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Volunteers' Week 2023: Celebrate and Inspire
The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) marks Volunteers' Week 2023.
2023 marks the 39th year of Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June), when RNC will join thousands of charities and voluntary organisations recognising the contribution volunteers make across the UK. With this year’s theme of ‘Celebrate and Inspire’ we hope to encourage people to be the change that we want to see and get involved in volunteering in whatever way works for them.
The contribution of volunteers is often unseen and unrecognised by many, visible only through the incredible impact of their volunteering, so taking the time during Volunteers’ Week to celebrate their efforts and all they contribute to our local communities, the voluntary sector and society as a whole has never been more important.
This Volunteers’ Week RNC will be celebrating its 45 volunteers, 26 of whom give of their time on a weekly basis. This number does not include the College governors whose time is also invaluable. Most months the volunteer team give over 400 hours of their time to support the College. They enhance the student experience, and many activities wouldn’t happen without their support.
To honour and acknowledge their invaluable contributions during Volunteers’ Week, we are delighted to extend an invitation to our volunteers and governors to join us for tea and cake. The occasion will be an opportunity to engage with other members of this select group and to take part in some special activities such as blind football and acoustic shooting, enjoy a relaxing chair massage or simply enjoy a chat with fellow volunteers.
Liz Quick, Volunteer Co-ordinator, said:
‘Our team of volunteers are the most amazing group of people I’ve ever met. The support they give our students is so valuable to them. They definitely enhance our students experience at the College. They support learning in the classroom, create accessible materials, facilitate help with exams and assessments, support trips and activities, help with gardening, Art Club, foreign language conversation, driving to events and lots more besides. Both members of staff and students are so grateful to them for sharing their time and expertise with us.’
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