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Cork Volunteer Week 2010

Volunteer Week take places from the 5^th-11^th April 2010.  The event, organised by Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Dara Murphy, is sponsored by Bord Gáis Energy with the Evening Echo as exclusive print media sponsors and 96FM and C103 as radio sponsors.

What is Volunteer Week?

The main aims of the week are:      

• to say 'thank you' to volunteers
• to acknowledge the tremendous contribution volunteers make to our community
• to highlight good volunteering practice .i.e. induction, development and training, working contracts
• to enable voluntary and community groups the opportunity to recruit a new generation of volunteers

Some of the events taking place include:

The Lord Mayor’s Volunteer Fair in City Hall
F riday, 9^th April      (4pm set-up to 9pm)
Saturday,10^th April  (10am to 5pm)
Sunday, 11^th April   (11am to 4pm)

The Lord Mayor’s Community & Voluntary Awards in City Hall
Wednesday, 7^th April (time to be confirmed)

Training Workshops in City Hall
These will be run throughout the day to support effective community participation and active citizenship.

Friday, 9^th April

Saturday, 10^th April

Sunday, 11^th April

‘A Night to Celebrate Volunteering’ in Cubin’s nightclub
Friday 9^th April

Organisations are encouraged to participate and to organise activities to celebrate volunteering.  Events will be advertised in the Volunteer Week Calendar.

Further information is available from:

Alison Leo,
Event Organiser,
Community & Enterprise,
Cork City Council,
C ity Hall,
Cork .

Landline: 021 4924752
Mobile : 087 2354074
Email: alileo@eircom.net

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