South Dublin County Volunteer Centre in conjunction with Dodder Valley Partnership, has developed a new flier informing volunteers of their rights to volunteer when claiming Jobseekers allowance/benefit.

The flier contains useful information on the steps you must take to begin volunteering whilst unemployed.

Click here to download your copy

Images of Volunteering Winners

As part of Active Citizenship week 2009, South Dublin County Volunteer Centre ran an images of volunteering competition.

We had a huge response from local groups with over 200 photos submitted. The judges had a really difficult time coming up with winners but below are the photos that caught our eye the most and gives a great flavour of the volunteering happening in South Dublin County.

They include:

• Volunteering in the coffee bar in Tallaght hospital with an unusual customer
• Corporate Volunteering - Wyeth Staff working with a student from a local school
• Ben - volunteering for Bark in the Park in Tymon park for the Irish Blue Cross. Ben and his owner raised 100 euro for Irish Blue Cross
• Kalen and Maise - two good friends volunteering with Friends of the Elderly
• Girl Guide Leaders from Lucan Girl Guides doing their stuff
• Maeve Connolly from St. Michaels House, Templogue volunteering with the DSPCA

Friday 25th - Give it a Swirl Day - the National Day of Volunteering.

Active Citizenship week 2009 in South Dublin County culminated in Give it a swirl day 2009.  12 projects took place across the county and below are just a flavour of the projects that were carried out.