MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY

11TH JULY 2019

What is it?

u MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY is when thousands of young people spend a day getting involved in the community and helping others

u The day will take place on Thursday 11th July 2019

u This is your opportunity to get involved in helping your community or people in the community. This can be done either in or out of school

What can I do?You could get involved in a variety of ways:

u 1. Family or friend support – eg. spending the day with an elderly relative

u 2. Local organisation support – eg. volunteering help at their old primary school, a nursery, care home or charity shop

u 3. School related/organised - eg. in school. (WHS) A school organised activity in the community

Why are we doing this?

uP – ProfessionalismuR – RespectuI – IntegrityuD – DeterminationuE - Empathy

What can I not do?u It is not a day off – you have to be involved in an activityu You can not do something and get paid –u You can not help out with a private company – unless the

basis of that company is helping other people.

u The activity has to take most of the day

u It has to be approved by both your parents and the school. If we do not feel that this is really ‘making a

difference’ - then it will not be allowed

Other questionsu Do I have to do this?u Yes. – However if you can’t think of anything then we will find

opportunities for you in schoolu Can I volunteer at the weekend – and take the Thursday off?u No – It has to be done on this dayu Can I volunteer for a longer period of time?u No – But this can be used for your Duke of Edinburgh awardu I already help out with an organisation – can I use them again for

this day?u Yes: But you will need to complete the same formu How long should I spend doing this activity?u This depends on the activity. We are not expecting you to work flat

out from 8:45 – 3:10. However it should be a least a couple of hours

What do I do next?u If you have an idea of a specific organisation you would like to volunteer

with – then you need to organise this. However, please do not 'cold call' organisations!

u You will need to complete the ‘Make a difference day’ form and it has to be signed by the organisation and your parents –

u If you would like to organise via your family – then you need to discuss this with your family soon

u If you can not do any of the above – you will be expected to take part in a school volunteering project

What will I do if I can't organise an activity?

u You will turn up to school as usual

u Last year we split into teams and did two different activities

u We worked with the 'WilmslowClean Team' and picked up litter around Wilmslow

u We went to the Carrs and helped with some 'Balsam bashing'

What happens after the day?u You will have a wonderful glow of self

satisfaction

u You will need to write a report – showing what you did and how it made a difference. Photographs and supporting statements will be useful

u It could be a useful link for the future. Maybe future employment, volunteering or work experience opportunities could be linked to your activity