Heres wishing you a very merry Christmas from all of us here at Hallam Volunteering!!
We hope you have a wonderful time over this festive season.
Wednesday 24 December 2008
Monday 15 December 2008
Please note!!
The articles that appear here are written by Hallam Volunteers and therefore
are the opinions of Student volunteers rather than Hallam
Union.
New Faces onboard!!
How the HV staff are shaping up this year:
By Kirsty Brailsford
There are some new faces in the Hallam Volunteering office this year, and also some familiar faces in new places! Amongst those newbies are Beth Blois, Kanyekanye Volunteering Co-ordinator for this year. Beth hopes to bring new, fresh ideas on how to develop Hallam Volunteering. She says “Hallam Volunteering is important for students to develop a whole host of new skills, meet new people and invest into the local community.”
Celia Davis is one of this year’s Graduate Trainee Volunteer Co-ordinators. Celia says she loves being involved in so many great projects, and is proud to be part of an organisation that offers great opportunities for students to get to know more of Sheffield and its great people!
Our Project Volunteer Co-ordinator for this year is Val Roberts, who has the mammoth task of supporting the Committee, and the working groups which are the Publicity Team, the Fundraising Team, the Equal Opportunities Team and the Socials and Communications Team. Although Val has not been involved in Hallam Volunteering before, she has had loads of experience volunteering for different organisations, so it will be interesting to find out what exciting things she’s bound to bring to Hallam Volunteering!
Emily Burns worked as a volunteer throughout her three years at Sheffield Hallam and is now a Graduate Trainee Volunteer Co-ordinator. She says she loves how Hallam Volunteering brings out the best in people, and hopes she can help this year’s volunteers have the great time she had when she was a volunteer, saying “The buzz that Hallam Volunteering provides for students is amazing and shouldn’t be missed by anyone!”
All in all it sounds like we have a dedicated and passionate team of staff this year, so it should be one of the best ever!
Tuesday 9 December 2008
Profiles
Hi again!
We've decided to kick off with a quick profile of the wonderful folks who contribute to the publicity of all the Hallam Volunteering Projects, just so you can get a little snapshot of us and what were like. Were all lovely really, but heres a few snippets about us that you may not have known!
So here goes for 7 of us, the rest were a little shy...
Name: Kirsty Brailsford
Studying: English Studies
Favourite Music Artist: The Goo Goo Dolls
Favourite Film and why: The Notebook, because it’s just amazing!
A Hobby: Pyjama days with friends – thinking of turning it into a full-time career.
If you could have dinner with one person (from any point in time) who would it be: Gordon Ramsay, because it’s bound to be yummy, and he’s pretty hot.
What would you ask them: Will you leave your wife for me?
What would like to be asked: When would you like me to leave my wife for you?
Tell us something you love: Doing silly things with my friends.
Tell us something you hate: Rainy days.
What would you change if you could: I’d be a student forever!
Any bad habits: Lots!
Pet Peeves: People that talk too loudly about random sh*t on the train.
Name: Mark Rhodes
Preferred Nickname: I like to be called Mark, as that is my name.
Studying: Business Studies
Favourite Music Artist: Oasis
Favourite Film and why: Toy Story, a sci-fi classic with many emotional twists.
A Hobby: Visiting public houses and going to Peterborough United matches.
If you could have dinner with one person (from any point in time) who would it be: Queen Elizabeth 2nd.
What would you ask them: Who would win a fight out of Prince Charles and Prince Edward?
What would like to be asked: Would you like another pint?
Tell us something you love: Lager and Football, a winning combination
Tell us something you hate: Bitter and Rugby, a not so good combination
What would you change if you could: The ending of Watership down, it's bloody tragic!
Any bad habits: Not that I am aware of.
Pet Peeves: People who insist on playing loud crappy music on their phones whilst I am on the train/bus.
Name: Rik Measures
Preferred Nickname: Rik!
Studying: Creative Writing
Favourite Music Artist: Matchbox 20
Favourite Film and why: Jurassic Park because of the T-Rex attack scene!
A Hobby: Story writing.
If you could have dinner with one person (from any point in time) who would it be: Aaron Sorkin, creator and writer of The West Wing.
What would you ask them: How he writers so well!
What would like to be asked: If I’d like him to teach me!
Tell us something you love: Apple juice.
Tell us something you hate: Carrots.
What would you change if you could: I’d make Facebook Chat actually work!
Any bad habits: Laughing at people falling over and hurting themselves.
Pet Peeves: People asking if they can ask a question. They didn’t ask if they could ask that question, so why ask if they can ask another??
