News Date: Monday 1st November 2004
Local MP Gets Involved on National Volunteering Day
Tim Loughton, MP for East Worthing and Shoreham rolled up his shirt sleeves and got involved with the national Make a Difference Day on Saturday 30th October. As a trustee of charity Community Service Volunteers, Tim was delighted to help out at local Sue Ryder shop on Broadwater Boulevard.
Tim Loughton commented:
'CSV Make a Difference Day is a great opportunity for people across Worthing and Shoreham to improve their local communities by volunteering. With 22 million people volunteering in the UK, the voluntary sector plays a huge role in caring and support in the community and we should support it as much as possible.
'The idea behind CSV Make a Difference Day is to celebrate volunteering by giving up your time to a good cause. There are endless social, economic, environmental and cultural benefits to volunteering. Whatever you do, no matter how small, you too can really make a difference.'
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Note to Editor
1. The value of volunteering is estimated at over £40 bn per year.
2. CSV Make A Difference Day, supported by Barclays, is on Saturday 30 October 2004. Readers can find out which activities are taking place near them by either calling Freephone 0800 284 533 or visiting www.csv.org.uk/difference
