Podcasts about voluntary service

A women's cup final in Maidstone has been abandoned after Palestine flags were reportedly waved in the crowd.Clapton CFC were taking on Dulwich Hamlet Reserves in the London and South East Regional Women's Football League Trophy final at the Gallagher Stadium.Also in today's podcast, firefighters are expected to stay at the scene of a huge fire in Gravesend for the next couple of days.Crews were called to the London Scrap Terminal on Crete Hall Road in the early hours of Monday where around 5,000 tonnes of scrap metal is thought to have caught alight.As events to mark the 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo continue, it's been revealed how Sheppey played a vital role.Thousands of Allied troops were rescued by Little Ships from French beaches during the Second World War. Those ships gathered in Sheerness before heading to Ramsgate and then Dunkirk.Hear from Jenny Hurkett who is founder of the Bluetown Heritage Museum in Sheerness.We've also been hearing about the role of the RNLI during the operation.A group in Folkstone which connects the profoundly disabled with the gifted and talented is being recognised with a King's Award for Voluntary Service.Shepway Spectrum Arts runs inclusive music and arts sessions for people of all abilities. Kate's been chatting to founder Georgina Cartledge.In sport, Emma Raducanu says she's "proud" of overcoming illness to reach the second round of the French Open.And, Kent boxer Moses Itauma has delivered another top performance to see off American Mike Balogun.The 20-year-old heavyweight from Chatham claimed a Technical Knockout during the second round of the match in Glasgow.

In this explosive episode of History Rage, host Paul Bavill is joined by Nathan Hazlehurst, historian and PhD candidate at the University of Salford, to dismantle the myths surrounding Civil Defence during the Second World War. Together, they delve into the often-overlooked yet crucial role of Civil Defence, challenging the popular misconceptions perpetuated by media and fiction.Debunking the Myths:- Nathan passionately challenges the stereotype of the officious ARP Warden, epitomised by Bill Pertwee's character in "Dad's Army," and reveals the true extent of their responsibilities during air raids.The Real Civil Defence:- Discover the vast scope of Civil Defence, from ARP Wardens to the Women's Voluntary Service, and their essential roles in coordinating emergency responses and providing aid during bombings.Innovations and Ingenuity:- Explore the groundbreaking practices and innovations that emerged from Civil Defence efforts, many of which laid the groundwork for modern emergency services.Challenges on the Home Front:- Understand the immense challenges faced by Civil Defence workers, from the psychological toll of repeated bombings to the logistical hurdles of coordinating responses across the UK.Prepare to have your perceptions reshaped as Nathan Hazlehurst sheds light on the overlooked heroes of Civil Defence and their enduring legacy. Follow Nathan on Twitter at @NRH1992 for more insights and discussions.Support History Rage on Patreon at patreon.com/historyrage for exclusive content, early episode access, and the chance to engage with future guests.Stay connected with History Rage on social media:Twitter: @HistoryRageInstagram: @historyrageFacebook: HistoryRageBluesky: historyrage.bsky.socialStay informed, stay passionate, and most importantly, stay angry! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Importance of local sight charities can never be understated. The same goes for the importance of volunteers for these charities, as is proven with the case of Herts Vision loss whom thanks to their volunteers, have been awarded the King's Award For Voluntary Service. In this podcast Hubert speaks to the charity CEO to find out just how much this means to them. Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB' written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio' is written in black in a smaller font. 

