Hello All,
This is just to inform you of 'The Big Silly Sleepwalk' due to happen on the 11th of April.
The briefing at Downshall on the 7th was a complete success. Does who did attend were briefed about what they needed to know. It was very encouraging that we had a good level of numbers.
I am sure everyone is looking forward to the event. Touch wood, the rain holds off and it is all sunshine for does who will be involved. Make sure you come in some of the wackiest and strangest uniforms that you can find. It promises to be a great time.
I look forward to seeing all does who will attend on Sunday,
Alex Hinds.
Thursday, 8 April 2010
Everything is go!
Well, after a late start we successfully carried out our briefing at the Downshall Centre yesterday. Thanks to all those who turned up!
Hopefully you're all now clear on where you have to be and when. Just to remind you: 13:45 on Sunday 11th April outside Valentine's Mansion, Valentine's Park.
If you couldn't make it to the briefing yesterday (Wednesday 7th April) and you still intend to take part, then please arrive at the Mansion at 13:30 so that we can brief you then.
Please ensure that you have returned your registration form to nelondon.youthactionteam@googlemail.com by Friday 9th April (that's tomorrow) if you have not already done so, if possible.
Remember that we want everyone taking part to have raised a minumum of £10 in sponsorship money (obviously we'd love it if you raised a lot more than that!) and we need you to make every effort to bring the money you've raised with you on the day.
We're hoping that the sun will be shining and that the event will be successful in raising the profile of the Dream Factory as well as raising them the money, so remember to look as outlandish as possible in your pyjamas/fancy dress!
See you on Sunday!
Hopefully you're all now clear on where you have to be and when. Just to remind you: 13:45 on Sunday 11th April outside Valentine's Mansion, Valentine's Park.
If you couldn't make it to the briefing yesterday (Wednesday 7th April) and you still intend to take part, then please arrive at the Mansion at 13:30 so that we can brief you then.
Please ensure that you have returned your registration form to nelondon.youthactionteam@googlemail.com by Friday 9th April (that's tomorrow) if you have not already done so, if possible.
Remember that we want everyone taking part to have raised a minumum of £10 in sponsorship money (obviously we'd love it if you raised a lot more than that!) and we need you to make every effort to bring the money you've raised with you on the day.
We're hoping that the sun will be shining and that the event will be successful in raising the profile of the Dream Factory as well as raising them the money, so remember to look as outlandish as possible in your pyjamas/fancy dress!
See you on Sunday!
Monday, 29 March 2010
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Dream Factory Update!!!
Hello to everyone in the virtual world. Thought we'd drop by and let everybody know how our Dream Factory sponsored walk is coming along. Well firstly, it finally has a name! "The Big Silly Sleepwalk", with the tagline: "Sleepwalk to make a dream come true".
Secondly we now have the route planned out in Valentines park, it stretches over 5KM, so those who take part should expect a bit of a walk! But we don't think that getting sponsored to do a walk in fancy dress/ pyjamas is demanding enough. That is why we've added the twist of having a three legged sponsored walk in fancy dress/pyjamas (though for those in challenging outfits, this becomes optional).
Here's a reminder of the event description:
This is an event to raise money for The Dream Factory, a charity that helps to make the dreams come true for those with life threatening illnesses or severe disability aged between 3 - 25 yrs old.
The charity been running for 2 years now, and have already made the dreams of 42 people come true.
Patrons Include: Ray Winestone, Patsy Palmer, Vicki Michelle, Michelle Collins, Rt. Hon. Iain Duncun Smith, Dr Rory McRae, Larry & Dorean Golding.
So what we at the Youth Action Team, would like to do, is a three-legged sponsored walk encircling Valentines Park and as many times as it takes. And to give it a special touch, as this is of course no ordinary three-legged sponsored walk, we'll be doing it in our pyjamas! Some of us will even be parading in ADULT BABY GROWS!
The wackier the better, and remember we're doing this not just to be silly, but to make the dreams of seriously ill children come true. We are asking for a minimum of £10 worth of sponsorships to take part in the event. Bear in mind that could be something as simple as £1 from 10 people or £2 from 5 people. But we have full faith that you're all so much more convincing and motivated to raise more than just £10!
And of course, the more money you are able to collect, the more dreams you will be granting. So please get involved!
For a sponsorship form or if you have any queries, please email us on nelondon.youthactionteam@gmail.com.This event will take place on Sunday 11th of April between 2.30 and 5pm!
As well as this, we at the YAT, have decided on a briefing date, for all volunteers who wish to take part in one form or another which include: sponsored walk participants, stewards and general volunteers. This briefing will take place at The Downshall Centre On Wednesday 7th April between 6:30- 8:30pm.
