Volunteering for Discovery in the 90s!

/ November 29, 2021/ Uncategorized

Discovery was founded way back in 1966 and over the years we have made an impact on many lives in the community. Recently we have been in touch with a volunteer from the 90’s. We conducted an interview with the volunteer to find out what Discovery was like back then. What was Discovery like back when you volunteered? “I volunteered

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Papers for Discovery’s AGM 2021 attendees

/ November 23, 2021/ Uncategorized

On Wednesday 24th November 5-7pm it is the Discovery AGM. Rather than sending out lots of papers by email below you can find all the papers that you need for the meeting. Please do download these papers before the meeting. *Please do not share this page link.* If you have any questions please contact Sian at Discovery discovery@swansea.ac.uk

Swansea University staff payroll scheme

/ November 23, 2021/ Uncategorized

Small regular donations that we can rely on make a huge difference to Discovery. If you are a Swansea University staff member you can make a monthly contribution, through the payroll scheme, that will help ensure that students continue to get amazing experiences and have a positive impact on some of the most vulnerable people in the communities around us.

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Discovery Trustee election 2021

/ November 18, 2021/ Uncategorized

Every year you the Discovery volunteers get to vote for the trustee board. Trustees oversee the work of Discovery & have a meaningful say in the direction of Discovery and the impact it has on the local community so this is your chance to have a say in who should help run Discovery. To see all the candidates for this

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My reasons for being a volunteer

/ November 17, 2021/ Uncategorized

There are many reasons that I would like to be a volunteer, the key aim is helping others with a focus on the local community. I am a master student studying Communication, Media Practice and Public Relations from Hong Kong. During the covid-19, I have more leisure time at home and more availability to concentrate on my life experiences and

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Give It a Go Week from a student’s perspective

/ November 12, 2021/ Uncategorized

At the beginning of the Give It a Go Week, I volunteered at Welcome to Swansea Letters. We wrote positive and welcoming messages for refugees arriving at Swansea. We wrote about our favourite places in Swansea to visit, about the beauty of the local area and possible activities to take part in Swansea. We drew nice and positive things on

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Help Support Patients with Dementia

/ November 10, 2021/ Uncategorized

How? By Putting Your Knitting Skills To Use Volunteer Call to Action! Hello wonderful humans, Discovery would like to urge you amazing knitters and crocheters to put your talents to great use by helping create/make twiddle muffs as our way of supporting people with dementia. Log Hours! Any time spent making Twiddle Muffs can for Discovery volunteers be logged as

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Why I Volunteer

/ November 10, 2021/ Uncategorized

There are a whole range of reasons why I volunteer at Discovery SVS, but the most important reason is for the greater good of our community. I am in a very fortunate position where I have access to a good education, a warm home and food on my plate however, this has not always been the situation for me. I

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Age Cymru Befriender Week – Combating Loneliness

/ October 28, 2021/ Uncategorized

Back in June Age Cymru launched a service that allowed lonely individuals in need of a friend in Wales the opportunity to have a weekly telephone call. The phone calls for people in Wales 70 and over was created as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, lock downs and isolations meant a lot of people needed a friend.  Discovery is

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