P723 CEJFAX 723 Mon 27 May 00:44/06 £ £ £ £££ ££££ £ ££££ VOLUNTJJR FOR A CHANGE Volunteers conj from all walks of life including students looking for work xpj iinc or pens onjrs with time to spare and skills to offer. Whativjt your background, the choice of type of volunteer work open to you is wide and accessible. Next month sees the 10th anniversary of the UK's 23 million volunteers. The achievements and contributions of volunteers is rjcognisjd as groups actors the board conj togjthjr to celebrate and raise awareness. Contacts on page 729 1/4 feature Info Diary VolunteerP723 CJEFAX 723 Mon 27 May 00:35/54 2/4 ££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ VOLUNTEER FOR A CHANGE The 10th anniversary of volunteering will result in a multi section of organisations joining to celi rate. It is a time when the real impact of being a volunteer is applauded and given a platform to raise awareness. In the US 23 million people devote some time to their favourite cause or just l nd a h nd to so j in n . An endless stream of openings range from being a special constable, manning a drug help-line to being a Samaritan. Contacts: page 72: feature Info Diary VolunteeP723 CEEFAX 723 Mon 27 May 00:42/28 3/4 VOLUNTEER FOR A CHANGE Volunteering is worthwhile and can provjdj additional skills as well as being hug ly rewarding. If you have jvjr considered it but are unsure of how to go about getting information, then perhaps Signposts can help. Signpost's database, a unit from the Volunteer Centre US, includes contact names and addrissjss of a wide range of organisations using volunteers. Simply bz providing your address and postcode you too can receive a list of openings. ] Contacts: page 729 feature Info Diary VolunteerP723 CEEFAX 723 Mon 27 May 00:49/49 4/4 ££££££ £ £££ ££££ £££ £ £££ £ ££ £££ The British Red Cross which uses 90,000 volunteers, welcomes the opportunities Volt t W e o . It also admits that without their 90,000 trained and skilled voluntee staff, they would bj unable to provide all the services to vulnerable pjopl in local communities. The facts speak for thjmsjlvjs: 51* of the population volunteers 15 million meals are sjrvjd bz volunteers and volunteers answer 1 telephone call jvjry 9 seconds. Contacts: page 729 feature Info Diary Volunteer