Galway Gets a Makeover!

Teams of volunteers were busy all over the city and county on September 26th 2008 as part of Give it A Swirl Day – Irelands National Day of Volunteering.  The events were co-ordinated by Galway Volunteer Centre and were the largest amount of projects that took place around the country.  This was the first time Give it a Swirl Day has been run in Galway.

 
Groups of volunteers from City and County Councils, NUI Galway, Intergroup, Supermacs, and the Radisson visited community organisations COPE, Brothers of Charity, Spirit Centre, The GAF, GSPCA, Tuam Resource Centre, D’Cube Ballinasloe and Scoil Bhride Community Garden.  Work carried out including landscaping, gardening, painting and cleaning reflecting the ‘Community Makeover’ theme of this years day.

We had 12 projects  happening on the dayand everybody had a great time, as well as getting some valuable work done for the various community groups.

 
The GVC, businesses and community organisations have been preparing for the day since before the summer to carry out ‘once-off’ volunteer work on the day.  Many of those who took part on the day had never volunteered before, and we were delighted to give the opportunity to see how enjoyable it can be.

Woodies and McDonaghs provided materials for a number of the projects that took place and the event was sponsored nationally by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. 

“Go on, Give it a Swirl!”