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20 June 2008

vCashpoint: Its all about the Money!

Hi,

We wanted to tell you a bit about vcashpoint:

The stats:

vcashpoint offers grants of up to £2500 to 16-25 year olds to set up a volunteering project in their communityTo date there have been 3 rounds of vcashpoint 226 grants have been awarded.

Grant winners don’t have to be old school crowd-pleasers either. Previous projects have included street parties to raise awareness of environmental issues and running a summer school which included teaching samba dancing!

To communicate this more clearly we’ve created the following short clip:



In the next round we want to double the number of grants we give out, and give more young people the chance to develop valuable transferable skills that will serve both them and their communities.

vcashpoint closes on 18th July 2008 and we want to make sure as many 16-25 year olds as possible are aware of this great opportunity.

For more information about vcashpoint, please click here: www.vinspired.com/vcashpoint

Many thanks for your continued support- it’s appreciated

Becky Eakins Marketing Manager
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09 June 2008

Volunteer? get a degree in it!

THE CENTRE FOR VOLUNTEERING AND COMMUNITY ACTION

SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME 2008 ENTRY

BA (Hons) Active Citizenship and Volunteer Development

The University of Central Lancashire Centre for Volunteering and Community Action is offering a guaranteed place on the above programme 2008 entry to a limited number of students who demonstrate outstanding contribution to the community through volunteering and community action. This Scholarship is available to students aged 18+ who are registered with the National Youth Volunteering Programme and will attain 200 hours by Sept 2008.

To apply for this scholarship, make a formal application through the UCAS for the above degree by end of July 2008, and then contact Wajid Khan on wkhan@uclan.ac.uk, tel: (+44)1772 893116, with your details so that we can make you an offer immediately.

For further details and a fact sheet, please contact course enquiries on (+44)1772 201201.