Blog: Over and out!
Here’s a wee blog summarising the journey of someone who started volunteering with Streetsport in 2011. As you can imagine, a lot has changed since then!
Case study: From Catalonia to Northfield
A Streetsport volunteer who hails from Catalonia has been in the spotlight recently after appearing in Universities Scotland campaign on internationalisation.
Case study: A Little goes a long way
“I was only 17 when I joined Streetsport but becoming part of the charity proved to play a pivotal role in my life over the next three years. Having decided what to study further, Streetsport was a stand-out feature in my applications which lecturers picked out to ask me about during interviews at college and university”.
Casestudy: The participant to volunteer pathway
William’s a familiar face at Streetsport sessions. Having grown up in the community of Northfield in the north-west of Aberdeen, he began participating at Streetsport sessions in the area when he was 12.
Streetsport & Bon Accord Rotary Club partner up for RYLA
Enthusiastic young participants who attend Streetsport sessions are often grateful beneficiaries of a sponsored place in RYLA’s annual adventures through the Bon Accord Rotary Club in Aberdeen.
Bite-size volunteering: Peruvian edition!
In the final months of 2018 we welcomed Glenda into the Streetsport team after she’d approached us about doing some volunteering. Glenda, from Peru, was keen to get involved with an organisation that shared her beliefs and interests before returning home in January.
“If anyone has the opportunity to join Streetsport in any kind of way I’d 100% tell them to jump at it!”
Streetsport spoke to Kirstin Bell, RGU graduate and now current RGU Events Assistant, about her time volunteering and how the experience has proved invaluable in her desired career path. Read on to realise the benefits of volunteering and how it can help you.
What does Streetsport mean to me?
“Streetsport has completely changed my life. Some of the coaches have helped me through some of the toughest times in my life so far and now I’m eventually getting to repay the favour by becoming a volunteer through the Duke of Edinburgh programme”.