JVN Blog

This week saw the 40th Anniversary of the terrible events of the 1972 Munich Olympics, during which 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team were murdered in a terrorist attack. To commemorate the Munich 11 in the JVN spirit, this blog post shows how, 40 years on, the memories of that day inspired one man […]

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 […]

Frank Weinberg, Chairman of British Friends of Israel War Disabled talked to me about his role in organising the Israeli Athletes for the Paralympic Games which takes place between 29th August and 11th September. Frank and his team’s remit is to liaise between the Israeli Paralympic Team and LOCOG and to act as a total […]

We promised to report back on our dynamic conference on the 11th July. Sue Jones who is the Training Manager at the Volunteer Centre Warrington in England, lead the packed audience of 30 managers through her presentation ‘Me, Myself, & I’. It certainly provided a lot of food for thought. The essence of her message  was […]

Have you ever heard the one about a JVN intern, 300 JFS 6th Formers and 11 charities walking into a theatre? Thought not! Neither had we, so without further ado, Mike the JVN intern tells us more….