Voluntines Day #SVW24

14/02/2024 - 14/02/2024

noon - 4pm

Square 3

Join us on Square 3 from  12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. A wide array of societies and projects will be holding stalls focussing on one-off activities and microvolunteering projects.

Come for:

How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?
Write about a heartbreaking experience, how you got over the situation, and give advice on growing from the experience

You Are Beautiful
Our photographer will take your portrait, print it out, and give you a task to write something beautiful on another person's photo

Handing Out Roses
Volunteers will hand out roses with positive messages

Face Painting
Get your face decorated with hearts, rainbows, and more

Learn about LGBTQ+ Love
Come and hear the LGBTQ+ society talk about different kinds of LGBTQ+ love

Bake Sale
Enjoy delicious, freshly baked goods and know the money you paid is going straight to charity

5 Minute Creative Writing Exercises
Have you ever wanted to become a published writer? Take up Community Creative Writing's challenge write quick, short poems and stories with the chance to be published in their upcoming booklet of student work, where profits sold will be donated to charity


 

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