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Updated 18 August 2010
BIG CHALLENGE VOLUNTEERING: We are Big Challenge and we offer young people between the ages of 16 and 25 the chance to get involved in volunteering opportunities across the UK. Whether they be leading a project, with mentoring and funding support, volunteering as part of a local campaign or running our national programme, there is something for everyone! You can sign up to any of these opportunities through our website: www.bigchallenge.org.uk
Two volunteering opportunities with Save the Children: Make a racquet for children and serve an ace this year by organising a FUNdraising tennis tournament to help us save children’s lives. Hold your tournament in a local club or school on private or public courts. Contact us for help and support to get you going. For more details call the tennis hotline: 0845 601 7378, e-mail:
tennis@savethechildren.org.ukk or follow this link:
www.savethechildren.org.uk/tennis Set up your own enterprise group and put your entrepreneurial skills to good use. You choose what to do – develop a business, a campaign and/or organise and publicise a substantial fundraising event. Get your hands on a pack today and you will find all you need to set up your own student enterprise group. Register online at
www.savethechildren.org.uk/schools call on 020 7012 6400 or email
schools@savethechildren.org.ukASTHMA UK is offering an exciting opportunity to take part in a residential weekend on 5-6 February 2011 in Manchester. It’s a fun and free event where you will learn about managing your asthma and how to help other young people with asthma as well as while finding out more about all the other volunteering opportunities available at Asthma UK. Volunteers must be over 18 and have asthma to take part. Free ongoing training will be provided to help you develop your new skills and volunteering projects. It is an ideal way to start your Volunteering or Skills section, all expenses are paid and it's so much fun! If you would like more information or to register for the event, please contact Clare Hodder on
chodder@asthma.org.uk or 020 7786 4989.
LEADERSHIP TRAINING: Compton Open DofE Centre (Plymouth) run courses year round for young Leaders, working alongside experienced Leaders - group work and individual tuition and supervision. Contact DofE Leader, Nigel Norris MBE, Tel. 01752 706056 email
norris477@btinternet.com Web page
www.comptondoe.co.uk
It is the responsibility of the user to ascertain that, where necessary, a provider has an appropriate licence under the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations. The supervision of expeditions is the responsibility of Operating Authorities. Organisations which the DofE does endorse and promote as providing programmes which do fulfil all our sectional conditions are called ‘Approved Activity Providers’ or ‘AAPs’. Follow this link to a list of current AAPs: http://www.dofe.org/go/currentaap/