Volunteering in Sport across Rotherham
Date: Thursday 23rd October 2014
Time: 5:30-8pm
Venue: Voluntary Action Rotherham, The Spectrum, Coke Hill, Rotherham, S60 2HX
South Yorkshire Sport and Voluntary Action Rotherham are joining forces to support sports clubs and organisations across Rotherham to inspire and engage further volunteering in sport in the borough. The event aims to provide a platform for increasing the impact of volunteering in sport across Rotherham. Whether you are an experienced coach or umpire, an IT whizz, a safeguarding expert or just someone with a bit of time on your hands, there are lots of clubs out there who would welcome your help. With this in mind we would like to bring together individuals with an interest in volunteering and the clubs and organisations who need volunteers with the hope that new networks might be forged and volunteers brokered.
At the event, Volunteers and Clubs will be separated initially and supported on the one hand to explore; the benefits of volunteering, how to find the right volunteer opportunity to best meet your needs and what to expect from a good volunteering experience. Clubs and organisations will also be brought together to explore; how you might build on your existing volunteer programme, how to engage new volunteers, the links between volunteer management good practice & Clubmark and support to move forward.
We will then bring everyone back together so that clubs can promote themselves and their volunteer opportunities and volunteers can consider their options and hopefully express an interest in volunteering for a club. It may seem quite scary but we would also encourage clubs to share volunteers where possible, so please encourage existing volunteers who have some extra capacity to attend, in the hope that they may be able to offer another club some of their time and experience.
Sport has the power to reach individuals and bind communities together in ways other activities so often fail, but all the planning, time and passion which makes this possible so often rests on a few shoulders. Sustaining sporting activity relies on a dedicated army of volunteers behind the scenes organising match fixtures, maintaining facilities, sitting on committees, training up the next generation of eager sportsmen and women and so much more.
Refreshments and networking will be from 5:30pm, and the programme will start at 6pm prompt.
To secure your free place and in order to find out more about your needs, please complete the short booking form using this link www.surveymonkey.com/s/RotherhamSportsVolunteering
For further information please contact Simon Pugh, Development Manager at South Yorkshire Sport on 0114 223 5677 or simon.pugh@sysport.co.uk or Alison Thorp, Community Group Volunteering Officer at VAR on 01709 834462 or alison.thorp@varotherham.org.uk