Cambridge SCA

You are all invited to the SCA Summer party on 8th June (timings TBC).
This is both a chance to meet some of our families and help out, but also a chance for us to say thank you to you our volunteers, without whom we simply would not exist. So if you want to come along and volunteer for the event which is held at The Fitzwilliam Museum we will send out the link next week,

SCA are recruiting for new Trustees!

Please see link here if you are interested in becoming part of Cambridge Student community Action!

www.charityjob.co.uk

This weeks SCA newsletter contains:
Come to our AGM 5TH MARCH
DEADLINE 1ST MARCH : ELECTIONS FOR SCA STUDENT STEERING GROUP
Time Credits Info
Reimbursements
Volunteer check in

[SCA] AGM -

[SCA] AGM

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[SCA] AGM - 5th March 2024

Our first Social for this term will be held this Friday, starting at the Student Services building for a meet and mingle hosted by our steering group, followed by a meal out in town.

Our Socials are open to all current and prospective Volunteers and, with our AGM coming up in March, this is a great opportunity for anyone wondering about taking on a steering group role to speak to our current steering group members about what this entails!

Could you help us grow in your college?
Send us a message! :)

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Would you like to support SCA by purchasing a T Shirt to help spread the word about out work, and also to showcase your volunteering experience, or do you just want to help fundraise for SCA?

Purchase a T shirt for £15 per item plus £2.99 post and packaging!
Please go to http://cambridgesca.org.uk/t-shirt/ to order your T shirt!

VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
Do you know any circus skills, magic or balloon art? Do you enjoy entertaining children and can help us with face paint/ craft table/ other party activities?

Cambridge SCA is holding a Christmas party on the 1st December at the SU lounge (Mill lane) from 6-7.30. We will have around 15 Children from age 7-11 (and their parents!) and we are looking for volunteers to help us entertain them :)

If you're interested in volunteering - even if you have never volunteered with us before and are looking to start off - send us a DM!

SCA are recruiting and change of address -

SCA are recruiting and change of address If you are interested or if you know someone who may interested in becoming a Trustee for SCA please do forward the details to them.

SCA is pleased to be recruiting new trustees! Being a trustee is a wonderful way to contribute to the strategic mission of the charity whilst developing new skills. We are particularly eager to hear from those with experience in HR, management, leadership and/ or safeguarding but as long as you share SCA's mission and values you could be he perfect addition to our board. Please read through our recruitment pack for more details, including how to apply. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PCVsRA-5q-S8fSJ6j5YTT6xOoH3XvtN5/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=108443189017209727686&rtpof=true&sd=true

Join us online for our annual general meeting where we will be sharing our annual Manager's report, V&P officer's report, steering group report, finance report and elections for a new steering group.

Make a smile came to one of our lovely projects to entertain our children. Thank you Make A Smile Cambridge

We are always looking for lovely volunteers to join our amazing projects. Please get in touch and you can spare some of your free time to help enhance someone's life.

https://youtube.com/shorts/MaNa2NLTINI?feature=share
Join us at our volunteers fair online! It's going to be exciting!

Volunteer for Cambridge Mar 2023 promo 7th Mar SCA

Sandwich making is going really well! The volunteers are absolutely amazing and if you would like to get involved, get in touch at [email protected]

New group project volunteering with the elderly. Sign up with us to join this new project in the making!

Our amazing volunteers hard at work. They are making sandwiches for the homeless! The first session went really well and I want to thank our volunteers for doing an amazing job!!!!

We had a great time at Re-Freshers to gain more lovely volunteers for some new and exciting projects that are in the making! This was a fun event and great to chat to so many amazing people!

We are looking for group leader(s) for our energetic kids club, Bounce! Help us plan and run weekly activities at St Andrew's Church, Cherry Hinton for children aged 6-12 and improve your leadership and management skills.
Please email: [email protected] if you are interested.

We would like to say goodbye and a massive thank you to Caroline Ward! Caroline has been a big part of Cambridge SCA for many many years, and she had left her mark and legacy on all those that she worked with and met.

We would also like to welcome our new Manager Nicky Massey. She is known to many as a community ambassador having previously been a Cambridge city councillor. Nicky is a domestic abuse campaigner, a charity trustee of domestic abuse charity Landlark and Abbey people, as well as a governor of Cambridge and Peterborough foundation trust. Having previously worked in charities, Nicky is very excited to be starting with SCA and working closely with student and partners on our existing and new projects.

Welcome back everyone! We are really looking forward to the new year and some new projects that are in the making, and we welcome you to volunteer for our amazing projects and make this year a great year to make a difference!

A big thank you to everyone for helping out at and taking part in our Christmas party 2022! We hope that you have enjoyed yourself and see you next year :)

We would like to check in on how you are doing with the Big Sibs/Taskforce/Homework Help/WAY Youth Club/Bounce/Cambridgeshire Libraries/college rep/SCA committee project.

If you are happy to do so, please let us know how things are going via our Check In Form: https://forms.gle/dq6h7yztioBdvQuc6 (Link also on linktree)

Whether you’ve been able to participate in the project, if there are any barriers or if you would like to change projects – we can have a chat and find a solution. If things have changed and you’re no longer able to volunteer with us.

If you also have any expenses that need reimbursing, please send it to [email protected]

We have a great project over the Christmas holidays to go to, if you are still in Cambridge and would like to spend some time volunteering with children.

Waterbeach and Landbeach Action for Youth (WAY) run a youth club on Wednesday and Thursday evenings 6.30pm – 8.30pm. Our volunteers help organise and supervise activities for 11-16 year olds including sports, STEM experiments, arts and crafts and cooking. It is a low commitment placement – you don’t need to go every week or stay for the whole two hour session. Staff at WAY provide an induction session, then are on hand throughout the evening so no previous experience is required. It’s an 8 minute train ride from Cambridge and SCA will refund all travel costs!

A big thank you to all our awesome volunteers, trustees and steering group for making our projects work!
We also bid Caroline (Projects Manager) and Rensa (V&P officer) farewell and welcome Deima and Nikki onto our team.
Have an amazing holiday and we hope to see you back in Lent.
Some of our new projects starting 2023 include:
- Betty's musical
- Sandwiches for Homeless
- Craft Club