DATE: 02/24/25   SPEAKER: Robert Stauffer

As far as I can remember, I had questions that my parents couldn't answer. One of the main ones was, why do you have to die, and what's life for if you have to die anyway? And when I got into my teens and into high school, I had a sense of existential angst. I really wanted to know more, so I started studying literatures that seemed to me to be spiritual, anything I could find from the library, from bookstores, from wherever. And I was eclectic at that point because I didn't have a clear direction. Then one day, a friend of mine from high school; I was in junior high school at the time—my friend Richie Corsa, had been walking on the street in Berkeley, California, near the UC Berkeley campus, and a devotee had sold him a magazine called Back to Godhead. And Richie wasn't interested in it, but he knew I would be, because anything spiritual, that was for me. So he brought it over to my house and gave me the magazine. When I read that, it clarified everything. It brought together everything I was reading that had some contradiction. It seemed to me there were lots of contradictions that weren't clear and didn't feel complete, suddenly, as when you hear an orchestra warming up and there's a cacophony of sounds, and then suddenly there's a clear note—it felt like that for me. I realized when I looked at the Back to Godhead magazine, there was a culture, there was an organization, a society, and there were young people like me, and they were happily engaged in service. I just thought, I want to do that. That's what I want to be. So, when I read in that magazine that there were books to be had, I researched it. Actually, my mother did, and she found a bookstore in Berkeley. We lived near Berkeley, called Shambhala Books, so she drove me over there, and I went in and told them I wanted anything by the author A.C. Bhaktivedānta Swāmi. They had the Bhagavad-gītā As It Is. They had Śrī Īśopaniṣad and On the Way to Kṛṣṇa. Paperback Bhagavad-gītā was a big version. It was very large, but it was paperback. Then the Śrī Īśopaniṣad was hardback. And there was another paperback, On the Way to Kṛṣṇa. So I read all those, and that's when I first felt that I met Prabhupāda, because everything he said—I had read the Bhagavad-gītā and was reading it repeatedly—was just the translations. But when I heard his voice through his purports, I was so impressed. I thought, now I'm being guided properly. Many of the verses that I had misinterpreted in my head, I then saw that, oh, there's more to this. I had become a vegetarian on my own when I was younger because I suddenly thought that there was barbarism occurring in my own house. I had protested earlier, but I couldn't quite defeat my mother in argument. But then finally, when I was an adolescent, no más, that's it. And then when Prabhupāda talked about non-violence and how you can't kill animals and also be spiritual, I thought, okay, everything's here. (excerpt from the talk) ------------------------------------------------------------ To connect with His Grace Vaiśeṣika Dāsa, please visit https://www.fanthespark.com/next-steps/ask-vaisesika-dasa/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Add to your wisdom literature collection: https://www.bbtacademic.com/books/ (USA only) https://thefourquestionsbook.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Join us live on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FanTheSpark/ Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sound-bhakti/id1132423868 For the latest videos, subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@FanTheSpark For the latest in SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fan-the-spark

Wer in Enniskillen zum Frisör geht, kann den Besuch mit einem Ausflug in die Geschichte des nordirischen County Fermanagh verbinden und sich dabei noch einmal wie ein Kind fühlen. Denn unmittelbar angeschlossen wartet ein Eisenbahnmuseum, eine weltweit einzigartige Kombination. Zu sehen ist eine der größten Sammlungen kleiner Eisenbahngegenstände der drei Eisenbahngesellschaften, die bis zu ihrer Schließung im Jahr 1957 in der Grafschaft Fermanagh tätig waren. Der Headhunters Barber Shop wurde 1981 von den Brüdern Gordon und Nigel Johnston gegründet. Uns führt Alan Devers durch das Museum, das als gemeinnützige Einrichtung freien Eintritt gewährt. Und seine Besucher in Staunen und in vergangene Zeiten versetzt. Die Freiwilligen des Museums wurden bereits mit dem Queens Award for Voluntary Service und den Heritage Railway Association Awards ausgezeichnet.   Links:https://www.ireland.com/de-de/destinations/county/fermanagh/enniskillen/https://www.headhuntersmuseum.com/ Video:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaxwmcdTCNlY9DTSir-99Vg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wptRHnHFkq8 

Now time to catch up with Hayley Grocock, Chief Executive Officer at Wakefield District Sight Aid (WDSA). WDSA is a sight loss charity supporting visually impaired people across Wakefield and the surrounding area. Jennifer Murray talks to Hayley to hear more about her job, to learn about WDSA, the exciting achievement of winning a King's Award for Voluntary Service and more. Should you wish to find out more about WDSA, you can do any of the following: Website: www.wdsa.org.uk Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/WDSightAid/ Phone: 01924215555 Image description:  Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB' written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio' is written in black in a smaller font.

