Exercise 5

1. 1.              How old were the Games volunteers? _all ages
2. 2.              During the Games, the volunteers had a special title. What was this special title? game makers
3. 3.              Complete this quote from David… “… for a moment in time volunteering had aprofile and an image that they fully  deserve but don’t always get.”
4. 4.              David mentions that some of the volunteers are semi-retired. What does this mean? almost retired/half retired , working part time
5. 5.              Zoe worked in Events Services. Where was this located? at the Olympic stadium
6. 6.              How does she describe the experience of volunteering for the Olympics and Paralympics? best experience of her life (fantastic)
7. 7.              What benefits of volunteering, according to Zoe?

a.     Meet new people

b.     Improving you confidence

c.      feels happy and fun

d.     satisfaction

1. 8.              Why does David feel that volunteering in the community is so important?

Because they give some of their time to the community and organizes with other people from different ages  and that makes them unique

 This page is also from AGE UK.

http://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/volunteers-week/

What volunteer roles do the following people have?

	Name	Job
1	John McArthur	Administration and information volunteer
2	Samarah Hashmi	Survey analyst volunteer (European and international unit)
3	Oliver Stannard	Copywriter volunteer (internal communication team)
4	Stanley Parker	Market dray ton shop volunteer
5	Camilla Williamson	Volunteer parliamentary assistant

Look again at these people and their jobs. What can you say about volunteering from the information in your chart?

  Volunteering isn't restricted for a specific age range or retired or unemployed people. It’s a humanitarian job that anyone can do to give back to their society