Ideas to make a difference
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- Status Idea: Musical Extravaganza read
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Founder: brian Oryem Idea Status: Just a thought Town: Leicester Tags: band, music
Date created: 21 November 2008
Many students play some sort of musical instrument but most will never show off their skills or even get to play in a group. I think its a shame really.
This idea is to have a musical extravaganza.
Anyone interested would bring their musical instrument and practice a song which would be performed in one big student event just before the...
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- Status Idea: Salford Relay for Life read
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Founder: Allegra Holbrook Idea Status: Underway Town: Salford Actions: 1 View Help Wanted
Date created: 21 November 2008
We are organising a project called Relay for Life in Salford, Greater Manchester.
Relay for Life is an internation project in aid of Cancer Research. It is a 24 hour community event - teams take it in turns to run/walk/jog/hop/skip/etc round a track, making sure there is at least one member of the team on the track throughout the 24 hours....
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- Status Idea: UBS christmas party for older people read
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Founder: vicky88 Idea Status: Underway Town: Newcastle Upon Tyne NE6 5ST Tags: christmas party, communication, community, older people, student development
Date created: 21 November 2008
This projects aims are to help older people who are housebound, by offering a volunteer service which ensures they will receive regular phone calls from Student Volunteers so they can have contact with the outside world.
This project will not only benefit the older people but also the students themselves. The volunteers will receive training...
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- Status Idea: Esperanza read
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Founder: Alexa Bellingham Idea Status: Underway Town: Bath BA2 4HJ Actions: 1 View Help Wanted Tags: social enterpise
Date created: 20 November 2008
I have noticed that many charities in developing countries have organised social enterprise schemes with arts and crafts, but they often fail because in their own countries there aren't enough people with a disposable income. I would like to set up an online trading site that helps these charities to be able to sell to an international market...
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- Status Idea: New Think read
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Founder: India Harvey Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Hammersmith Actions: 1 View Help Wanted Tags: arts and crafts, change, dynamism, fun, positivity, youth
Date created: 20 November 2008
Like many young people today, I started drinking around the age of 13. It seemed like the only fun thing to do on weekends. Getting served at the off-license made me feel grown up and getting drunk made me feel involved with the people I hung out with. But then I started to see things going wrong - friends went in and out of hospital with...
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- Status Idea: World AIDS Day Awareness Campaign read
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Founder: Joyce Chou Idea Status: Just a thought Town: Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 2HW Tags: aids, campaigning, health
Date created: 19 November 2008
I hope to hold an event to promote awareness and fundraise for World AIDS Day. The event will consist of the following:
1. Postering World AIDS Day materials the week leading up to Dec 1st in our program's lecture hall, Drill Hall as well as The Students Union.
2. Red-Ribbon Sales, along with baked good sales with the World AIDS day...
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- Status Idea: Visit the elderly at Christmas read
- Status Idea: York Flash Mob read
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Founder: Jaswant Singh Idea Status: Underway Town: York
Date created: 18 November 2008
I am trying to get a Flash Mob organised in York on the 6th of December to coincide with the CSV winter event called “Don’t Write Us Off”. This is a national effort and should be being held in another 21 towns/cities around the UK. The main aim is to highlight young people’s views and opinions. This project has the support of CSV and...
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- Status Idea: Fleckney Dirt Jumpers read
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Founder: Jenny Mackow Idea Status: Underway Town: Fleckney, Leicester
Date created: 17 November 2008
I am currently part of a comittee in my village which aims to re-build some off road bike facilities. The facility is a huge demand in the local area and we believe it will be a huge success amongst riders of all ages.
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- Status Idea: Animals in Need/at Risk Day-Get it on TV read
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Founder: yve jeffries (ms.) Idea Status: Lets do it now Town: Hitchin, Hertfordshire Tags: email, phone, write
Date created: 16 November 2008
Hi. My name's Yve, and my idea is to try and get an 'Animals in Need' day on TV, similar to the BBC's children in need. if enough of us campaign for this, we could get it- raising much'needed funds for any Animal Charity that applies for funding. If this could become an annual event, injustices against animals could be high-lighted and funds...
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