Name: Samuel Peter Woolley
Preferred Nickname: Woolley, or Rory (I look a *bit* like Rory McGrath)
Studying: BA Hons Business Studies
Favourite Music Artist:F Red Hot Chili Peppers, pretty much the soundtrack to a lot of my teen years!
Favourite Film and why: Star Wars (Episodes 4, 5 and 6) They’re amazing that’s why! Good old fashioned stories of good vs evil in a sci-fi setting, not to mention Wookies! Brilliant!
A Hobby: I don't get to do this much more, but I do enjoy a good Ghyll Scramble!
If you could have dinner with one person (from any point in time) who would it be: Rene Descartes (My favourite Philosopher)
What would you ask them: I’m not sure really, something to do with philosophy most likely.
What would you like to be asked: Fancy a holiday?
(I really do fancy a holiday, its been too long)
Tell us something you love: Open fire places… and ale.
Tell us something you hate: Narrow mindedness
What would you change if you could: I’d make the news a little bit more cheery, there’s far too many depressing stories on the news.
Any bad habits: I don’t call my grandparents as much as I should
Pet Peeves: Those people who play music from their phone in public!
Name: Shonagh Dimmick
Preferred Nickname: Sho
Studying: PR and Media
Favourite Music Artist: Alicia Keys
Favourite Film and why: White Chicks cause it reminds me of home and all my friends!
A Hobby: Swimming
If you could have dinner with one person (from any point in time) who would it be: Tyrese Gibson
What would you ask them: I wouldn’t ask him anything I would just stare at him!
Tell us something you love: My boyfriend!
Tell us something you hate: Coconut
What would you change if you could: My bank balance
Any bad habits: Biting my nails
Pet Peeves: Washing
Name: Lori Powell
Preferred Nickname: Lori
Studying: Marketing
Favourite Music Artist: None really
Favourite Film and why: Con Air (John Malkovich and Nicholas cage are good actors)
A Hobby: Organising events
If you could have dinner with one person (from any point in time) who would it be? Errrrrm, can't really think of anyone!
Tell us something you love: Going to church with ma girls!
Tell us something you hate: Spiders
What would you change if you could? About myself or about the world? If about myself then nothing I'm brilliant, if about the world? Then the mindsets of those who live below their potentials.
Any bad habits: Nope only good ones!
Pet Peeves: People who stop to talk in the middle of busy shopping isles, staircases and anywhere else I'm trying to pass through.
Name: Victoria Crofts
Preferred Nickname: Vixz
Studying: BA Hons Journalism Studies
Favourite Music Artist: Westlife and Girls ALoud.
Favourite Film and why: 101 Dalmatians and cool running’s don’t know why loved it since I was a kid.
Tell us something you love: Ice cream and Choclate.
Tell us something you hate: not being allowed the above.
Any bad habits: Biting my nails
We've decided to kick off with a quick profile of the wonderful folks who contribute to the publicity of all the Hallam Volunteering Projects, just so you can get a little snapshot of us and what were like. Were all lovely really, but heres a few snippets about us that you may not have known!
So here goes for 7 of us, the rest were a little shy...
Name: Kirsty Brailsford
Studying: English Studies
Favourite Music Artist: The Goo Goo Dolls
Favourite Film and why: The Notebook, because it’s just amazing!
A Hobby: Pyjama days with friends – thinking of turning it into a full-time career.
If you could have dinner with one person (from any point in time) who would it be: Gordon Ramsay, because it’s bound to be yummy, and he’s pretty hot.
What would you ask them: Will you leave your wife for me?
What would like to be asked: When would you like me to leave my wife for you?
Tell us something you love: Doing silly things with my friends.
Tell us something you hate: Rainy days.
What would you change if you could: I’d be a student forever!
Any bad habits: Lots!
Pet Peeves: People that talk too loudly about random sh*t on the train.
Name: Mark Rhodes
Preferred Nickname: I like to be called Mark, as that is my name.
Studying: Business Studies
Favourite Music Artist: Oasis
Favourite Film and why: Toy Story, a sci-fi classic with many emotional twists.
A Hobby: Visiting public houses and going to Peterborough United matches.
If you could have dinner with one person (from any point in time) who would it be: Queen Elizabeth 2nd.
What would you ask them: Who would win a fight out of Prince Charles and Prince Edward?
What would like to be asked: Would you like another pint?
Tell us something you love: Lager and Football, a winning combination
Tell us something you hate: Bitter and Rugby, a not so good combination
What would you change if you could: The ending of Watership down, it's bloody tragic!
