Volunteering is key to the health of the local community:
We need volunteers! – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards
Especially now:
“We will need the engagement of volunteers more than ever.” – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards
And there have been some marvellous exemplars:
Showcasing sustainable citizens: Sidmouth heroes – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards
It’s important to recognise what such people do:
“Celebrating the role of local people in our community” – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards
And there are some great people to recognise:
Congratulations Ian Skinner, BEM – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards
Perhaps we need to ask some basic questions about what volunteers are contributing towards:
What is ‘community’? – Sustainable Sidmouth Champion Awards
Although this online article focusses initially on the work of professionals, it does highlight the need for non-professionals to contribute to the health of the local community:
What is community work? – infed.org:
This is from their handout on ‘What is a community activist?’:
Community activism is about people in communities creating opportunities for growth and change and deliberate movement …
So, how many ‘community activists’ are there in the Sid Valley?
Finally, here’s a word cloud which puts things together quite well:
Introduction – Community Activism – Research Guides at Central Community College