Volunteering Events
Volunteer Fayre (7th September 2010)
Neath Port Talbot CVS is organising a Volunteer Fayre in the Aberavon Shopping Centre, Port Talbot on Tuesday 7th September 2010.
The aim of the Fayre is to promote volunteering and the voluntary sector within Neath Port Talbot and will give organisations the opportunity to promote their services to the general public, fundraise (with the appropriate licence) recruit volunteers or carry out activities that will engage with the general public.
If you are interested in taking part then please contact Gemma on 01639 631387 or email GemmaR@nptcvs.org.uk
Please be aware that whilst tables are available they are limited so they will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Volunteer Presentation Evening (7th June 2010)
As part of the celebrations for Volunteers Week Neath Port Talbot CVS were delighted to welcome Mrs Gwenda Thomas AM at the Annual Volunteer Presentation Evening held at Ty Margaret Thorne, 17-19 Alfred Street. It was hugely successful event which reflected the diversity of the local Voluntary Sector with over 40 volunteers representing a wide range of organisations based in NPT attending the evening.
Organisations such as Parc Supporting Families, Neath Credit Union, the Gateway Bookshop which supports adults with learning disability to volunteer, the Helping Hands Knitters and Serenity Neath Port Talbot which offers a free counselling and emotional support service for anyone affected by disability were delighted to receive awards for the voluntary work that they do.
Staff Volunteering Day (22nd June 2010)
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Volunteer Presentation Evening (7th June 2010)
As part of the evening Mrs Thomas presented awards to recipients of the Wales Council for Voluntary Action’s 2010 Volunteer of the Year. Both Groups and Individuals who had been nominated from voluntary organisations such as Keep Wales Tidy, the Independent Visiting Scheme which supports, advises and befriends children and young people who are looked after by the local authority and who have little, no or inappropriate family support, Cwmafan Residents Action Committee which undertakes a wide range of community led activities that are particularly concerned with improving the local environment and developing a positive future for local children and young people. Croeserw Youth Action Group who received an award for the wide range of work that the young people had done to both clean up and improve their community and to improve the image of young people through working with both the local authority and the police and the Sarn Helen Food Co-op which consists of young adults with physical and learning disability received an award for their fresh fruit and vegetable delivery service to over 400 vulnerable residents in the Dulais Valley.
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Volunteers’ Week (1st – 7th June 2010)
As part of the celebrations for Volunteers’ Week Neath Port Talbot CVS organised a series of events to promote volunteering and the Voluntary Sector within Neath Port Talbot and to celebrate the invaluable contribution that volunteers make to our communities.
The week began with a very successful Volunteer Fayre held in Neath Town Square which gave a range of organisations an opportunity to promote their services to the public, this event was followed by a Volunteer Award Evening at which Mrs Gwenda Thomas AM, Deputy Minister Health and Social Services presented awards to over 40 volunteers from local organisations along with recipients for the Wales Council for Voluntary Action’s Volunteer of the Year 2010 Awards.
During the week Volunteer Centre staff were out and about promoting volunteering across Neath Port Talbot including attendance at the Teddy Bear’s Picnic held in Gnoll Park, Neath which was a very popular event attended by many families from across the county borough and volunteer centre staff spent a morning at Neath Port Talbot College speaking to young people about what encourages young people to volunteer and what prevents them.
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Neath Port Talbot’s Volunteers Pub Quiz (29th April 2010)
A highly successful Volunteers Pub Quiz organised by Neath Port Talbot CVS Volunteer Centre was held on April 29th at the Central Club, Neath.
The event, which was a free fun and information exchange night organised for volunteers and their managers, proved to be very popular with over 90 people attending from 13 different organisations including Victim Support, the Youth Opportunities Bank, Dulais Valley Partnership, MIND and Neath Credit Union.
The evening provided an opportunity for volunteers and their managers to network, learn about other organisations and to enjoy themselves with a chip supper. It was also a valuable intergenerational activity as it provided a social opportunity for both younger and older volunteers to mix.
The quiz proved to be a hugely enjoyable activity with the runners up being the “Guardian Angels” the team from the Neath Port Talbot CVS Social Services Volunteer Scheme and the Winners being “Eddie Quizard” the team from the Neath Port Talbot CBC Youth Offending Team.
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