And just as a reminder, here is a quick description of the whole event:
Secondly we now have the route planned out in Valentines park, it stretches over 5KM, so those who take part should expect a bit of a walk! But we don't think that getting sponsored to do a walk in fancy dress/ pyjamas is demanding enough. That is why we've added the twist of having a three legged sponsored walk in fancy dress/pyjamas (though for those in challenging outfits, this becomes optional).
Here's a reminder of the event description:
This is an event to raise money for The Dream Factory, a charity that helps to make the dreams come true for those with life threatening illnesses or severe disability aged between 3 - 25 yrs old.
The charity been running for 2 years now, and have already made the dreams of 42 people come true.
Patrons Include: Ray Winestone, Patsy Palmer, Vicki Michelle, Michelle Collins, Rt. Hon. Iain Duncun Smith, Dr Rory McRae, Larry & Dorean Golding.
So what we at the Youth Action Team, would like to do, is a three-legged sponsored walk encircling Valentines Park and as many times as it takes. And to give it a special touch, as this is of course no ordinary three-legged sponsored walk, we'll be doing it in our pyjamas! Some of us will even be parading in ADULT BABY GROWS!
The wackier the better, and remember we're doing this not just to be silly, but to make the dreams of seriously ill children come true. We are asking for a minimum of £10 worth of sponsorships to take part in the event. Bear in mind that could be something as simple as £1 from 10 people or £2 from 5 people. But we have full faith that you're all so much more convincing and motivated to raise more than just £10!
And of course, the more money you are able to collect, the more dreams you will be granting. So please get involved!
For a sponsorship form or if you have any queries, please email us on nelondon.youthactionteam@gmail.com.This event will take place on Sunday 11th of April between 2.30 and 5pm!
As well as this, we at the YAT, have decided on a briefing date, for all volunteers who wish to take part in one form or another which include: sponsored walk participants, stewards and general volunteers. This briefing will take place at The Downshall Centre On Wednesday 7th April between 6:30- 8:30pm.
And just as a reminder, here is a quick description of the whole event:
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Taking Over the Reins
On Wednesday, fellow YAT member Humza and I bravely took up the task of co-chairing the first team-member let YAT meeting.
I'm sure Humza will be along fairly soon to have his say, but personally I felt that we did an OK job!
Things started off quietly, and I did feel a little self-concious to begin with, having everyone looking at us. However, it wasn't long before the meeting began to flow as smoothly as usual.
We had an agenda to stick to, and we did our best to work around missing members. I would have said that I was surprised at how willing everyone appeared to be to be led by two of their peers, but actually it just fitted in with the respect for each other that we have all come to expect from being part of this team anyway.
We managed to cover everything on the agenda (although here's a tip for future chairs: make your agenda as detailed as you can - one or two items that I'd typed up at the weekend required some brain-racking to try and remember exactly what it was I'd wanted to be discussed!) and everyone stuck to our code-of-conduct by waiting their turn to speak and by letting everyone have their say, perhaps a little more than they usually do when the grown-ups are running it! (Although I think that was more because they were going easy on us as it was our first time!)
All-in-all, it was a good experience and I look forward to improving my chairing skills when I get opportunities in the future.
Good luck to next week's chairpersons!
I'm sure Humza will be along fairly soon to have his say, but personally I felt that we did an OK job!
Things started off quietly, and I did feel a little self-concious to begin with, having everyone looking at us. However, it wasn't long before the meeting began to flow as smoothly as usual.
We had an agenda to stick to, and we did our best to work around missing members. I would have said that I was surprised at how willing everyone appeared to be to be led by two of their peers, but actually it just fitted in with the respect for each other that we have all come to expect from being part of this team anyway.
We managed to cover everything on the agenda (although here's a tip for future chairs: make your agenda as detailed as you can - one or two items that I'd typed up at the weekend required some brain-racking to try and remember exactly what it was I'd wanted to be discussed!) and everyone stuck to our code-of-conduct by waiting their turn to speak and by letting everyone have their say, perhaps a little more than they usually do when the grown-ups are running it! (Although I think that was more because they were going easy on us as it was our first time!)
All-in-all, it was a good experience and I look forward to improving my chairing skills when I get opportunities in the future.
Good luck to next week's chairpersons!
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
The YAT Sussex Residential March 5th -7th 2010
Hello everyone,
I thought it would be exciting if I briefly talk about the YAT Residential which occurred last weekend. For those of us who attended, it was a weekend packed full of fun which brought us together in such a way we all probably want to go back there.
The residential was a step up from the Leadership and Empowerment Training we had in January. It was more practical in the sense we undertook a series of exciting activities to note but a few...