Any bad habits: Not that I am aware of.
Pet Peeves: People who insist on playing loud crappy music on their phones whilst I am on the train/bus.
Name: Rik Measures
Preferred Nickname: Rik!
Studying: Creative Writing
Favourite Music Artist: Matchbox 20
Favourite Film and why: Jurassic Park because of the T-Rex attack scene!
A Hobby: Story writing.
If you could have dinner with one person (from any point in time) who would it be: Aaron Sorkin, creator and writer of The West Wing.
What would you ask them: How he writers so well!
What would like to be asked: If I’d like him to teach me!
Tell us something you love: Apple juice.
Tell us something you hate: Carrots.
What would you change if you could: I’d make Facebook Chat actually work!
Any bad habits: Laughing at people falling over and hurting themselves.
Pet Peeves: People asking if they can ask a question. They didn’t ask if they could ask that question, so why ask if they can ask another??
Name: Samuel Peter Woolley
Preferred Nickname: Woolley, or Rory (I look a *bit* like Rory McGrath)
Studying: BA Hons Business Studies
Favourite Music Artist:F Red Hot Chili Peppers, pretty much the soundtrack to a lot of my teen years!
Favourite Film and why: Star Wars (Episodes 4, 5 and 6) They’re amazing that’s why! Good old fashioned stories of good vs evil in a sci-fi setting, not to mention Wookies! Brilliant!
A Hobby: I don't get to do this much more, but I do enjoy a good Ghyll Scramble!
If you could have dinner with one person (from any point in time) who would it be: Rene Descartes (My favourite Philosopher)
What would you ask them: I’m not sure really, something to do with philosophy most likely.
What would you like to be asked: Fancy a holiday?
(I really do fancy a holiday, its been too long)
Tell us something you love: Open fire places… and ale.
Tell us something you hate: Narrow mindedness
What would you change if you could: I’d make the news a little bit more cheery, there’s far too many depressing stories on the news.
Any bad habits: I don’t call my grandparents as much as I should
Pet Peeves: Those people who play music from their phone in public!
Name: Shonagh Dimmick
Preferred Nickname: Sho
Studying: PR and Media
Favourite Music Artist: Alicia Keys
Favourite Film and why: White Chicks cause it reminds me of home and all my friends!
A Hobby: Swimming
If you could have dinner with one person (from any point in time) who would it be: Tyrese Gibson
What would you ask them: I wouldn’t ask him anything I would just stare at him!
Tell us something you love: My boyfriend!
Tell us something you hate: Coconut
What would you change if you could: My bank balance
Any bad habits: Biting my nails
Pet Peeves: Washing
Name: Lori Powell
Preferred Nickname: Lori
Studying: Marketing
Favourite Music Artist: None really
Favourite Film and why: Con Air (John Malkovich and Nicholas cage are good actors)
A Hobby: Organising events
If you could have dinner with one person (from any point in time) who would it be? Errrrrm, can't really think of anyone!
Tell us something you love: Going to church with ma girls!
Tell us something you hate: Spiders
What would you change if you could? About myself or about the world? If about myself then nothing I'm brilliant, if about the world? Then the mindsets of those who live below their potentials.
Any bad habits: Nope only good ones!
Pet Peeves: People who stop to talk in the middle of busy shopping isles, staircases and anywhere else I'm trying to pass through.
Name: Victoria Crofts
Preferred Nickname: Vixz
Studying: BA Hons Journalism Studies
Favourite Music Artist: Westlife and Girls ALoud.
Favourite Film and why: 101 Dalmatians and cool running’s don’t know why loved it since I was a kid.
Tell us something you love: Ice cream and Choclate.
Tell us something you hate: not being allowed the above.
Any bad habits: Biting my nails
Friday 5 December 2008
Bloggers Behold!
Welcome to the all-new Sheffield Hallam Volunteering - Publicity Blog!
You might be wondering why weve moved from our old blog? Well, we may have lost some of the details along the line (oops) and to make life easier for ourselves we simply decided to up and relocate to here!
Nothings changed though, were still dedicated to bringing you the very latest and greatest of goings on in Hallam Volunteering, so make sure you come and check in regularly for any updates on your favourite projects.
You might be wondering why weve moved from our old blog? Well, we may have lost some of the details along the line (oops) and to make life easier for ourselves we simply decided to up and relocate to here!
Nothings changed though, were still dedicated to bringing you the very latest and greatest of goings on in Hallam Volunteering, so make sure you come and check in regularly for any updates on your favourite projects.
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