ELECTIONS - Northumbria Students Union - Northumbria University

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What’s Occurring?
Garden Makeover
Project wins National
Environmental Award!
Northumbria Students’ Union’s Garden Makeover project
was crowned winner of the Community category in the
People and Environment Achievement Award at glittering
ceremony, in London on Wednesday 21 March.
The project’s commitment to improving community
relations whilst promoting urban environmental activities
scooped them the award amongst stiff competition
including national organisations such as Freegle and
the Findhorn Foundation. The 2011 project leader Trent
Cannon collected the prestigious award to a huge round of
applause!
“Northumbria Students’ Union takes environmental issues very
seriously and we are delighted that we won the Community
Award category. Such an achievement, on a national scale,
recognises the hard work that has been put in by our dedicated
student volunteers the Garden Makeover Project” (Holly
Seabrook, Vice President Communications and Involvement)
NSU News Oh! What’s Occurring?
Annual Awards - 3rd of May
Each year we recognise our most committed and
outstanding volunteers and thank them for their amazing
work. This year is set to be bigger and better than ever
before with more student volunteers than ever and
amazing award categories (including media volunteer of
the year eak!) the competition is high! It’s a great night
for all volunteers and a great excuse to put on those glad
rags, wear those mega shoes and look back at the amazing
achievements of Northumbria students this year.
Welcome Team - Get Involved!
Do you remember all those people wearing red or yellow t
shirts when you moved into halls? Didn’t they look like they
were having such a good time, getting amazing skills for
their CV and getting a free Welcome Week wristband? Well
now it’s your turn to get involved.
Be the fi rst person a new Northumbria Student meets and
give them all the advice you wish you had had.
Apply now at www.mynsu.co.uk/volunteer and be a part of
the Welcome Team 2012.
Stuck for Something Over
Summer?
Why not start an Eco NSU project...Eco NSU is the Union’s
student led environmental volunteering program.
An Eco NSU project can be anything from a one off event to
an ongoing volunteering opportunity, as long as it’s broadly
environmental, you’re in! Eco NSU off er tailored training,
support and funding to get your great, green idea off the
ground. For more information on starting your own Eco NSU
project, check out: http://tinyurl.com/EcoNSU
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