1. Improve your CV
Volunteer for CSV Make a Difference Day and get a
certificate of achievement for your file. Research suggests that
employers prefer people with volunteering experience. It'll give
you something to talk about in an interview too.
2. Learn new skills
Set up an activity or go along to one that's already been
organised in your area and learn important new skills. Whether it's
how to paint, knit, mix a record or care for an animal - you'll
come away knowing more than when you started.
3. Act on something that's important to
you
Fed up with having nothing to do in your area? Tired of
having to play football without goalposts? Concerned for local
homeless people? Use CSV Make a Difference day to change things for
the better and get a real sense of achievement.
4. It's free!
Volunteering to change somethng you care about not only
feels great and makes a difference - but it's free too! When you've
decided what you want to do, register your project and we'll send
certificates, T shirts, balloons and more!
5. Meet new people and have
fun
Get active in your community and spice up your social
life. Volunteer for CSV Make a Difference Day and you could find
yourself working alongside lots of other people planting trees,
helping out at a city farm or decorating a local community centre.
That beats watching TV or playing computer
games…..right?!