31 August 2008

Stall At LMHR Event In Kenilworth

I spent four hours yesterday at an anti-racism music festival in Kenilworth. Myself, Ken and Tom staffed a stall for the Green Party. It was organised by sixth formers at Castle Sixth Form in Kenilworth. We were lucky enough to borrow a table and two wooden fold-up chairs from a nearby church hall, and just walk across Abbey Fields to the festival site. About 200 young people attended over the 4 hours we were there.

It was good chatting with other attendees, notably the folks from "v" -- about seed funding for volunteering projects in Warwickshire, and how the "v" team in Coventry may be able to help us find volunteers (newsletter editorial assistants, newsletter ad sales people, fundraising event assistants?).

Currently, there are a variety of opportunities for 16-24 year olds through "v" in Coventry:

- helping with an allotment at Henley College
- being an admin volunteer for the "Young Leaders" project at Terrence Higgins Trust
- doing events and fundraising work with the RSPB
- being a befriender at Coventry Refugee Centre
- or being part of Nature Force at Warwickshire Wildlife Trust.

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