1 – 7 June is Volunteers Week 2014. In fact it’s the 30^th Anniversary of Volunteers Week and the theme this year is ‘Time To Say Thank You’ and it’s our chance to celebrate and recognise the important role local volunteers make in our communities and challenge people to take part and volunteer.

Volunteers week is an opportunity to celebrate and say a big thank you to our volunteers in Kent and Medway. Just imagine a life without volunteers there would be no life-boats, Samaritans or hospices. Magistrates, school governors, sports coaches, Guide and Scout leaders, National Trust wardens. There would be no campaigning, no advocacy, no food-banks, no credit unions, and no citizen advice bureau. In short, our communities would grind to a halt. So its time to say a big thank you for volunteers!

Volunteering is a great way to Give one of the Six Ways to Wellbeing, find out what the Smarden Good Neighbour scheme is doing to make a difference by volunteering in their community and how you too could volunteer too.

Give Six Ways to Wellbeing

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Or to find out more about volunteers week go to: www.volunteersweek.org.uk

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