Bank of America Merrill Lynch sponsors Volunteers’ Week 2011
Thursday, 21 April 2011
Volunteers’ Week takes place from 1-7 June each year and celebrates the enormous contribution that millions of volunteers make across the UK. During the week, over 100,000 volunteers take part in events up and down the country to showcase the variety of volunteering programmes in which people are involved, from sports coaches and PTA fundraisers, to carers and community allotment managers.
“We are very pleased to support Volunteering England’s Volunteers’ Week,” said Camilla Fletcher, head of Philanthropy for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. “Volunteering our time and skills can create real opportunities for all involved. Last year our employees donated more than one million volunteer hours of service, providing critical support to local community needs through a wide range of volunteer activities.”
Volunteering England’s Chief Executive, Justin Davis Smith warmly welcomed Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s support: “We are delighted to be working with Bank of America Merrill Lynch who recognise the importance of their staff volunteering in the communities where they do business.
“This year is also significant as 2011 is the European Year of Volunteering. We are working closely as a strategic partner of the Office of Civil Society to make this year a success, and look forward to the European Year of Volunteering Roadshow which will be coming to London during Volunteers’ Week.”
A dedicated website - www.volunteersweek.org.ukprovides a wealth of resources, advice and a searchable events database to inspire people to get involved in activities in their local community.
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Our work links policy, research, innovation, good practice and programme management in the involvement of volunteers. We have a diverse membership drawn from the public, private and voluntary and community sectors. These include national charities, further and higher education, NHS Trusts, arts and sports organisations, Volunteer Centres and local community projects. On behalf of our members and the wider volunteering movement, we work with local and central Government, national agencies and infrastructure partnerships.
Volunteering England is at the centre, bringing ideas and people together, developing better networks and structures, and initiating projects to support volunteering in a wide range of fields, such as health and social care, sport and employer-supported volunteering.
To find out more, visit: www.volunteering.org.uk
For more information on Volunteers’ Week, visit: www.volunteersweek.org.uk
For more information on the European Year of Volunteering 2011, visit: http:europa.euvolunteering
Bank of America Corporate Philanthropy
Building on a long-standing tradition of investing in the communities it serves, Bank of America is delivering on a 10-year goal to donate $2 billion to nonprofit organisations engaged in improving the health and vitality of their communities. Funded by Bank of America, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation gave more than $200 million in 2010, making the company one of the largest corporate cash donors in the United States. As a global company providing financial services in more than 150 countries, Bank of America invests in organisations that contribute to economic and social opportunities as well as global initiatives that will benefit society as a whole. Reaffirming a commitment to develop and sustain a culture of service, the company’s employee volunteers contributed more than one million hours in 2010 to enhance the quality of life in their communities worldwide. For more information about Bank of America Corporate Philanthropy, please visit www.bankofamerica.comfoundation
