Volunteering in different spheres of society - Exercise #5

LSH 2903 – Community Service Learning / Exercise #5

Week 4 - Looking at volunteering in different spheres of society.

During the summer of 2012 the Olympic Games were held in London. David Moorcroft is a former athlete. At one point he held the world record for the 5,000 metres. David can be heard discussing the importance of volunteering the Olympic Games.

Zoe Hall is a lady who was one of the volunteers at the Games. She talks about the event and how important it was at the time as well as how much it has inspired her to continue working as a volunteer.

This link is about half way down the page. Then click on 'Hear more radio features' - page 2 Volunteering  - to hear the selection again..

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/

Listen again and see if you can work out the answers to these questions about the interview:

1.             How old were the Games volunteers?

* They were from all ages.

2.                  During the Games, the volunteers had a special title. What was this special title?

            * Game makers.

3.                  Complete this quote from David… “… for a moment in time volunteering had a (profile) and an (image) that they fully (deserved) but don’t always get.”

4.                  David mentions that some of the volunteers are semi-retired. What does this mean?

            * They want to serve the community and want to do something for it.

5.                  Zoe worked in Events Services. Where was this located?

            * In the Olympic Stadium.

6.                  How does she describe the experience of volunteering for the Olympics and Paralympics?

            * She said that it was the best experience in her life and it was fantastic.

7.                  What benefits of volunteering, according to Zoe?

a.       Satisfaction

b.      Meet new people

c.       Increase confidence

d.      Having fun

8.                  Why does David feel that volunteering in the community is so important?

* David feels the importance of volunteering in the community because its improve confidence and experience by people relying on volunteer to do something.

 This page is also from AGE UK.

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/volunteers-week/

What volunteer roles do the following people have?

	Name	Job
1	John McArthur	Admin / Information volunteer
2	Samarah Hashmi	Survey analyst volunteer
3	Oliver Stannard	Copywriter
4	Stanley Parker	Market Drayton
5	Camilla Williamson	Parliamentary assistant

Look again at these people and their jobs. What can you say about volunteering from the information in your chart?

·         There are a vary of jobs that offered to volunteers that suits all ages, in addition, it is organized well and each one feel the importance of his or her role.