April 2013 - The Boys' Brigade

YOU CAN
BE HEROES!
YOU CAN
BE HEROES!
c/o Ken McKay/REXFeatures
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
and ITV’s This Morning programme
launched ‘You can be heroes’ week
in January this year, setting out to
encourage people to volunteer
Determined to sustain the positive atmosphere and
pride that was felt throughout the UK following the
hugely successful 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games, The Prince wants to encourage more people
to volunteer. In an interview at Clarence House with This Morning
hosts, Phillip Schofi eld and Holly Willoughby, The Prince of Wales
shared his views on the importance of volunteering.
The Prince’s involvement with organisations such as The
Prince’s Trust, and Youth United has revealed the massive need
for more volunteers to come forward, with the knowledge that
some groups have waiting lists for young people to join due to
not having enough volunteers.
Founded by The Prince, Youth United is a network of the UK’s
largest and most established voluntary youth organisations.
Members include The Boys’ Brigade, The Girls’ Brigade,
Scouts, Guides, Army Cadets, Air Cadets, Fire Cadets, St John
Ambulance, Voluntary Police Cadet and Sea Cadets. One of
Youth United’s key aims is to increase the number of adult
volunteers supporting member organisations.
BB members with ITV This Morning presenter Alison Hammond
During ‘You can be heroes’ week, ITV’s This Morning
programme each day looked at the valuable work volunteers do.
Alison Hammond visited the organisations that make up Youth
United to see how their volunteers really do make a difference.
Before Christmas members from across all the Youth United
organisations, including BB members from Birmingham came
together at the Safeside educational facility in Birmingham. The
footage highlighted what some of the organisations get up to,
encouraging adults to volunteer with them. A number of young
people and volunteers were interviewed including BB members.
During the week BB was active on social media through
Twitter and Facebook and also received an increase in
enquiries through our website from new volunteers.
Do you feel rushed off your feet?
Are you barely treading water?
Do you want your Company to engage
more children & young people?
If your answer to any of these is YES, then it will come as no surprise
that you need more volunteers.
40 The Boys’ Brigade Gazette Apr 2013
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