Bag packing is a great way to raise money for your target and it is relatively easy! Why do bag packing? It involves relatively little preparation, past volunteers have been able to raise over £300 from one days bag packing and if you are going overseas as part of a university group you can do […]
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Help VESL raise money while you shop online!
Raise money with no extra cost to yourself when you shop on-line… We have just signed up to easyfundraising.org which means you can help raise money for VESL while you shop at certain on-line retailers, including: John Lewis Amazon Debenhams Marks & Spencers Ebay Argos and 2000 other retailers, from Sky to EasyJet to Phones4U. […]
Fundraising Idea: Car Boot Sale
Car boot sales are a great way to raise money, even if you aren’t a hoarder you can ask your friends and family to do a clear out and donate their unwanted items to you to help you raise money. Autumn is a great times to hold a car boot sale before the winter rain […]
A day in the life: India Project
Olivia Higginson is currently in India on a three month project and has written an excellent article below about what she does on a day to day basis… Morning 7:00am Wake up. The family are normally all up. Ama (host mother) has often been up since 5am preparing vegetables and cooking for the day. My two […]
Dealing with reverse culture shock…
What is reverse culture shock? If you have volunteered with VESL for a long period of time you may find the shock of coming back to the UK bigger than the initial culture shock in your host community. Reverse culture shock can be harder to deal with as it is unexpected and can occur even […]
Fundraising Idea: Events & Occasions
A great way to fundraise is to hold an event on a special occasion or holiday, so we have put together a list of different holidays and events throughout the year so you can start planning your fundraising events now… 1st January – New Years Day – time to think of those new years resolutions, […]
Thank you to our 2012 supporters…
We have had a huge amount of support from different organisations over 2012, so we would like to say a HUGE thank you to all of those who have supported our volunteers and made donations to VESL. Trusts and Foundations We would like to thank the following trusts and foundations that have supported our volunteers […]
Case Study: Fundraising Experience
Sarah Redgewell volunteered with VESL and below explains the different ways she raised money to reach her fundraising target, most importantly Sarah was able to have fun and fit in the fundraising around her final year of study at university! “At first the thought of raising my contribution was fairly daunting, especially because I had […]
Video Diary: Thailand
Nedyalko Dervenkov volunteered with VESL in Thailand this summer and put together the following video for his leaving ceremony at school, check it out to get a taste of what it would be like to volunteer in Thailand. Attend one of our Information and Selection events to find out more about volunteering in Thailand and […]
A-Z of Fundraising
The idea of fundraising putting you off volunteering with VESL? Don’t let it! We have decided to be a little bit creative here at VESL and create our very own Prezi! Check it out below for 25 (we couldn’t think of anything for Z!) great ideas on how you can reach your fundraising target!! Not […]
Volunteer Diary: First Day
Katie Desmond and Stacey Smail are two volunteers from Edge Hill University who volunteered in Thailand for six weeks, here they reflect on what happened on their first day at their project and how welcoming the host community were to them. On the first day of school we got shown around by our two host […]
Volunteer Diary: Adjusting to life in the village
Olivia Higginson is writing a great blog about her time volunteering in Kerala, India for 3 months, below are some excerpts from her blog describing her first couple of days and adjusting to life in an Indian fishing community… So have spent 2 nights with my new family. Where to start? (more…)
A day in the life: Thailand Project
“Get involved with the culture and take every opportunity that comes your way as not only does it combat homesickness, it will create memories to make this one of the greatest experiences of your life!” Katie Desmond and Stacey Smail, Volunteers in Thailand 2012
Where to find VESL in 2012…
Interested in finding out more about VESL? We are attending several Careers and Volunteering Fairs across England and Scotland at universities from October 2012 and we have several Selection Events coming up. Check out our list below to find out where you can find us! (more…)
