Scottish volunteers group seeks Olympic reassurance

By Hannah Jordan, Third Sector Online, 17 March 2008

Volunteer Development Scotland has met the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to ensure that Scottish volunteers are able to play a significant part in the 2012 Olympics and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The discussions, hosted by VDS, were held to increase understanding of the proposed volunteering approach for 2012 and for VDS to develop a strategy responding to the Glasgow 2014 consultation paper. “Playing host to such major sporting events in the UK opens up a wealth of opportunities for everyone to...

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