Community service

LSH 2903 – Community Service Learning – Exercise #4

 

Week #4 - Full Soft- version on BBL Week#4

 

Looking at volunteering in different spheres of society.

 

During the summer of 2012 the Olympic Games were held in London. David Moorcroft is a former athlete. At one point he held the world record for the 5,000 metres. David can be heard discussing the importance of volunteering the Olympic Games.

Zoe Hall is a lady who was one of the volunteers at the Games. She talks about the event and how important it was at the time as well as how much it has inspired her to continue working as a volunteer.

 

Follow this link:

http://www.ageuk.com/the-wireless/the-wireless-player-page/?feature=5aa8601b-0730-48b1-9b50-16ca792eeba7

 

 

Listen again and see if you can work out the answers to these questions about the interview:

 

1.                  How old were the Games volunteers?

All ages

2.                  During the Games, the volunteers had a special title. What was this special title?

Games maker

 

LSH 2903 – Community Service Learning – Exercise #5

 

This page is also from AGE UK.

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/volunteers-week/ 

 

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/

 

What volunteer roles do the following people have?

 

	Name	Job
1	John McArthur	Admin and information volunteer
2	Samarah Hashmi	Survey volunteer
3	Oliver Stannard	Copy writer volunteer
4	Stanley Parker	95 years old , shop volunteer
5	Camilla Williamson	Parliamentary assistant volunteer

 

Look again at these people and their jobs. What can you say about volunteering from the information in your chart?

 

I can say that we can volunteer at any age and it not for older people it’s for every one and there is some specific places may you interest in some of this places.