Annual Report for 2020
We are delighted to launch our Annual report for 2020 and share some highlights.
Staying Connected & Unwinding
It has been a tough few weeks. Here at Sligo Volunteer Centre we are trying our best to share as many free resources that we can find that people may like to engage with to keep up social connections online for the moment.
Sligo Volunteers share their Mid-2020 Experience- Part 6
Martina Brennan is the Coordinator of the Friendly Call Service in Moylough, in south County Sligo. Volunteer Ireland caught up with Martina for a chat about the importance of the service, what she gets out of it and why volunteers are so important. Martina has been the Coordinator of the Friendly Call Service since it was [...]
Collection of Stories of Volunteering During COVID-19 Launched
National Volunteering Week 2020 officially kicked off Monday morning, September 21st with the launch of How Irish Communities Stepped Up To The Mark: Stories Of Irish Volunteering During COVID-19: a collection of heartfelt stories to showcase the impact of volunteering on all corners of society in recent months. PHOTO: Mark Stedman Ciara Herity, Sligo [...]
Sligo Volunteers share their Mid-2020 Experience- Part 5
This is our fifth in a series of interviews with volunteers to gain their insight on volunteering during COVID-19. We thank everyone who took some time to speak with us about their volunteering experience in 2020. This week, we meet Adrian McDonagh who is from Sligo. He has been a Big Brother volunteer with the Foróige [...]
Sligo Volunteers share their Mid-2020 Experience- Part 4
Here is our fourth short interview with volunteers to gain their perspectives on volunteering in the time of COVID-19. We thank all of those who took the time to chat with us about their experience with volunteering in 2020. This time we meet Allyson Power who has been a Big Sister volunteer with the Foróige Big [...]
The #StepUpForSligo Volunteering Initiative
Amazed, but not surprised, at the immediate and huge response of the Sligo community to roll up their sleeves and help those most in need as we all adapted to life under COVID-19, Sligo Public Participation Network (https://www.sligoppn.com, Sligo PPN) invited us to join forces and contribute to the Step Up for Sligo initiative. None of [...]
Sligo Volunteers share their Mid-2020 Experience- Part 3
This is the third in a series of short interviews with volunteers to gain their perspectives on volunteering in the time of COVID-19. We thank all of those who took the time to chat with us about their experience with volunteering in 2020. Margaret Richardson, Irish Cancer Society driver Margaret Richardson has been a [...]
Sligo Volunteers share their Mid-2020 Experience, Part 2
This is the second in our series of interviews with volunteers to gain perspectives on volunteering in the time of COVID-19. We thank all of those who took the time to chat with us about their experience with volunteering. Cristian Castiglione Cristian Castiglione is a volunteer Retail Assistant at the Sligo National Council for [...]
Sligo Volunteers share their Mid-2020 Experience, Part 1
This is the first in a series of short interviews with volunteers to gain their perspectives on volunteering in the time of COVID-19. We thank all of those who took the time to chat with us about their experience with volunteering in 2020. Feargus Callagy, Samaritan Feargus Callagy, a Samaritan based in Sligo, shares [...]