From 1-7 June Royal Holloway Volunteering will be marking National Volunteers' Week 2021 by thanking our volunteers. As well as awards taking place during the week we will be holding online and in person volunteer events.
The presentation of awards will take place as short videos featured on our our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages!
There are 12 award categories to be presented throughout the week, ending with The Mayor of Runnymede announcing The Mayor’s Cup for Student Volunteer of the Year.
The schedule of awards is as follows:
Tuesday 1 June
- Outstanding Community Action Volunteer (Internal)
- Outstanding Community Action Volunteer (External)
- Royal Holloway Inspired 30 hour certificates
Wednesday 2 June
- Outstanding Community Partner
- Outstanding New Volunteer
- Outstanding Volunteer Abroad Student
Thursday 3 June
- Outstanding Social Action Volunteer
- Outstanding Social Action Project
- Royal Holloway Inspired 50 hour certificates
Friday 4 June
- Outstanding Staff Volunteer
- Outstanding Alumni Volunteer
Saturday 5 June
- Outstanding Community Research Volunteer
- Royal Holloway Inspired 100 hour certificates
Sunday 6 June
- Outstanding Sports Volunteer
- Outstanding International Student Volunteer
Monday 7 June
- Community Action Cup for Student Group of the year
- Mayor of Runnymede's Cup for Student Volunteer of the year
What is taking place in Volunteers week?
Have a look at some of the great things taking place from 1-7 June 2021!
Want to find out more about Volunteering? Why not chat to one of our volunteering team at our information stand on Founders Square. The information stand will be open from 10am-4pm from 1-4 June and is a great chance to find out from our student leaders the best way to volunteer at Royal Holloway.
On campus you might recently have noticed the red donation points of the Donate and Reuse Project! These can be found in the Davison Building and Students' Union, as well as behind the Hub. Before the end of term you can donate unwanted clothes in these, and they will be given to the British Heart Foundation to fund life saving research.
You can also donate non-perishable food to Runnymede foodbanks by dropping food at our collection point in the Davison building and SU shop. If you are interesting in the project, be sure to join their Facebook group.
After the incredible success of the NHS care package project we are thrilled to announce that you can now support Syrian refugee families through the Royal Holloway Moves app!
Our ESOL project have been conducting online sessions with local Syrian Refugee families since the pandemic began, and this initiative aims to raise £400 to purchase tablets that will help the families take part in MS Teams sessions.
Find the Moves + app on the App store, on Google Play and start raising funds through your steps today!
Why not enjoy the weather with some on campus gardening? Our Community Garden project have been working hard all year to create our own little corner of campus. The team are going to meet at the Students' Union at 2pm and you can find more details, and sign up, online.
This will be a great chance to relax and enjoy the good weather!
The Royal Holloway Nature Conservation Photo Competition has arrived! To enter send us a nature photo you have taken to the Nature Conservation Facebook, Instagram or email natureconservation@rhul.ac.uk.
It can be a wildlife picture, a landscape, or even a photo you've taken on campus!
To tie in with National Volunteers Week 2021 the closing date for entry is 3rd June. The winner will announced on the 7th June. The winning entry will be awarded a £25 gift voucher!
Join the Facebook group for more details!
Come and join us anytime between 1pm and 3pm in the Davison Events Space to help us put together more than 100 care packages for NHS workers at Ashford and St Peters Hospitals after raising over £900 from the Moves+ app in April and May. Find more information and sign up on our Facebook event.