Taking place from Monday 9th - Sunday 15th February, we are celebrating Student Volunteering Week with a range of student-led events and initiatives to support local communities and charities.
To celebrate National Student Volunteer Week, QMSU Volunteering have worked with our Volunteering Champions as they put together an exciting schedule of events and initiatives that celebrate student volunteering! All events are open for all Queen Mary students to attend, whether you have volunteered with us before or if you would like to try it for the first time.
Don’t miss these events if you’d like to:
- Find out more about volunteering
- Volunteer - Contribute positively to our community
- Improve your overall wellbeing
- Boost your skills and employability
- Meet like-minded students
Donation Drives throughout the Week:
Food items Donation Drive for Bow Foodbank
You can donate food items at QMSU Hub reception in the Mile end campus.
Items can be donated from Monday 2 - Wednesday 11th Feburuary 12:00!
Food items and essentials Donation Drive for Whitechapel Mission
You can donate food and essential hygiene items at The Griff or The Recovery Room in the Garrod Building on the Whitechapel campus.
Items can be donated from Monday 2 - Thursday 12th February 12:00!
Events
Monday 9th February
Plant pot deocrating for St Josephs' Hospice
Come and get creative decorating a Plant pot for the garden at St Joseph's Hospice!
This event will take place in Blomeley room 1 in the Students' Union Hub from 13:00-15:30!
You can sign up HERE !
Tuesday 10th February
Utilising transferrable Skills from Volunteering (Skills Session)
Want to learn how to use the skills you've developed from volunteering in job applications and interviews? This Skills Session will cover how to identify the skills you have developed through volunteering, and how to talk about these to employers!
We will also cover some careers you might be interested in if you love volunteering, such as different roles in the charity sector.
You can sign up HERE!
Wednesday 11th February
Food bank Donation Delivery (Mile end)
The Volunteering team has arranged a food donation drive for Bow Food bank.
We are looking for students to help deliver these donations to the foodbank.
Please come to the QMSU hub Reception on Wednesday 11th of Feburaury at 2pm to collect the items to then walk and deliver them to Bow foodbank.
You can sign up HERE !
Thursday 12th Feburary
Thanksgiving Thursday Card-Making Day
Join us for a relaxed and feel-good Thanksgiving Card-Making Day, where you will create and write thank-you cards for residents and staff at Silk Court Care Home in Bethnal Green!
This is a lovely, creative volunteering activity where you can take a break from your studies, meet other volunteers, and do something genuinely uplifting.
Location: In Blomeley room 1 of the Students Union Hub
Sign up below
Morning slot 10:30-12:30 HERE
Afternoon slot 13:30-15:30 HERE
Food Bank Donation delivery (Whitechapel)
Our BL volunteering officer has arranged a donation drive of food and essential items for Whitechapel Mission.
He is looking for students to help deliver these donations to the foodbank.
Please come to the Garrod building on Thursday 12th of Febuaury at 3pm to collect the items to then walk and deliver them to Whitechapel Mission.
You can sign up HERE !
Friday 13th February
Volunteer Social for Friendly Friday!
This free event will be held in Drapers Lounge on Friday 13th of February from 3:00-4:30PM
Come along to meet and connect with fellow volunteers, for games and activities and some Drapers sweet treats!
FREE ticket link HERE!
Thank you for reading and hope to see you at some of these events! If you had any further questions at all on Student Volunteer Week, please email QMSU Volunteering at su-volunteering@qmul.ac.uk. :)
And follow us on Instagram! @qmsuvolunteering