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Getting ready to celebrate Volunteers’ Week
Volunteers’ Week is just around the corner. Find out how we’ll be marking this special week and how you can get involved individually or as a group.
This year, Volunteers’ Week takes place from Monday 2 June to Sunday 8 June.
It’s a time for charities, voluntary groups, social organisations, and volunteers themselves to come together. And it’s a time to recognise the incredible impact that volunteering has on communities around the UK.
You can find a taster of how we’re planning to celebrate our volunteers below, but if you know a volunteer who’s made a difference, or you’re part of a brilliant group of volunteers, now’s the perfect time to think about how you’d like to celebrate Volunteers’ Week too.
Celebrating across our channels
We’ll be shouting out about our volunteers through our social media channels. Look out for a special video from some of our celebrity Ambassadors, celebrating the variety of volunteer roles here at the MS Society. We’ll also have some great blogs written by volunteers about what their volunteering means to them.
We’d love your support to spread these messages, so please follow us on social media and get ready to repost/share on your personal accounts and local group pages.
If you know a volunteer who’s gone above and beyond this year, and they’re happy to be featured on your social media, why not think about giving them a shout out?
Look out for content across our other channels marking Volunteers’ Week too, such as our website and emails. And if you’re located near one of our shops, you’ll spot some Volunteers’ Week posters that we hope will encourage people to check out volunteering opportunities in the area.
Staff event
During the week we’ll also be inviting staff to an internal session to hear from some volunteers. They’ll speak about their roles and how they’re pivotal in helping our organisation and supporting people living with and affected by MS.
How you can celebrate locally
If you’re part of a local group, you’ll already know how brilliant your volunteering team is. So, we’ve pulled together the following resources to help you recognise one another and create lots of Volunteers’ Week content using our new brand. Click this link to download what you need!
- MS Society and Volunteers’ Week logo for use on any of your materials
- Template copy for your group’s newsletter
- Press release template copy to contact local media with
- Social media post examples
- Social media images to use featuring the fresh logo
- Guidance on using Volunteers’ Week to promote volunteering opportunities on social media
- Resources such as social media images, thank you cards, bunting and banners on the Volunteers’ Week website
- Social media graphics from the Volunteers’ Week website
Visit the Volunteers’ Week website here for more information and ideas on how you can celebrate within your group.
Perhaps you’d like to arrange a special lunch or coffee morning during the week to invite your volunteers to. Or maybe you could send a thank you card to another volunteer who’s helped you recently. If you know a volunteer who’s gone above and beyond this year, and they’re happy to be featured on your social media, why not think about giving them a shout out?
Don’t forget to share your pictures of any celebratory events or social media posts with us by tagging the MS Society and using the hashtags #VolunteersWeek and #MSVolunteers.
We wish you all a Happy Volunteers’ Week!