• Building bridges and towers out of newspapers
• Team Challenge in the Sussex woods
• Climbing the tallest wooden frame course known to man then jumping off it (with a safety harness of course)
• Various team building activities.
It was an event aimed at bringing the best out in ourselves. We covered various things such as how to be an effective leader, dealing with difficult people and how to understand dealing with problems. When we were not undertaking activities we played pool, table tennis and other sports.
There were also Blackjack, Cheat, and President Card games on hand to keep us entertained and charged. This proved very popular to such an extent that we were in the strange situation that those who learnt the games became better than those who were teaching them. (They know who they are). The two days we spent there the entire team would say was an excellent opportunity to get to know everyone in a completely different way to how we know each other in meetings at home.
The food was great and the surroundings were fantastic, you really felt like you had left everything behind in London. I didn't even think about work for 2 days myself as did many of the team. Perhaps the most interesting part of the weekend was climbing the huge exercise course. At first we all thought this was like walking a dog in the park until we realised it wasn't such an easy state of affairs. Even if we did or did not complete the climb, it was a fantastic challenge which certainly got the blood pumping.
Apart from the obvious lack of phone sockets, which seemed to upset the boys more than the girls (I wonder why), it was a wonderful weekend for all involved. We are now more than ready to prepare for the events we have lined up for 2010 such as Dream Factory which is coming up very soon in April.
In the mean time stayed tuned for the events we got coming up as the team keeps rolling on, as they say... ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!!!
Alex Hinds
I thought it would be exciting if I briefly talk about the YAT Residential which occurred last weekend. For those of us who attended, it was a weekend packed full of fun which brought us together in such a way we all probably want to go back there.
The residential was a step up from the Leadership and Empowerment Training we had in January. It was more practical in the sense we undertook a series of exciting activities to note but a few...
• Building bridges and towers out of newspapers
• Team Challenge in the Sussex woods
• Climbing the tallest wooden frame course known to man then jumping off it (with a safety harness of course)
• Various team building activities.
It was an event aimed at bringing the best out in ourselves. We covered various things such as how to be an effective leader, dealing with difficult people and how to understand dealing with problems. When we were not undertaking activities we played pool, table tennis and other sports.
There were also Blackjack, Cheat, and President Card games on hand to keep us entertained and charged. This proved very popular to such an extent that we were in the strange situation that those who learnt the games became better than those who were teaching them. (They know who they are). The two days we spent there the entire team would say was an excellent opportunity to get to know everyone in a completely different way to how we know each other in meetings at home.
The food was great and the surroundings were fantastic, you really felt like you had left everything behind in London. I didn't even think about work for 2 days myself as did many of the team. Perhaps the most interesting part of the weekend was climbing the huge exercise course. At first we all thought this was like walking a dog in the park until we realised it wasn't such an easy state of affairs. Even if we did or did not complete the climb, it was a fantastic challenge which certainly got the blood pumping.
Apart from the obvious lack of phone sockets, which seemed to upset the boys more than the girls (I wonder why), it was a wonderful weekend for all involved. We are now more than ready to prepare for the events we have lined up for 2010 such as Dream Factory which is coming up very soon in April.
In the mean time stayed tuned for the events we got coming up as the team keeps rolling on, as they say... ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!!!
Alex Hinds
Monday, 8 March 2010
Festive Favours - by Lauren and Sachin
Around Christmas time we took part in a project called “Festive Favours” – an idea formed by V in order to promote volunteering to young people throughout December. Festive Favours involved ‘Time Tokens’ – gifts in the form of fake cheques that worked rather like IOU tokens. Young people could give these tokens to friends or family in lieu of a Christmas present. Instead, the tokens represented a physical promise of the young person’s time. The aim of the project was to bring the idea of volunteering to the forefront of the minds of 16-25 years olds; they would offer to pledge their own time to friends and family in the place of a physical gift, much like volunteers need to pledge their time, rather than their money.
“By promising to give your time instead of buying a present, why not volunteer to help someone with their shopping, mow the lawn, walk the dog or even cook a loved one breakfast in bed. We’ll give you a personalised Time Token which can be gift wrapped, and ready to pop under the tree for friends or family.” http://www.vliverpool.org.uk/node/143
For Festive Favours, the YAT North East set up a stall right next to Romford Market on the afternoon of Saturday 19th December. We had purple decorations, badges and tattoos to hand out and of course, the V sign-up sheets.
After setting up we gave out ‘Time Tokens’ to passersby around our local shopping centre. Teenage boys in particular liked the idea of a free Christmas present, and we got the opportunity to speak to them all briefly about volunteering. We encouraged them to go and visit the stall and gave them stickers for their time!
It was an exciting event that was a success in that people were really enthusiastic about it and it really did spread the word of volunteering.
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