Our guest this time, Michael Rosenkrantz grew up in California and had, what he says, was a normal childhood. I would say that Mike grew up as a very curious individual. He went to college at the University of California at Irvine, and then, after receiving his Bachelor's degree, went East to Boston where he attended graduate schools at Northeastern University and Boston College. He earned Master's degrees in Sociology and Business. Michael then traveled around the United States quite a bit working in part for various nonprofit organizations. In 2009 he moved to India where he worked for the National Trust and became involved in helping persons with disabilities. By 2011 he had found himself involved with adaptive sports. He not only worked to help persons with disabilities become active in sporting events, but he also began working to educate others about becoming more inclusive. He eventually moved back to the States where he continued to promote adaptive sporting efforts. In 2019 Mike was a co-founder of SoCal Adaptive Sports. He will tell us about the organization. Even more relevant, Michael discuss Inclusion and its importance. This episode is not only quite inspiring, but it also helps put a lot of issues surrounding persons with disabilities into perspective. About the Guest: Michael Rosenkrantz has been working in the adaptive sport space since 2011 when he learned about wheelchair basketball. From 2009-12 Michael volunteered/worked as a Voluntary Services Overseas Volunteer with the National Trust which is part of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment-Government of India. He then worked in Nepal from 2012-16. Coming back to the US Michael was an Assistant Women's Wheelchair Basketball Coach at the University of Arizona and co-founded Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports. He then went onto to work in North Carolina with Bridge II Sports and moved back to California in 2019. In 2020 he co-founded SoCal Adaptive Sports and has been the Board President and Executive Director. Bio-Michael see greater societal inclusion as a social justice issue, having learned this from working overseas. His path to working with people with disability has been varied, having worked for numerous municipalities and non-profits including the oldest longest operating public market in the US in Lancaster, PA and Director of the Alliance for Living an HIV/AIDS Services organization in Connecticut. Ways to connect with Michael: Web: Socaladaptivesports.org https://www.facebook.com/palmstopinesparasports About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! 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The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Well, hi everyone. I am Mike Hingson, and welcome to another episode of unstoppable mindset. Today. We get to chat with someone who was referred to me by our friend, Sheldon Lewis, who is involved in the nonprofit part of accessibe. That is he looks for nonprofits, especially in the disabilities arena, where he provides access to be to them at no charge, which is always a good thing. And Michael Rosenkrantz is one of the people that Sheldon has met along the way, and he suggested that Michael and I ought to do an episode of unstoppable mindset. And I guess I said enough right things that here he is. So Michael, welcome to unstoppable mindset. We're glad you're here.   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 02:03 Thanks for having me. I appreciate it. Well,   Michael Hingson ** 02:06 why don't we start kind of like I love to do. Tell me a little about the early Michael, growing up and all that.   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 02:14 Sure, I grew up in the San Fernando Valley of California. Was always outside what town, and it was called Sepulveda at that time. No North Hills, okay? And, you know, always played sports since the weather was always pretty decent, yeah, a fairly usual childhood, nothing out of the ordinary, I would say. And, yeah, but I think it kind of shaped, you know, where I what I'm doing today, actually, that's for sure. Especially, no   Michael Hingson ** 02:55 difference, yeah, yeah. Did you go to did you go to college?   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 03:00 I went to college. I went to UC Irvine.   Michael Hingson ** 03:03 Did you I don't know whether I knew that. When were you there?   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 03:07 Yeah, I was there. Let's see that's a good question. 75 to 78   Michael Hingson ** 03:18 we overlapped by one year. Well, it's not to you, okay,   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 03:22 thank you. Went to Irvine and then went to grad school in   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 03:29 in the Boston area, Northeastern and Boston College, and they got me out to the East Coast, and, you know, ended up living on the East Coast for quite a number of years, and have moved around, you know, quite a bit.   Michael Hingson ** 03:46 So what got you to the East Coast rather than staying out west at Irvine or somewhere out here?   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 03:52 Well, grad school, essentially, just   Michael Hingson ** 03:54 decided that's what you wanted to do. Yeah,   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 03:57 yeah. I had a professor at Irvine had started a program at Boston College that I was very interested in, and so I ended up, you know, driving in a U haul cross country and with him, and spent a couple years at Boston College and a little bit more than a year and a half at Northeastern University.   Michael Hingson ** 04:22 So what was your bachelor's degree in   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 04:26 bachelor's degree in political science? Started out as a, you know, wanted to be a dentist. About was very short lived, as I didn't do well in chemistry and such. And, yeah, ended up changing. And you know, all for the best. Of course, all for the best. So   Michael Hingson ** 04:45 what were your graduate degrees in,   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 04:49 in sociology and also in business?   