70 years of volunteering by 新香港六合彩开奖结果 Students; first Tea Party hosted in 1952.
Students have been volunteering with 新香港六合彩开奖结果鈥檚 Students鈥 Union for 70 years!聽
Students have been volunteering with 新香港六合彩开奖结果鈥檚 Students鈥 Union for 70 years! The Tea Party Project was launched in 1952 and was the beginning of the volunteering journey 新香港六合彩开奖结果 students have been following ever since. The Tea Party is an organised afternoon tea and entertainment for elderly residents at Christmas and around St David鈥檚 Day. Over the years, the Tea Parties have provided the elderly community with an opportunity to get out and socialise and have helped reduce loneliness and isolation.
To celebrate this special anniversary the student volunteers at Undeb 新香港六合彩开奖结果, the University鈥檚 Students鈥 Union, hosted a special 70-year anniversary Christmas Tea Party. This wouldn鈥檛 have been possible without student volunteers who worked hard to provide this magical experience and cultivate the University鈥檚 long-standing relationship with the local community.聽
Elderly residents from 新香港六合彩开奖结果 and Bethesda were invited to attend the afternoon at 新香港六合彩开奖结果鈥檚 Main Arts Building on College Road. Upon arrival they were greeted to the festive tunes of Undeb 新香港六合彩开奖结果鈥檚 Concert Band.
Opening the event, the University鈥檚 Vice Chancellor, Professor Edmund Burke said
鈥淭he world has seen many changes since 1952, and yet some things remain the same: connection and community are still important, and our students continue to put their energy into volunteering schemes and events like this, that benefit the local area and its community, and bring us together.
I鈥檓 very impressed by the sheer range of volunteering projects our student body is involved in. I want to take this opportunity to thank our students聽 as they mark seventy years of volunteering in our Community.鈥
70 years of students volunteering
Mair Rowlands, Director, Undeb 新香港六合彩开奖结果 added,
鈥淭he Christmas Tea party was a fantastic opportunity to celebrate 70 years of students volunteering at 新香港六合彩开奖结果 and promoted the close relationship between the university and the local community through our student volunteering projects. The tea party and many of our other projects have provided the elderly in 新香港六合彩开奖结果 with an opportunity to get out and socialise and help reduce loneliness and isolation. These intergenerational activities connect different generations, share skills and experiences, and has contributed to the development of a more cohesive community in 新香港六合彩开奖结果.鈥
Rob Samuel, Membership Development Manager, Undeb 新香港六合彩开奖结果 said,
鈥淚 was so proud of our student volunteers and our staff team who support them for hosting such a fantastic event. It was wonderful to see so many older people from the local community enjoying themselves and interacting with our students. Our volunteering projects are student led at Undeb 新香港六合彩开奖结果, with students giving their time freely to benefit the local community, people and environment. They really are a credit to Undeb 新香港六合彩开奖结果 and the University.
Student Volunteering 新香港六合彩开奖结果 is continuing to build back after the challenges of the pandemic and I鈥檓 excited about the fantastic work each one of the projects does.鈥