Following on from Volunteers’ Week 2023’s theme of “Celebrate and Inspire”, earlier in June, a significant volunteer-led campaign took place to fundraise for Childhood Day, organised by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC).
The NSPCC has revealed that volunteer collections from Glasgow and Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium alone raised an incredible total of £4,983.70!
These funds, and all funds raised for Childhood Day, will be used to support the NSPCC’s work in Scotland, helping to protect children from abuse and neglect:
- £4 could answer a child’s call to ChildLine – that’s over 1,240 calls from the £4,983.70 alone!
- 150 could pay for one Helpline practitioner’s shift – £4,983.70 could pay for over 30 shifts!
- £1,600 could pay to recruit, train and support a ChildLine Volunteer – that’s another 3 full trained volunteers supporting the children who call.
Sandra Jones, the Community Fundraising Manager for the NSPCC in Scotland, extended her thanks to all volunteers who made this possible, “…including the volunteers 27 from Morgan Stanley, and the Glasgow Rock Choir, who performed twice!”
NSPCC Services
The NSPCC supports children and their loved ones through different ways, including:
- ChildLine: 0800 1111
- the NSPCC Helpline: 0808 800 5000
- (June 2023) due to an increase in demand, the voice Helpline is currently available Monday to Friday 10am – 2pm.The helpline can also be reached by email: help@NSPCC.org.uk
- guides to online safety advice
- local face to face services
- regional and national hubs
- work with schools through the Speak Out Stay Safe programme
- their NSPCC learning resources and training
- projects like Together for Childhood
- Report Abuse in Education helpline: 0800 136 663
- a dedicated helpline for children and young people who have experienced abuse at school, and for worried adults and professionals who need support and guidance (including for non-recent abuse); can also be reached by email: help@nspcc.org.uk
For further information on their services, please visit the NSPCC website.
Volunteering with the NSPCC
Alternatively, to join the NSPCC as a fundraising volunteer, contact Sandra Jones by phone: 0113 887 1067, mobile: 0759 0450647, or email: Sandra.jones2@nspcc.org.uk
You can also check out the other roles they have available in Falkirk District via our online search!
