CSV Action Desks played a huge role in promoting the campaign to
potential volunteers across the country.
CSV Action Desk Producers and their teams, who work within BBC
Local Radio stations, coordinated relevant and engaging activities
in their communities that thousands of people went along to.
They also worked hard to promote the campaign's resources - such as
the
How-To Guides which enabled thousands to get involved in
CSV Make a Difference Day 2006.
Just one example of an Action Desk that got local volunteers
together for CSV MD Day was the CSV team at BBC Radio
Berkshire.
Volunteers in Berkshire supported a project called 'The Plot'
for their CSV Make a Difference Day. The initiative uses allotments
to grow vegetables which are distributed by a number of charities.
They painted a mural on the project's shed and dug over the
allotment area. They also used the the CSV MD Day
How-To be a Greener Gardener Guide
and followed its hints and tips on environmentally friendly
gardening. We hope they also got a chance to plant the free
wildflower seeds and bulbs that came with it!
BBC Radio Berkshire also broadcast live from the allotment
on the day! The work of the CSV Action Desk team helped to
publicise the way in which projects like these can build links in
our communities, having a positive and sustained impact long after
CSV MD Day.
If you are a CSV Action Desk Producer, or if
you volunteered at an activity coordinated by the Action Desk at
your local BBC Radio station, we would love to hear from you.
If you are a producer, fill out our
Awards Form for the chance to win a £300 grant towards your next
activity>>
If you were a volunteer,
then tell us your story - not only does it give us valuable
feedback, it could help support your local Action Desk's entry into
the CSV MD Day Awards! >>