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Summer 2021 Newsletter

Our latest newsletter is out now! Read it here: https://bit.ly/3BQsLGx

Ballina 2023: call for volunteers

Ballina 2023 will be a year-long celebration marking the 300th anniversary of the formal establishment of the town of Ballina,...

New roles for July 2021

Here is a selection of new roles available with the Mayo Volunteer Centre in July 2021. They include social media...

Annual Report 2020

The Mayo Volunteer Centre has just published its Annual Report for 2020. It highlights the challenges and activities undertaken in...

10 new volunteer roles now available

As of May 2021, we have 10 new volunteering opportunities available. The charity shops are open again and we have...

Guide to Registering as a Volunteer

We have put together a short guide to help you register as a volunteer with Mayo Volunteer Centre. If you...

Developing a positive mindset

For our fourth and final Zoom Cafe for National Volunteering Week (17th – 23rd May), we are covering the topic...

Volunteering and working from home

For the third in our series of Zoom Cafes for National Volunteering Week (17th – 23rd May), we are discussing...

Breathe: managing your mental health

The last year has had an impact on us all in many ways but none more so than on our...

Ireland’s biodiversity

During National Volunteering Week (17th – 23rd May) we are running 4 of our Zoom cafes. Our volunteers are a...

National Volunteering Week

National Volunteering Week is being held from 17th – 23rd May 2021. During this week we celebrate the amazing contributions...

Guide to searching for volunteer opportunities

The Mayo Volunteer Centre has put together a guide to help you search for volunteer roles that may be of...

Spring Newsletter 2021

A very Happy Easter to all our volunteers and community organisations! To help you through the long weekend, we have...

Steering Committee members required

The Mayo Volunteer Centre is seeking two volunteers to join our Steering Committee to help guide us in terms of...

New Volunteer opportunity Available

We have a new role available please visit the following link for more information or to apply. Click here for...

New Email Address

We have a new email address! appointments@volunteermayo.ie As we can’t meet people face-to-face, we are offering online consultations/conversations with our...

new volunteer role available

click here to apply for the role

Keep well in your community

Mayo Community Response Advisory Group co-ordinates the community response to the Coronavirus. They have produced a leaflet outlining the Government’s...

Letter From The Manager

I can’t say I will be sorry to say good-bye to 2020. It has been a tough year for everyone...

Volunteers needed for traffic management at Crossmolina Christmas Market.

We are currently seeking 4 volunteers for traffic management at the Crossmolina Christmas market hosted at Mayo North Heritage Centre,...

Be Winter Ready: practical advice for volunteers

The following guide has been developed to support and guide persons preparing to volunteer to provide practical support to others...

Western Alzheimer’s Befriender role

Western Alzheirmers is in the process of expanding it’s befriending service for people with dementia in Galway to Mayo and...

Down Syndrome Ireland, Sligo Branch, require an Online Moderator for Zoom calls. This role is currently home-based.

This role is currently home-based. Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions, all branch activities have now gone online where they...

Volunteers needed for Meet and Greet Services

Mayo General Hospital HSE West are looking for volunteers to provide meet and greet services in Castlebar to Give a...

opportunity for Mayo mental health fair

A great new opportunity has arisen with Mayo Mental Health Fair for an Administration, Research and Social Media Promotions Officer....

Customer Service and Retail Skills

Join this FREE course starting next Thursday, 22nd October, 9.30am – 12.30. The aim of this course is to introduce...

Ballina recognised as Ireland’s most enterprising town

Great news this morning that Ballina has been recognised as Ireland’s most enterprising town by Bank of IrelandThe Bank of...

Volunteer Ireland Story Book.

Volunteer Ireland have just launched this wonderful collection of stories of volunteering during the COVID-19 pandemic. As always, volunteers were...

National Volunteer Awards to Recognise Exceptional Year of Volunteering

25th August 2020 Press Release Presenter and writer, James Kavanagh, today kicked off the 2020 Volunteer Ireland Awards campaign. From now until 1stOctober, we are calling...

Ford Ireland supporting the community and volunteer effort

Mayo Volunteer Centre would like to thank Ford Ireland for offering the use of a Ford Fiesta van for the duration...

Voluntary and community groups urged to avail of volunteer resources

Voluntary and community groups urged to avail of volunteer resources. The appetite of Mayo people to offer voluntary...

101 Ways to Recognise your Volunteers!

Recognising volunteers doesn’t have to involve spending a lot of money. There are many ways you can show them you appreciate them without having to spend...