Why volunteer?

By giving your time, you can develop friendships, memories, skills  - and have fun!

Below you can read about a variety of different people and their volunteering experiences and find out about some of the great reasons to become involved in volunteering.

'Volunteering is a special experience'

'Volunteers making a difference at grassroots' 

 Become a Sport Maker!

You may not be able to pedal like Rebecca Romero, leap like Phillips Idowu however, you can be part of the official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic legacy.

Inspired by the Games and their values, you can be part of an army of 40,000 Sport Makers. Sport Makers are, quite simply, people who make sport happen.

Some might organise sport informally for themselves and their friends, colleagues or neighbors, for example by:

  • >> Organising a friendly tennis session to help work colleagues get to know each other
  • >> Rounding up half a dozen mates for a regular five-a-side football kickabout
  • >> Encouraging five friends to do a local run in the park once a week, celebrating with breakfast afterwards and keeping them motivated

Others won’t take part themselves, but will do all those things that make sport possible, such as:

  • >> Organising a fundraising fun-run for their village with the help of other Sport Makers
  • >> Creating a multi-sport event or festival for the local community with other people
  • >> Welcoming new participants at a local hockey club, helping them play the game and encouraging them to keep coming back.

You will be one of 40,000 like-minded people who are making a difference to the lives of their friends, colleagues or local community.

You will be helping helping to deliver the official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games sporting legacy, Places People Play, by helping more people  play more sport.

And you will be having a good time doing it.

Find out more and register to be a Sport Maker

Volunteering Opportunties

Across Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire the Sport Volunteer Action group have been working together on a 'Shared System' for promoting volunteering opportunties. You can now find a great range of volunteering opportunities avaibale in our sub region below. More information on the 'Shared System' can be found on our website

Volunteering opportunities in Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire and further information

For any further information contact Ian McLean, CSW Sport Development Manager (Clubs and Volunteers) on 02476 574197 or Ian@cswsport.org.uk 

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