Copy
View this email in your browser

Thank you for testing! 

Thank you to everyone that donated to Royal Holloway Volunteering and Community Garden as part of the Testing Awards Scheme at the end of the year. The Community Garden received £2,000 which has been spent on a new greenhouse for the garden as well as tools, soil and some new beds for plants. We also received £1,500 to get resources for the new volunteering hub. These resources will help to establish the Volunteering Hub as an ideal location for volunteering collaboration on campus, and will make it an ideal planning space for our volunteering projects. 

The testing rewards scheme will begin again when term starts on Monday 20 September. This will be a great way of helping campus to stay safe while also contributing to some great causes.  

Luke, Phil and Louise 
Royal Holloway Volunteering Staff Team 

Facebook
Facebook
Twitter
Twitter
Website
Website
Instagram
Instagram
YouTube
YouTube
Blog
Blog
Follow our Community Garden project on Instagram!

Volunteering in Autumn Term 


The new academic year is going to be significant for Royal Holloway Volunteering. 
The plan is to hold a range of in-person and online volunteering events in the first weeks of term to get the academic year started. 
In addtion we are pleased to announce that our new Volunteering Hub in the Davison building will be open for drop-ins and appointments, so if you would like to talk to someone about volunteering you can come on down!
Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram for more news about the Volunteering Hub and all things volunteering. 

Community Action 

Search for your perfect volunteering opportunity on our online platform

Thanks for the British Heart Foundation! 

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has thanked our students for their ongoing support as part of its 60th birthday celebrations. Since 2013, our College community has generated 9,809 bags of donations raising a total of £137,676 for the BHF. Online events are being held to mark the birthday milestone. Find out more

Join the Tea Boat Project 

The Tea Boat is a new project that is trying to create a floating café on the Thames river and they are looking for volunteers to make it happen! They are looking for volunteers tot ake lots of roles within the project from nature conservation to social media and promotion. Get to know new people and join in this exciting new opportunity using our online platform

Social Action Projects 

Find even more great projects on our online platform! 

Three projects looking for leaders! 

Final vacancies for student project leader roles below! Previous experience volunteering on the project is not required and you can find more information and apply online
  • Donate and Reuse- A sustainability project encouraging students to donate unwanted clothes and food at the end of term.  
  • Food Recycling Scheme- Volunteering with on campus serves to prevent food waste and redistribute unsold food to the local community.
  • Thames 21- A project that helps to conserve a local stretch of the Thames river, supporting with gardening and clearing. 

Community Research

Spotlight On: Community Research! 

Royal Holloway’s Community Research Hub is a Royal Holloway Volunteering initiative that matches students who want experience applying research skills with charities and non-profits needing support with surveys, analysis, reports, literature reviews, desk-based research, ethnographic research and more. You can follow Community Research on our online platform, on Facebook and Instagram for new project updates! 

Volunteering Abroad 

Royal Holloway Awarded Turing Scheme Grant 

We are incredibly excited to announce that Royal Holloway has been given a grant from the government's new Turing Scheme. This scheme will allow a number of students to study, work or volunteer abroad. Our community partner Challenges Abroad will be supporting the programme with a range of opportunities to volunteer around the world. Find more information about the grant on our press release. Further news about the grant will be promoted through this update! 

Sports Volunteering 

Royal Holloway Moves returns for 2021-22

We are incredibly excited to let you know that the Royal Holloway Moves App is going to be running again throughout the 2021-22 academic year! When term starts there will be new volunteering initiative that you can donate points to, so why not download the app and start earning points today! 

Get the Royal Holloway Moves App today!

Royal Holloway Volunteering Awards 

The summer break is a great time to catch up on the Royal Holloway volunteering Awards! Congratulations are especially in order for the Community Garden project that received Outstanding Social Action project and Alice West, Team Leader of Sing-Along Surrey who is the recipient of the thirteenth Mayors cup! 

You can find the full playlist on the Careers Service YouTube Channel
Hear from Freya who received the Mayor's Cup in 2015 as she talks about her volunteering experience and how it helped her career! 
Please ensure that you  keep informed about ongoing coronavirus updates on the Royal Holloway website

And Finally...

In just over a month we will be getting our new student leaders trained up for the year ahead! We are incredibly excited to see what they come up with and 2021-22 is already starting to look like a bumper year for Royal Holloway Volunteering! 
Explore more opportunities on our Volunteering platform
Facebook
Facebook
Twitter
Twitter
Website
Website
Instagram
Instagram
YouTube
YouTube
Blog
Blog
Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list