Feeling excited about the 2012 Olympic Games coming to the UK? Lots of people are! And we in the world of volunteering can make use of that excitement for the good of our own communities and organisations...Volunteer Centre Sheffield has been elected to work with Volunteering England on their Inspiration and Legacy from the 2012 Games project. That means that volunteer-involving organisations from across the city and wider area will soon be invited to a workshop (probably taking place in June / July) to look at how we can use the excitement generated by the Olympic Games to direct more people into volunteering with us on a local level.
Of course, many people will be volunteering at the Games themselves - 70,000 of them in fact. But already more than 300,000 people have registered their interest in helping. So what are the 230,000 people who don't get a place going to do? Well, volunteer in their local area instead we hope! The idea is that organisations and groups in Sheffield can draw attention to the fact that they have volunteering opportunities that could be of interest to those people, by labelling them 'Games Inspired'. They could fall into one of three categories: Sports, Arts & Culture, or Environment/Conservation. Those opportunities can then be listed on a government portal (via Volunteer Centre Sheffield), which unsuccessful 2012 Games volunteering applicants (and other interested people) will be directed to.
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