increasing the public's understanding of diabetes. This will help tackle the stigma many people with all types of diabetes feel.
Find out more about the roles Voluntary Action Leistershire are promoting for the organisation by clicking on the links below:-
Do you enjoy walking and exploring Leicester? Do you also want to encourage more people to get out on foot and be more active? Then this volunteer opportunity could be for you! We are looking for new people to join our team of Walk Volunteers who lead short walks in Leicester for the general public. We are especially need people who can help this summer at evening walks (6-7pm) on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and/or help at daytime walks on occasional weekends. We also have some walks taking place during daytime on weekdays. All our volunteers receive training.
Volunteers’ Week runs from 1-7 June 2019 is a time to say thank you for the amazing contribution that volunteers make. During the week, hundreds of events and celebrations take place across the country, giving organisations and local communities the chance to say thank you to people who give their time to support good causes.
What’s happening in Leicestershire? click read more to view the weeks events 1-7 June
SATURDAY – SUNDAY 1-2 JUNE
Meet VAL Staff at Leicester Riverside Festival - Saturday 1st June and Sunday 2nd June
Following a successful bid made to the National Lottery Community Fund, Hospice Hope have recruited a new Community Engagement Worker. Liz Waters will be working around North West Leicestershire, engaging with the local community and raising the profile of the charity. This has created an exciting volunteering opportunity and we would love to hear from anybody who would like to get involved with this project and work with Liz to support our services.
Read Easy Group in Leicester are looking for local people to volunteer as Pioneers to establish a Read Easy Group in Leicester.
Pioneers make connections to local groups and agencies to help identify readers and spread the word, so that other people in the community become interested in supporting the new group. Learning to read is life changing for adults.
For more information on the role and how to apply click on the link below:
VAL is working in partnership with John Storer House, Ward's End, Loughborough LE11 3HA to relaunch the Loughborough Volunteering Drop-in 2019
We will be at John Storer House to meet potential volunteers:
To mark Volunteers' Week 2019, we are organising a Volunteer Breakfast Celebration Event on Tuesday 4th June at the Brite Centre in Leicester.
Who Should Attend?
For potential volunteers/ members of the public who are interested in volunteering:
If you are interested in volunteering but haven’t yet taken the plunge yet or if you are already volunteering, come and join us.
We have great interactive event in store for you.
There will be
VAL relaunched the Volunteering Network meeting for volunteer managers on Thursday 14 February, bringing together more than 30 attendees for information updates, presentations, a workshop discussion around volunteering research and general networking.
Dave Cliffe from VAL gave an overview on the changes to VAL's Sector Support services and the work around volunteering, followed by some update on the VAL Volunteering website from Carolyn Newman from VAL. Ths was followed up with presentations from Leicester College and Royal Voluntary Service.
VAL is working with Westcotes Library and a small number of volunteer involving organisations to hold a small volunteering fair event at Westcotes Library on Tuesday 19th March at 11am-2pm.
The event will be free to attend and you can drop in at any time between 11am-2pm to speak to some local voluntary organisations about their volunteer opportunities.
Venue: Westcotes Library, Narborough Road, Leicester. LE3 0BQ
Organisations in attendance will include VAL, Royal Voluntary Service (RVS), Alzheimer's Society and Vista.