OUTREACH, CHARITY AND VOLUNTEERING
KAI SPRIGGS-WHITE
OUTREACH OFFICER
When joining Durham, a lot of students look to participate in volunteering and charity work. There are many ways to do this through personal expeditions and fundraisers, developing a sustained volunteering relationship with a local initiative, or many other methods on large or small scales. The responsibility of the Outreach team is to look after the college’s charity and volunteering pursuits. Our aim is to boost student involvement in community initiatives to enrich college lives.
The Outreach committee will provide various activities and events to raise money for charity. Through societies and sports, we aim to encourage involvement with fundraising, with bake sales, Movember, 24-hour matches and music nights being just a few of the ways that we can achieve this. We intend to make the idea of giving more appealing through initiatives such as valentine’s roses and Christmas hampers so you can treat yourself while giving back to our community
There are two main ideas which Outreach will be working on this year. First, our charity ball. This, we hope, will be a demonstration of the ability John Snow has to use community for good. We will use the ball as a means of raising money for charities, celebrating excellent involvement in Outreach and to have a positive impact whilst also having a good time.
Second, we are championing sustained volunteering and community spirit through our intercollegiate Sherburn House partnership shared with Stevenson College. This intergenerational project is centred around bringing people together and is something we really encourage as it will be a great way to get stuck in and allow students and elderly people alike to develop meaningful connections.
As well as these, you should expect fun events and projects such as volunteer dog walking, beach cleaning, battle of the bands and charity formals. We believe that giving back to our community should be fun and meaningful and, as well as our own plans, we are always open to any ideas or initiatives you may be passionate about and we hope to see many new faces engaging with this year’s projects. Outreach has sometimes been overlooked in the past and it is really exciting to start a fresh year with a hugely beneficial plan of events and initiatives.When joining Durham, a lot of students look to participate in volunteering and charity work. There are many ways to do this through personal expeditions and fundraisers, developing a sustained volunteering relationship with a local initiative, or many other methods on large or small scales. The responsibility of the Outreach team is to look after the college’s charity and volunteering pursuits. Our aim is to boost student involvement in community initiatives to enrich college lives.
The Outreach committee will provide various activities and events to raise money for charity. Through societies and sports, we aim to encourage involvement with fundraising, with bake sales, Movember, 24-hour matches and music nights being just a few of the ways that we can achieve this. We intend to make the idea of giving more appealing through initiatives such as valentine’s roses and Christmas hampers so you can treat yourself while giving back to our community
There are two main ideas which Outreach will be working on this year. First, our charity ball. This, we hope, will be a demonstration of the ability John Snow has to use community for good. We will use the ball as a means of raising money for charities, celebrating excellent involvement in Outreach and to have a positive impact whilst also having a good time.
Second, we are championing sustained volunteering and community spirit through our intercollegiate Sherburn House partnership shared with Stevenson College. This intergenerational project is centred around bringing people together and is something we really encourage as it will be a great way to get stuck in and allow students and elderly people alike to develop meaningful connections.
As well as these, you should expect fun events and projects such as volunteer dog walking, beach cleaning, battle of the bands and charity formals. We believe that giving back to our community should be fun and meaningful and, as well as our own plans, we are always open to any ideas or initiatives you may be passionate about and we hope to see many new faces engaging with this year’s projects. Outreach has sometimes been overlooked in the past and it is really exciting to start a fresh year with a hugely beneficial plan of events and initiatives.