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New RTÉ programme "Dirty Old Towns?" cleans up towns

RTÉ One TelevisionDirty Old Towns? in a national campaign to give Ireland's dirtiest towns their pride of place back.  The programme is supported by the Dulux Let's Colour Project.
The campaign will involve local volunteers coming together to change their towns in a positive way.  Speaking about the show today, Diarmuid Gavin said: "It's a brilliant idea. We're at a time in Ireland where I think we all have to take responsibility for ourselves, for society (there's no money left)."

"We've gone past the days of the Celtic Tiger and I think we're a lot more humble and people are prepared to get out and do something for their environment."

"We still have a unique country. We do have towns and villages right the way round this country that don't look like anywhere else in the world."
"It's all very well to sit indoors complaining and thinking how bad your life is. If you get out and do something, whether it's picking up rubbish, whether it's working with a neighbour, if you find you're working with other people of a similar purpose it's fantastic."
Colm Hayes said: "Every single town and parish has something - it's a derelict building, it's a derelict site, it's a car park, it's a wall that's about to fall down - and everyone goes around blaming somebody else or trying to get somebody else to take the responsibility and Diarmuid's point is 'It's a collective responsibility'."
The programme commences on Wednesday April 20 on RTÉ One.  Don't forget if you miss an episode you can watch it on RTÉ Player 

155 experts from 25 countries agree on the ‘CEV Brussels Declaration on the role of volunteering as a means of empowerment and social inclusion

logo_cevThe CEV Symposium “Volunteering as a means of empowerment and social inclusion – A bridge between the European Years 2010 and 2011” took place in Brussels in the framework of the Belgian EU Presidency, on 6-8 December 2010. The event gathered over 150 participants from 25 countries from all over Europe and beyond, among which professionals from the volunteering sector; decision-makers, such as MEP Silvia Costa, Belgian Minister President of the Flemish Community Kris Peeters, or the leader of the EC Taskforce for the European Year of Volunteering John Macdonald; experts in the field of the fight against poverty and social exclusion such as EAPN Director Fintan Farrell or Belgian Researcher Carmen Mathijssen; as well as volunteers and peo ple experiencing poverty and social exclusion.

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1st issue of the International Year of Volunteers +10 News Update

The United NationInternational Year of Volunteering plus 10s Volunteers have circulated the first issue of IYV+10 News Update, a newsletter created to inform stakeholders on the activities linked to the UN International Year of Volunteers 10th Anniversary.

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New Fact Sheets launched for EYV 2011

pic_eyv_facthsheetFingal Volunteer Centre, along with the other 21 Volunteer Centres that make up the network of Volunteer Centres Ireland are delighted to launch two new fact sheets which any Volunteer or Volunteer Involing Organisation will find useful to give you an insight in the European Year of Volunteering 2011.  The second sheet gives ways to get involved list a number of low or no cost ways for you or your organisation to get involved in EYV 2011.

What is the European Year of Volunteering (Adobe pdf)
Ways to get involved in European Year of Volunteering (Adobe pdf)

Other fact sheets available
Volunteer - Make a Difference EYV 2011 slogan in 23 languages (Adobe pdf)
Facts about Volunteering across the EU (Adobe pdf) 
The EU Tour as part of EYV 2011 (Adobe pdf) 
The Contribution of Volunteering (Adobe pdf) 

 

 

National Volunteer Day Resources available

NVD ResourcesWe are delighted to inform you that we now have hard copies of the National Day of Volunteering resources are nowavailable.  If you like we can post copies out directly to you.  Alternatively you can also download them from our National Day of Volunteering page on our web site.   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or telephone us on (01) 820 9550 and we\'ll post the resources out to you.

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