A good way to find out more about what sort of volunteering you can get involved in is to go to 2D11 and talk to the volunteering team 10-3 everyday or Sports and Activity Centre anytime.

Read on for some more ideas about the sort of projects you can get involved in.

Student led projects

All of the following projects have been set up by students like you!

With children:

• Ashley Down Drama Club
• Cheerleading Club at local primary school
• Discovering Photography Workshops in Secondary school
• Kids Spectacular Sports Days - on campus

With teenagers and young people:

• Trip to Gloucester ski slope with UWE Snowsports and boys from youth club
• Canoe Club session at Salford

Campaigns on campus:

• World AIDS day
• Climate Change and 11th Hour Film showing

Others:

• Self Defence Week
• Renovating school pond and garden
• Future This - UWE product design students graduate exhibition: Bristol Design Festival
• Snowsports Fundraiser for British Neurological Society
• Forensic Science Lectures
• Discovering Photography workshops on campus and exhibition

For more info about any of these projects, check out:

http://www.junction49.co.uk/university/13/university_of_west_of_england_-_bristol/ideas/

Who volunteers for these projects?

Clubs and Societies involved in volunteering in '08/'09:

People and Planet, OutUWE, Drama, COMETS cheerleading, Basketball, Netball, women's Football, Fencing, Jiu Jitsu, Combat Karate, Kickboxing, Snowsports, Trampolining, Volleyball, Forensic science, History, LINKS, Photography.

If you are a member of a club or society and would like to get involved in volunteering, why not encourage others to set up a project or event?

If you would like to get involved in one of these projects as a volunteer or you have an idea for your own project you could set up take a look at what help is on offer for setting up a student project

Get in touch with Helen Seacombe, Volunteer Support Officer: helenseacombe@uwe.ac.uk or come and see me in the Sports and Activities Centre