Michael Hingson ** 04:55 I remember being at UC Irvine in physics and. The year I started, which was 68 1600 people joined as freshmen in the bio side department. And one of the things that the School of Biological Sciences did, at least by reputation, to weed out a lot of the people who weren't going to really do well in biosci was that in your first year you were required to take your first or second year you were required to take organic chemistry. So by the end of two years, 1600 dropped to 200   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 05:41 Yeah, that'll do it.   Michael Hingson ** 05:46 So I didn't have to take organic chemistry, um, although I would have put up with it if that were required, but in physics, it wasn't. But I did take a year of bio side biology, one A, 1b and 1c which was a lot of fun, and that was requirement, but not organic chemistry, fortunately, which would have required memorizing lots of different kinds of reactions and so on. And memory has never been a problem for me, so I could have done that, but I'm glad I didn't have to.   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 06:19 That's great. Well, so,   Michael Hingson ** 06:20 so you went off to the east and went to school back there, different weather than out here.   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 06:30 Yeah, yeah, I remember wearing a very puppy down coat, and, you know, with a few snowflakes, a friend from New York just laughing, okay,   Michael Hingson ** 06:44 yeah, yeah, well, I'm sure that people laughed at me the first year I was back there, starting in October of 76 I moved to the Cambridge area and actually lived for a few months in a studio apartment in Back Bay Boston, and had to go to Cambridge every day. Well, had to go, went to Cambridge every day or work. And that was the first time I encountered lots of snow. And how they shoveled the sidewalks off and made sort of snow walls along the street gutters was just a very narrow pathway to walk through to get to the street, and I knew nothing about all that going into it. Well, I figured it out soon enough, though.   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 07:33 Yeah, I could just imagine   Michael Hingson ** 07:36 the dog loved it. Loved to play with the snowballs. So what? What did you do after college?   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 07:45 Let's see, after grad school, got married and then moved to the Bay Area Oakland and worked for the city of Oakland for a few years got me started working in the public markets a bit, which I really enjoyed, ended up moving back to the east coast for some 20 years now. Again, it moved to Pennsylvania after that, right there, who knows, live in Connecticut a little bit longer, and then moved back eventually, went back to the West Coast, moved to Colorado, lived in moved to India. Lived in India for a while. Nepal.   Michael Hingson ** 08:45 So were you married all this time?   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 08:47 No, oh, I moved to Pennsylvania. I got divorced. Oh,   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 08:55 but in the meantime, you know, I had two children. You know, they had a good childhood, and, yeah, just kind of pursued, you know, things that were important to me. And so when I was in, I was a VSO volunteer, I think the Voluntary Service overseas in 2009   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 09:24 and, you know, working with the Indian government, and that company started and working with people with disability and adaptive sports. So that's been my path pretty much since, you know, 2009   Michael Hingson ** 09:40 so what kinds of things did you do, or how did you get involved in working with people with disabilities over there?   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 09:47 So I was working for the Indian government, autonomous body called the National Trust, which was part of the Ministry of Social Justice and empowerment. I. And my role was to develop and then implement a variety of workshops for nonprofits, NGOs, involved with people with disability throughout the country, which I did, and was also I was living in New Delhi, so I was Saturday nights when I was in Delhi, I would coach at the YMCA coach basketball. And in 2011 some friends from a group called wheelchair athletes worldwide came over to the country, and that got me started in wheelchair basketball. And you know, I've just continued kind of on this path since that time. And you know, very much led to when I came back to the country, living in Tucson for a little bit, living in Raleigh, Durham area for a bit, and then back to California in 2019 and incorporating this nonprofit, along with some others, in May of 2020, and you know, we've continued. We've grown working throughout Southern California. And you know, I feel we're making an impact.   Michael Hingson ** 11:34 Well, going back to 2009 you started in New Delhi, and they had you starting to work with people with disabilities. What did you think about that, that that certainly was a different population than you were mostly used to being involved with so what? What were your thoughts or, how did, how did all that work out for you? What did you learn? I   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 11:55 hadn't really worked with people with disability before. I've been in Connecticut, you know, had a few different roles, but one of them was as director of an HIV AIDS organization, which was really good. So that got me more into the, you know, the nonprofit world, and kind of what that meant in working with people with disability, again, I worked, you know, primarily with the with the NGOs, with the organizations teaching them about fundraising and strategic planning, things to keep them really go, going and growing, becoming sustainable. So, you know, in India, in you know, disability looks different than it does here. You know, if you live in a village, a rural area, difficult, definitely, the thing that I learned, though, think was about advocacy and how important advocacy is. And, yeah, I think that's the thing that really put me on this path, in that, you know, people with disability are the largest minority population in the world. And about, you know, 15, 16% of worldwide population are people with disabilities. So it's a huge, huge number. And even, you know, in India, even without the kind of resources that we have in the US, there was a lot of movement in terms of trying to make structures much more accessible. You know, I saw the fight that that advocates had, and I realized that, realized that, you know, this is very much a social justice issue, and so that that really appealed to me. And then the, you know, the sports aspect, where, in India there weren't a lot of adaptive sports, you know. But since that time, obviously, things you know, things have changed and sports have grown. There are more people playing adaptive sports, yeah, certainly   Michael Hingson ** 14:32 back even in 2000 2001 and even later, the level of adaptive sports in the US wasn't what it is today either.   