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Name: | Emily Richardson |
Age: | 24 |
Year of the Fix: | 2014 |
Location: | Middlesbrough |
Campaign: | To show young people the benefits of volunteering |
Some young people are reluctant to try voluntary work, but maybe they would feel differently if they were aware of its benefits.
After volunteering at a youth centre I became more confident around people and much more self-assured.
It can provide you with vital work experience and therefore improve your job prospects.
My team and I are working with Fixers to show that unpaid work not only benefits volunteers, but can also have a positive impact on service users and their families.
We hope our campaign will inspire others to give volunteering a go - gaining crucial skills for life in the process.
Here is a list of Fixers helping me with this Fix:
Beth Averell
Christie Beedle
Elliott Aspery
Joel Fitzpatrick
Kirsty Martin
Lorna Webb
Nikki Gardner
Penelope Jupp
Jodie Wright, Lauren Hart and Shannon Lawrence volunteer at the RDA Unicorn Centre and have supported my Fix by helping with the project. The centre, which offers horse riding lessons to people with disabilities, is also where I work.
Lauren Hart and Shannon Lawrence also supported the project by appearing in the film.
Hannah Carter
Chelsie Brown
Becky
Becky Thorn
Liam Thomas
Sam Barakat
Mary-Anne White and Lucy Wills
Ben Simms
Jack H
Ethan Mcinally
Me and my friends want young people to know that calories aren't the enemy!
'Kate'
Macauley Collinson
Shannon Rawlings
Mason Latey
Jo Quinn
Olivia G
'Ben'
Tilly and Bella
Hafsa Ur-Rehman