Exercise # 5

LSH 2903 – Community Service Learning / Exercise #5

Week 4 - Looking at volunteering in different spheres of society.

During the summer of 2012 the Olympic Games were held in London. David Moorcroft is a former athlete. At one point he held the world record for the 5,000 metres. David can be heard discussing the importance of volunteering the Olympic Games.

Zoe Hall is a lady who was one of the volunteers at the Games. She talks about the event and how important it was at the time as well as how much it has inspired her to continue working as a volunteer.

This link is about half way down the page. Then click on 'Hear more radio features' - page 2 Volunteering  - to hear the selection again..

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/

 

Listen again and see if you can work out the answers to these questions about the interview:

1.                  How old were the Games volunteers? 

 Of all ages

2.                  During the Games, the volunteers had a special title. What was this special title? 

Gamemakers

3.                  Complete this quote from David… “… for a moment in time volunteering had a (Profile) and an  (image)  that they fully (deserved) but don’t always get.”

4.                  David mentions that some of the volunteers are semi-retired. What does this mean? 

Half-time job

5.                  Zoe worked in Events Services. Where was this located? 

At the Olympic stadium

6.                  How does she describe the experience of volunteering for the Olympics and Paralympics? Best experience of her life

7.                  What benefits of volunteering, according to Zoe?

a.       _______________________Meeting new people_______________________

b.      ________________________Gain confidence______________________

c.       _________________________Its fun_____________________

d.      __________________________Gain satisfaction____________________

8.                  Why does David feel that volunteering in the community is so important?

Support people

The community rely's on that

Volunteers do a tremendous job to the community 

 This page is also from AGE UK.

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/volunteers-week/

What volunteer roles do the following people have?

	Name	Job
1	John McArthur	Admin and information volunteer
2	Samarah Hashmi	Survey Analyst volunteer
3	Oliver Stannard	Copywriter volunteer
4	Stanley Parker	Market Drayton shop volunteer
5	Camilla Williamson	Volunteer parliamentary assistant

Look again at these people and their jobs. What can you say about volunteering from the information in your chart?

There are a variety of ways to volunteer and there is no age limit.