Irish women are far more likely to volunteer than their male counterparts.

New figures released today give insight into the make up of Irish volunteers and it seems women make up 70% of those registering to volunteer via their local Volunteer Centre. The figures released by Volunteer Centres Ireland (VCI) show that in Ireland more and more people are contacting their local volunteer centre to get involved with their local communities.

In 2009, Volunteer Centres saw a more than 100% increase in the numbers registering to volunteer. More than 13,000 people nationwide, registered to volunteer.

31st March

Meath Volunteer Centre is moving its main office to Kells.  Here we will join with Meath Partnership in our new offices on the Cavan Road.  Please be advised that during the moving process (March 31st and April 1st) we will not have access to our phone or IT communications while our systems are being transferred and setup.  However we will be back up and running on Tuesday April 6th.

Although our main offices will be in Kells we will still have outreach days in our old offices in Navan as well as various locations throughout the county.  The exact details of this have yet to be confirmed and we will let you know as soon as the dates and times have been finalised.

Our new contact details are as follows.

Volunteer Centre, Meath Partnership, Ground Floor Unit 7, Kells Business Park, Cavan Road, Kells, Co Meath

Landline - 046 9280 790

Mobile - 086 0265665

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Voluntary activity is a very important component of a healthy and caring democratic society.  Without active volunteers, communities cannot flourish.  Events like today’s celebrations are therefore important in highlighting voluntary efforts, said Marjan Boers from the Meath Volunteer Centre at the ‘Celebration of Volunteering’ event in the Solstice.
It was a timely event as the celebrations took place on the day that the news was received from Minister John Curran T.D., that the centre would receive funding of €122,963.00 to continue their services into 2010.

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Staff and Volunteers of Meath Youth Federation (MYF) were thrilled to be selected as the recipient of the “Outstanding Volunteer Programme Award” at Volunteering Ireland’s “Ireland Involved Awards” ceremony this week in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin. The Award recognises MYF’s strong volunteer programmes and our engagement in outstanding work that reflects the ideals and spirit of volunteerism. Youth Club Development Officer Tracie Kinsella accepted the award on behalf of Meath Youth Federation from Ms Elaine Brady CEO Volunteering Ireland. Tracie gave tribute to the immense contribution of our Volunteers who have helped Meath Youth Federation continue to provide an invaluable service to the young people of Co. Meath.

An informative, interesting and well attended fundraising seminar was held on Tuesday 29th September in the Solstice Arts Centre, Navan. Michael Ludlow, CEO, Meath Partnership welcomed guest speakers - Deirdre Garvey, The Wheel, Peter Cronin, Alaymont International and Ciaran Macken, Rehab. The aim of the seminar was to inform those involved in not for profit organisations and charity organisations who are continually faced with the challenge of fundraising. Ms. Garvey, ended her presentation with a quote which really summed up the main message of the day - "It is not the strongest or the most intelligent of the species that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change" (C.Darwin).

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9th SEPTEMBER 09

IRISH people were today (WEDNESDAY) urged to show national solidarity by giving up their time to help others during the recession. Actor Pat Shortt and Volunteers Centre Ireland (VCI) Chief Executive Yvonne McKenna this morning launched Ireland’s biggest ever national day of volunteering.

Give it a Swirl Day on Friday September 25 will engage thousands of people all across the country in 24 hours of donating their time, skills and compassion to their fellow citizens.

“This is not just active citizenship. It’s about solidarity. Give it a Swirl Day gives those who do not already volunteer on a regular basis an opportunity to see how enriching it can be for one day and, hopefully, encourage them to continue for a couple of hours a week,” said Dr McKenna, CEO of Volunteer Centres Ireland.

THE recession has seen a massive increase in the number of Irish people seeking to volunteer in their local communities. New figures released today (2 Sept 2009) show that the amount of citizens who are prepared to give up their time to help others has more than doubled over the past year. For the first time a large number of young people are citing the fact that they have recently been made redundant as a primary reason for volunteering.

Local Legend supports Meath Volunteer Centre

Sean Boylan showed his support for the initiative by referring to it as ‘a fire place’ from which community and voluntary activity and spirit could be generated, at a time when “we’ve never needed each other more”. He also stated that Meath Volunteer Centre will draw public attention to already existing services and act as a facilitator in making volunteering activities more accessible to everybody.

The official launch of Meath Volunteer Centre took place on Wednesday 01/04/09 at the Solstice Arts Centre in Navan. Mr. Gerard Weldon, Chairperson of Meath Partnership welcomed the crowd and gave an overview of the initiative along with personal insights into volunteering. Speakers at the launch included.