Coventry 4 Good makes it easier for businesses and people to help local good causes through the giving of time and skills, money and resources
Voluntary Action Coventry’s Volunteering Team visited two Pre-Retirement sessions in the city during October. VAC were on hand to give advice and ideas around volunteering options for those members of Coventry’s workforce who are facing redundancy or moving into retirement, and to tell them more about how they can get involved with Coventry 4 Good.
Pictured: Lucy Bergonzi and Becci Snape from VAC, with Karen Booret from The Job Shop. more
On Wednesday 1st October some of the Coventry 4 Good Team were invited to take part in the Student Shopping Night in the Lower Precinct, Coventry City Centre.
It was a chance for the team to highlight Coventry 4 Good to students studying in Coventry and ask them to support us while they're here. We told them about the volunteer opportunities available with Coventry 4 Good and how they could get involved.
We asked for donations in return for having a picture taken with some of our fun props and the students loved it!
It was a great event and we look forward to working with the students in the future.
Coventry 4 Good attended the Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce Business & Trade Expo at Stoneleigh Park on Friday 26th September. It was a great day for Coventry 4 Good as we picked up 14 pledges from a range of local businesses and potential Coventry 4 Good partners, including:
Many thanks to our friends at the Chamber of Commerce for a great day for Coventry 4 Good.
Supporters of Coventry 4 Good got on their bikes to promote the initiative at the Sky Ride event in Coventry on Sunday 21st September joining thousands of cyclists as they rode a traffic free journey through Coventry city centre including a full circuit of the Coventry ring road.
Voluntary Action Coventry staff picked up their Coventry 4 Good T’ shirts and collection buckets this morning en route to Sainsbury’s in Trinity Street to promote the initiative with shoppers and raise funds for local good causes in the City.
Staff spoke with people as they entered and left the store, sharing information about Coventry 4 Good as well as helping shoppers to pack their bags. A couple of the team even helped one customer carry their purchase of garden furniture to the taxi rank.
Many shoppers stopped to find out more about the collection and were really generous with their donations. One lady said ‘It’s great to be able to contribute funds to help groups in Coventry, although I am too old to volunteer now I know how hard volunteers work and it’s nice to be able to support them’
