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Volunteering Bristol Annual General Meeting

Wednesday 3 December at 7 pm.  Contact us if your wish to attend

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The British Red Cross introduces flexible online volunteering initiative through Facebook & Bebo
The British Red Cross has launched a new online volunteering initiative that will use social networks to create a community of ‘virtual volunteers’ who can support the organisation in their own time. 
Titled ‘Red Recruit’ (http://www.redcross.org.uk/redrecruit), the scheme will empower volunteers to act as advocates for the organisation and drive awareness of Red Cross campaigns across their Facebook and Bebo social networks.
Red Recruit’ will serve as an introduction to volunteering that allows young people to actively support the internationally-recognised organisation, and highlight the training and experience the Red Cross can offer them.
The Red Cross's own research showed that six out of seven potential volunteers would prefer to offer their services occasionally, or on a short-term basis. So they designed ‘Red Recruit’ to offer this flexibility. It provides an excellent opportunity for young people to test the waters, as it can be done at a time and place that suits them. It will also provide a stepping stone for those who wish to join our 25,000 ‘off-line’ UK volunteers.
To become a ‘Red Recruit’, volunteers can join via Facebook or Bebo ‘Red Recruit’ pages or the main Red Cross website.
The Red Cross is the largest volunteering organisation in the world, with nearly 100 million volunteers worldwide. A recent study by the Russell Commission showed that 52% of young people value volunteering for the impact it has on their career opportunities.