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Celebrating Volunteering

What is volunteering?

Volunteers makes a significant contribution to our local communities, initiatives, and social economy each and every day. They give freely of their time to help others and expect nothing in return.  Yet without volunteers, many local groups, activities and services would not be able to operate their activities or provide support to some of most vulnerable in our communities.

Why is it important to celebrate volunteering?

It’s really important to recognise and celebrate the contribution of volunteering in our own communities: we want volunteers to know that we appreciate their commitment and that we recognise the real and lasting difference their volunteering makes to people, groups and communities.

What is Volunteers Week?

Volunteers’ Week (1st June – 7th June) takes place each year in the first week of June, and is an annual celebration of the contribution people make across the UK through volunteering.

The week highlights the variety of volunteering throughout Scotland, celebrating the time and effort given by the unsung heroes who give back to their communities – not for their own benefit, but for other people, and especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year provides a chance for all of us to celebrate and say thank you to for the contribution millions of volunteers make across the UK, and most especially in Falkirk, where COVID-19 has shone a light on the value of our volunteers and their unshakeable community spirit.

Volunteers Week 2022

Our team at CVS Falkirk would like to celebrate the wonderful volunteers and community members who do so much for communities across Falkirk and District, during the last few years and beyond. While we’re committed to recognising their efforts every day, Volunteers’ Week (this year taking place Wednesday 1st June – Tuesday 7th June) presents the ideal opportunity to spotlight these wonderful people.

As a result, we’re not only bringing back our Volunteer Awards and Celebrating Volunteering Certificates, but – brand new for 2022 – we’ll be holding the very first Volunteers’ Week “Picnic in the Park!” in Falkirk!

We’ll also be announcing even more fun things to do and celebrate volunteering in Falkirk, closer to the time.

✨ Volunteer Awards

We’d like to invite local people, organisations and groups to nominate the volunteers they think deserve recognition for their exceptional efforts. The winner for each category will be chosen by an independent panel and will receive a surprise gift to enjoy, with prizes donated by local businesses.

The Award categories for 2022 are:

  • Volunteer of the Year
  • Young Volunteer of the Year
  • Innovative Volunteer Award
  • Community Volunteer Award

The deadline for nominations to the awards is 11:59pm on Sunday 1st May.

If you’d like to nominate one of your volunteers, or if someone in your community deserves special thanks for their volunteering efforts, or for helping out and you’d like to say thank you – please NOMINATE SOMEONE FOR THE VOLUNTEER AWARDS 2022 BY CLICKING THIS LINK.

✨ Celebrating Volunteering Certificates

Local groups and organisations can now request our Celebrating Volunteering Certificates for their volunteers. The certificates will be professionally printed, and delivered by the CVS Falkirk team (safely and within any COVID-19 restrictions) in the week leading up to Volunteers’ Week.

All certificate requests must be received by 11:59pm on Sunday 1st May, via the online form below.

Request your group’s CELEBRATING VOLUNTEERING CERTIFICATES BY CLICKING THIS LINK TO THE ONLINE FORM.

✨ “Picnic in the Park!”

You can reserve 2 spaces for Picnic in the Park! on each of the forms linked above.  We’ll be in touch closer to the time with details (including dates and times), so please make sure your contact details are correct.

If you have any issues with any of the forms, please don’t hesitate to contact us by email: info@cvsfalkirk.org.uk

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"I believe that volunteering is rewarding, helpful, supportive."

Elaine

Volunteer Falkirk
2020-06-19T20:34:53+01:00

Elaine

"I believe that volunteering is rewarding, helpful, supportive."
https://www.volunteerfalkirk.org.uk/testimonials/volunteering-5/

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"Volunteering is community, friendship and helpfulness - we've a nice wee community and more friends than I can count."

Sheila

Volunteer Falkirk
2020-06-19T20:35:37+01:00

Sheila

"Volunteering is community, friendship and helpfulness - we've a nice wee community and more friends than I can count."
https://www.volunteerfalkirk.org.uk/testimonials/volunteering-6/

Volunteering 7

"Volunteering in 3 words: Patience, Compassion, Selfless."

Gillian

Volunteer Falkirk
2020-06-19T20:36:36+01:00

Gillian

"Volunteering in 3 words: Patience, Compassion, Selfless."
https://www.volunteerfalkirk.org.uk/testimonials/volunteering-7/

Volunteering 8

"We believe that volunteering has the FEEL GOOD FACTOR."

Mary and Jacqueline

Volunteer Falkirk
2020-06-19T20:37:28+01:00

Mary and Jacqueline

"We believe that volunteering has the FEEL GOOD FACTOR."
https://www.volunteerfalkirk.org.uk/testimonials/volunteering-8/

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"Started volunteering at school, now I’m a Guide Leader encouraging the girls to volunteer and achieve their Saltire Awards."

Anne

Volunteer Falkirk
2020-06-19T20:38:07+01:00

Anne

"Started volunteering at school, now I’m a Guide Leader encouraging the girls to volunteer and achieve their Saltire Awards."
https://www.volunteerfalkirk.org.uk/testimonials/volunteering-9/
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Volunteer Falkirk is a trading name of CVS Falkirk and District, a Company Limited by Guarantee in Scotland No. SC085838.
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