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Don’t have time to come in to volunteer? Here’s some easy ways you can get involved from your own home:

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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NHS Blood Donation Information Stand

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


Transferring Skills Into Employment

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.

 11:30am-2pm

 Leeds University Union, Room 5


Transferring skills into employment

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


"Volunteering Overseas: What You Need To Know"

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: Project Management Skills Workshop

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.

 2pm-3pm

 Leeds University Union, Room 6


Action: Project Management Skills Workshop

It does what it says: you can brush up you project management & leadership skills with one of the biggest LUU volunteering societies.

 14:00 – 15:00

 LUU Room 6


Bardon Grange Growing Session

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.

 12pm-2pm

 Bardon Grange Sustainable Garden


Bardon Grange Growing 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


LUU Guide Dogs Sensory Unit

Come along to experience the challenges faced by blind and partially sighted people by walking through a mobile “sensory unit"

 11:00 -16:00

 LUU University Square


Leeds University Union Guide Dogs 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


Luv2MeetU Volunteer Information Session

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!

 12:30-1:30pm

 Leeds University Union, Room 5


Luv2meetU Volunteer Information Session

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.

 12:30 – 13:30

 LUU, Room 5


Society Fundraising Surgery

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


Society Fundraising Surgery

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


Volunteering Overseas: What you need to know

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.

 1pm – 2pm

 Leeds University Union, Room 6


Bardon Grange Growing Session

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


Leeds Mencap Volunteer Information Session

Students will have an opportunity to drop in over lunchtime to hear all about volunteering at Leeds Mencap in this informal information session.

 12:00-1:00pm

 Leeds University Union, Room 5


Leeds Mencap Volunteer Information Session

Drop in over lunchtime to hear all about volunteering at Leeds Mencap in this informal information session.

 12.00pm to 1.00pm

 LUU Room 5


Post-Pals Letter Writing

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.

 1pm-4pm

 Leeds University Union Foyer


Post-Pals Letter Writing

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


Arthritis Care Volunteer Information Session

Looking to add experience and skills to your CV? Then pop along to discover more about the opportunities at Arthritis Care.

 12.30pm – 1.30pm

 LUU, Room 1


Arthritus Care Volunteering Information Session

This session offers students the opportunity to add experience and skills to their CV by discovering more about volunteering for Arthritis Care.

 12:30-1:30pm

 Leeds University Union, Room 1


Leeds RAG Fashion Show

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


Leeds for Life Drop-in Session

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!

 2pm-3:30pm

 Leeds University Union, Room 2


Leeds for Life drop-in session

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!


RAG Fashion Show

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.


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