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Another week, another fantastic volunteering story from The Greatest Show on Earth! This week’s entry comes from Eli Benson, who works for Magen David Adom (MDA UK). Used to helping people for a living, Eli tells us how he takes the kindness learned from his job and transfers it into the world of volunteering… The […]

We believe we know and understand the notion of reciprocity: “the state of mutual dependence or influence.” However, it’s a notion that is often harder to practice. The Hebrew word Natan, which means gift, is a palindrome, spelt the same backwards and forwards. This is because giving is not just something that can positively affect […]

This week JVN’s Youth Co-ordinator Mike has been volunteering at Gilwell Park campsite for the second of three weeks of JLGB’s Redbridge NCS programme for 16-17-year-olds of all faiths in the Redbridge community. Here is his report… This week, the focus of the NCS programme was to learn a specific skill in order to develop […]

This week we have two stories for you!First is Professor Margaret Harris, who is Professor Emeritus of Voluntary Organisation at Aston University and an Academic Adviser to the Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR) – so she know a thing or two about volunteering! Here Margaret describes her experiences as a London Ambassador… As soon as […]

We all hear about London being a hugely diverse city, with over 7 million people of all different nationalities, religions and cultures living together. With the London 2012 Games now in full swing, this number has been increased hugely with athletes, coaches, officials and spectators flooding in from all corners of the globe to be […]

Hello and welcome to the first in a new series of JVN blogs entitled Volunteering Wins Gold. We’ll be posting stories about volunteering during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We all hear about how amazing Team GB are doing (it’s impossible to ignore!), but what about the people behind the scenes? Our Jewish community has […]