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South Dublin Tidy towns 01 February 2012, 12.15
A South Dublin County Tidy Towns public meeting is taking place in Tallaght Stadium on Thursday 16th February at 7.30pm. Speakers will include a Tidy Towns competition adjudicator, Public Realm Designer, speaker from Lucan Tidy
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Volunteer Centre Newsletter - January 12 05 January 2012, 16.58
Volunteer Centre Newsletter
Monday 9th January 2012
New Community Hub Announced.
Are you a small community group in South
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Celebrate Volunteering! 17 November 2011, 14.40
Celebrate Volunteering on 5th December International Volunteer Day
As you know, 2011 celebrated the European Year of Volunteering and we had many events in South Dublin
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New quality mark for volunteering! 07 November 2011, 15.25
Volunteer Ireland is delighted to announce that they recently secured funding from the EU as part of the European Year of Volunteering 2011 to develop a framework for a national quality standard for involving volunteers. This
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Family VolunteeringA Step by Step Guide bySouth Dublin County Volunteer CentreWhat is family volunteering? Family volunteering occurs when family members volunteer together in community service activities. They may come from different generations, in combinations such as parent/child or grandparent/parent/child, or from same generation, such as adult partners, or brother/sister. Why do or would families volunteer? A very strong reason for families to volunteer together is that parents want to raise their children to believe that everyone has a responsibility to their family, friends, neighbours and community. All families that volunteer make a conscious effort to be active and to meet with others with similar values. Families are also aware that volunteering is an activity that can help build & sustain relationships within the family unit. How families benefit from volunteering o They gain a shared sense of accomplishment and satisfaction from giving back to the community. o Volunteering creates positive role models for children and youth o Volunteering builds the self-confidence of family members o Volunteering creates a history of family memories o Volunteering makes families feel valued o Families can make new friends o Volunteering develops family pride How communities benefit from family volunteering o Volunteering offers a potential for on-going change: children who volunteer become adults who volunteer. o Volunteering teaches the value of service and involvement in the community o Families become more responsible and involved o Families help to build an active community o Families have potential for finding solutions to their communities problems Volunteering Ideas for Families Inviting ahouseound or elderly neighbour for dinner Shopping for a housebound person Special Olympics Donating Clothes or toys Cleaning up the local environment Helping at a shelter or soup kitchen Writing for a community newsletter Painting and amking repairs at a community centre Delivering meals on wheels Helping with Christmas Hampers South Dublin County Volunteer Centre is more than happy to assist groups on an individual basis issues related to family volunteering and we can be contacted as follows; Telephone: 01 462 8558 e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it A copy of this step by step guide is available in PDF format from our website |