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December 5, 2000 Wales plays part in worldwide celebrations Techniquest, Cardiff Bay: 6pm -- Wales will be playing its part in worldwide festivities next week when the United Nations celebrates the start of the International Year of Volunteers 2001. As UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan officially launches the year at UN Headquarters in New York, Wales Council for Voluntary Action will be leading the Welsh contributions with an event at Cardiff Bay. Welsh Assembly Minister for Health & Social Security Jane Hutt is one of the speakers at the Techniquest launch, which will also be attended by other Assembly Members, voluntary organizations and volunteers themselves. There are 1.9 million people in Wales engaged in some kind of volunteering or community action. More than 70 countries have committed to marking the International Year of Volunteers, making it the largest celebration of volunteering ever conceived. "It will be a global opportunity to celebrate and recognise the outstanding contribution made by volunteers world-wide," said Isobel Hume, WCVA Volunteering Events Officer. "We want as many as possible to take up this unique opportunity to highlight the diverse range of work performed by volunteers across Wales. "We are delighted with the enthusiastic response we have already had to IYV2001 in Wales. With a dynamic calendar of activities and events already planned for the year, we're hoping that more people than ever will be encouraged to become volunteers." Among forthcoming events WCVA has arranged is a volunteer organizers' training day, featuring USA volunteer management experts Steve McCurley and Rick Lynch, on March 20, 2001. The annual Volunteers Week - Wales, from June 1-7, will see volunteer bureaux, local community groups, hospitals, companies and other organizations recognise, reward and recruit volunteers. And on December 5, there will be a national grand finale to the year's activities. If you want to become more involved with IYV 2001 in Wales, contact Isobel Hume on 029 2043 1768 for further information. e-mail: iyv@wcva.org.uk. For more information
please contact Isobel Hume on 029 2043 1768 · WCVA is the voice of the voluntary sector in Wales, with 800 members, including a wide range of major national organizations working on issues such as volunteering, housing, economic regeneration, childcare, community development, transport, the environment and health. · Statistics on volunteering in Wales are available on the WCVA website, www.wcva.org.uk in the Volunteering News section. The UN IYV website www.iyv.org has a media room link with further information about the initiative. Note to News/Picture Editor There will be a photo opportunity with Jane Hutt AM between 5.50pm and 6.05pm on December 5, 2000 at Techniquest, Cardiff Bay. ###
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