V Team is the student volunteering group of the Students' Union we are committed to providing a range of different ways to get involved in volunteering with the local and wider community.
It's FREE to join!
Vision:
That the University of Bath has a culture of volunteering enabling students to engage with meaningful opportunities and contribute to their local community.
Aim:
To build relationships between students and local residents through compassionate, inclusive and sustainable projects that focus on improving the lives of those around us.
Here are our amazing project groups:
V Aware – Raises awareness of important causes. This year is domestic abuse and how to get support, in partnership with the charity FearFree. (If you have an idea for an awareness campaign you would like to lead please get in touch)
V Clean – Runs city litter picks with the Student Community Partnership and an annual beach clean day out with the Marine Conservation Society.
V Code – Supports girls to consider a career in tech and STEM subjects by teaching them how to code. Works in collaboration with Mighty Girls.
V Collect – Helps collect donations for food appeals and run Christmas/Easter card making sessions for members of the community in need.
V Eco – Empowers students to make eco-friendly changes in their community by following the 6 week EcoTogether workshops.
V Kind – Encourages a domino effect of wellbeing through acts of kindness on campus and beyond.
V Nature – Runs outdoor volunteering sessions helping conserve parks and plant tree saplings in Bath, often with local groups such as Your Park Bristol & Bath.
V Repair – Hosts Repair Cafes with local partner Share and Repair for students and staff to bring broken items to be repaired free of charge.
V Run – Organises the volunteer support for the main running events of the year - Santa Dash on campus and Bath Half in the city centre.
V Schools – Coordinates volunteering at local primary schools, such as improving play areas or running interactive sessions for children in collaboration with University student drama and music groups.
V Wildlife – Runs biodiversity and wildlife sessions on campus.
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