SpunOut.ie Blog
September, 2009
Give it a swirl, volunteering!
Blog: Get your volunteering vibes a-buzzing for the national day of volunteering.
Satisfaction, good karma, experience of your C.V., making new friends, learning new skills.... whew! Those are just some of the reasons to volunteer, not to mention the positive difference you can make in your community, or the world, by giving your time, energy and know-how to a volunteer project.
September 25th celebrates Give it a Swirl day 2009, a day when everyone is encouraged to volunteer their time, even if it’s just for a few hours.
Here at SpunOut.ie, we’ve been lucky enough to have the support of amazing volunteers (young and not so young!) over the last five years. Thanks to their support, SpunOut.ie is the website you see to today. So here’s a 'YOU ROCK' to volunteers everywhere!
Volunteer with SpunOut.ie: www.spunout.ie/getin/
Find out more about the national day of volunteering: www.volunteer.ie/spip/spip.php?rubrique8
Volunteering information:
www.spunout.ie/health/Work/Volunteering
www.spunout.ie/health/Work/Volunteering/Jobs-%2526-volunteering-links
www.spunout.ie/health/Work/Volunteering/Volunteer-now!
www.spunout.ie/action/Be-inspired/Make-a-difference
Mucky fun
Blog: The SpunOut Team gives pottery a go!
In our information saturated world where billions of us spend uncountable hours working on computers, files, and the net, it’s a novelty and thrill to actually create something tangible. A real life, touch it, taste it, hear it kinda thing! Amazing!
Every once in awhile, to ease our techy hands and soothe our screen-blurred eyes, the crew at SpunOut.ie HQ bails from the office to let our minds and imaginations roam free. Wheeeee!
This latest episode landed us with Lawrence the Potter in a cavernous studio hidden in the middle of Galway City. Pottery, you may ask? Well, why not?!
Emily dressed to the 9's
We hopped on the pottery wheels, finessed some occasionally temperamental clay, and let the fun spin around in true Spunout fashion!
Two hours produced 5 mugs, 6 pots, a funky goblet, an unidentifiable ‘art noveau’ object (wink wink), a pinch bowl, a few heaps of wobbly clay gone wrong, and 5 pairs of very mucky hands! There were no ‘Ghost’ moments, but the mood was warm and cosy, nonetheless.
Comm's Officer, Susie Q, holds on for dear life
So if you ever call around to our offices and get served up a fine cuppa in a mug gone so wrong it just seems right, you’ll know what’s that’s all about!
