http://freerice.com/ Non-profit website from the UN World Food Program http://www.bemyeyes.org/ Be ‘eyes’ for the blind and partially sighted http://www.penguinwatch.org/ Count the penguins
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To kick off the week we have an NHS Blood Donation and Transplant Team coming to provide you with lots of information on becoming a Blood Donator.
10am-4pm
LUU Foyer
We want students to feel confident in their own skills and development. This skills session will show students how to reflect on these and promote themselves to future employers.
Are you able to reflect on the skills you have gained whilst volunteering? We want you to be more ready for the future and feel more confident in your own skills and development.
11.30-13:00
LUU Room 5
thinking of volunteering abroad ? We will be discussing the opportunities and problems associated with international volunteering, with a guest speaker from UK-based charity Tourism Concern.
Action, a student-led volunteering society, is putting on a free workshop to help students build these skills and many more, through group activities and Actions own experiences.
It does what it says: you can brush up you project management & leadership skills with one of the biggest LUU volunteering societies.
Bardon Grange runs weekly organic food growing sessions, and puts on events and workshops about sustainable living. Students will have an opportunity to come along to a drop-in gardening session.
Bardon Grange is a LUU project which runs weekly organic food growing sessions, and puts on events and workshops about sustainable living and environmental issues.
12.00pm-2.00pm
Bardon Grange Sustainable Garden (in Chancellor's Court, next to the Roger Stevens building, Leeds University Campus
Come along to experience the challenges faced by blind and partially sighted people by walking through a mobile “sensory unit"
Students and staff will be given the opportunity to experience the challenges faced by blind and partially sighted people by walking through a mobile 'sensory unit'.
11am-4pm
Leeds University Union, University Square
Learn about volunteering with Luv2MeetU, a charity supporting people with learning disabilities, and find out how this organisation can offer you a wealth of experience!
Luv2meetU aims to provide support to people with learning disabilities to widen their circle of friends and develop friendships and relationships – helping to combat isolation and loneliness.
Students can book a time to meet Leeds University Union's Fundraising Manager to find out how their society could raise more money!
9am-5pm
Leeds University Union, Level 1, Open-plan office
Book a time to meet LUU’s Fundraising Manager to find out how your society could raise more money! Email [email protected] for more information or to book an appointment.
9am – 5pm
LUU, level 2, Open Plan Office
We will be discussing the opportunities and problems associated with international volunteering, with guest speakers from Leeds Beckett University and UK-based charity Tourism Concern.
Our drop-in gardening sessions are open to students, staff and any other members of the wider community.
12pm-2pm
Oxley Halls of Residence, off Weetwood Lane, Headingley, LS16 5PA
Students will have an opportunity to drop in over lunchtime to hear all about volunteering at Leeds Mencap in this informal information session.
Drop in over lunchtime to hear all about volunteering at Leeds Mencap in this informal information session.
Post a smile on a sick child's face by volunteering five minutes of your time to write a letter for sick child in hospital.
Post a smile on a sick child’s face by Volunteering five minutes to write a letter for a child in hospital. We will have all the crafting materials, pens and paper you may need, all we need is you.
1:00-4:00pm
LUU Foyer
Looking to add experience and skills to your CV? Then pop along to discover more about the opportunities at Arthritis Care.
This session offers students the opportunity to add experience and skills to their CV by discovering more about volunteering for Arthritis Care.
The Leeds RAG Fashion Show is the Universitys most successful annual charity fundraiser, and has also become one of the most highly anticipated events in Leeds university union's Social Calender.
8:30pm-11pm
The Refectory
http://leedsragfashionshow.co.uk/
If you are interested in developing your skills through society activity, your group may be eligible for up to £500 in extra funding through the Leeds for Life Foundation!
If you are interested in developing your skills through society activity, your group may be eligible for up to £500 in extra funding through the Leeds for Life Foundation!
The Leeds RAG Fashion Show (LRFS) is the University of Leeds’ most successful annual charity fundraiser, and has also become one of the most highly anticipated events in the LUU's social calendar.