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Invite the world into your home this Christmas Swindon Volunteers to reach out
With international tensions running high, now more than ever is a
time to understand people from other cultures. into the community
And with Christmas coming up, discover points of contact and prac- With funding from the Community Fund (previously the National
there are thousands of foreign stu- tise English with the locals. Lotteries Charities Board) Swindon Volunteers have taken on Infor-
dents who face the prospect of liv- Could you offer a weekend or mation and Outreach Development Worker Chris Manning, to raise
ing in deserted university and col- Christmas invitation to your home, the profile of volunteering with communities across the town.
leges halls of residence because to one or two students, once or Up to now potential volunteers of activities: from administrative
they cannot return home for the twice a year? Local HOST coordi- have often had to rely on finding work to advice work and counsel-
holiday. nator Isobel Manook says you information for themselves. Chris ling, from working with animals
Host UK, a well-established na- would be giving the students an has the task of taking information to working as a chef.
tional charity founded by the Brit- experience which would stand out and guidance out to different parts "The outreach project is a great
ish Council and the Foreign Of- in their memories of Britain, and of Swindon, particularly where way of getting more people in-
fice, is looking for people who can which might change their percep- voluntary activity is not strong, volved in their community and
provide accommodation for a stu- tions of this country for ever. Your identifying opportunities and in- making it the sort of place that
dent and give them a chance to join own life would be enriched by volving people in projects. they want to live in."
in with the celebrations, or just friendship with adults from all over He will also be involved in pub- Call 420557 to contact Swindon
share their culture and lifestyles, the world. licising the benefits of volunteer- Volunteers.
For details about volunteering ing in local companies.
with the HOST scheme, call Isobel "Voluntary workers come from
Mr ROTAVATOR on 872373. On the web: all age groups and from all sec-
www.host.org tions of society," said Chris. "Vol- ATTWOOD'IJ
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big or small - we do it all! The juniors cater for 6 to 10 years Chris, centre, with Sarah Codd, Swin- Tel • 363274 or
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