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 14:48 Yeah, well, I mean, it's certainly grown. You know, as more awareness is created about capabilities, as more awareness is created about, you know, removing barrier. Barriers, leveling the playing field, creating greater access. But you know, the thing that I saw in both India and Nepal, where I lived for four years after living in India for three years, was that accessibility was just a huge, huge issue. And you know, that starts with accessible sidewalks, or even having sidewalks, you know, that people could, could actually walk on. Yeah, so it's it, you know, it's a different it's a different access is very different than kind of what it is here. I mean, I realize there's a very long way to go. I mean, throughout the world, you know, especially in places like the US, with a lot more resources, but you know, there are a lot more opportunities here than in places, you know, like Nepal or India. I mean, I realized that there still needs to be a lot more priority placed on accessibility level in the playing field, creating societal inclusion. But certainly in my time back in the US, I've seen the growth of an interest in adaptive sports. And I you know, la 2028 with the Paralympic Games, is certainly it's already making a huge difference, especially in the LA area. How so? Well, so you have la 2028 you know, is fully functional. And so staff from LA 2028 you know, I see them in a number of adoptive sports fairs. I see the city of LA growing their programming terms of adaptive sports. You know, I see my friends organizations, Triumph Foundation, Angel City, which really la greater LA area, you know, just doing a whole lot more, and there being a lot more interest from people with disabilities in participating, but also in the able bodied neurotypical community, you know, volunteering a whole lot more. So I think you know all of those things with this goal of really making you know, huge impact in 2028 is, is making a difference. But you know, it has to continue, right? You have to have more municipalities creating adaptive sports a level in the playing field. And so, you know, that's one of the things that I'm working on, not necessarily, necessarily with La 2028 in mind, but more, you know, Southern California is an area where the weather is fairly good, and so you can play, you know, all year round. And and therefore, why aren't there adaptive sports being offered on a consistent basis in municipality, south, Southern California. So all of these things, you know. And then you have move united, which is the industry Chamber of Commerce, which is really making a difference. And I see more adaptive sports organizations joining, you know, with move united, so it, you know, it's happening. Change happens slowly, but I can see lots of light and lots more offerings, especially throughout Southern California,   Michael Hingson ** 18:58 something that I kind of wonder, and I asked the question, not being well educated in the whole area of adaptive sports, but in general, in some ways, philosophically, adaptive sports is still a separate But potentially equal environment. Can Can people who participate in adaptive sports be integrated into actually participating just in the regular sporting events, or are they so different that there's no way to really integrate the two? And I and I asked that, because I did have someone as a guest a while ago who was talking about, like wheelchair marathoners, who actually go faster than regular runners. And so, you know, is that an advantage or a disadvantage, or whatever? But are there ways to integrate any of the two so that you could have so called Able bodied people? And I, and I use it in that term, um. Um, participating with people, say, who are in wheelchairs or whatever? Yeah,   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 20:05 that's a that's a really good question. A few years ago, when I was living in Tucson, we had a summertime Wheelchair Basketball League, and so you got people with disability participating with people, you know, over able bodied women. It was I thought it was great. It was really fun. You know, the True, true inclusion, the program that I run in Riverside, an after school program, city of Riverside, it's for children, and that is an inclusive program. So I think in many cases, yes, and I think that you know schools and other some other programs are looking to do more inclusive sports. But I don't think that's it's always the case, right? I think there are times with certain athletes with certain abilities that it makes sense to have, you know, adaptive sports,   Michael Hingson ** 21:29 yeah, I don't know about wheelchair tennis, for example, or even wheelchair basketball, whether you could fully integrate them. I don't know enough about them to to know so   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 21:40 in in in Wiltshire basketball, people get a certain number of points depending on their disability. So sometimes able bodied would be a 4.5 for example. And you can only have a certain number of points on the court at one time, like one of my friends, Keith Wallace, actually does a league, Wilshire Basketball League, where he allows, you know, I mean, it's just inclusive. It's just an inclusive thing. Whereas, you know, a group like the National Wilshire Basketball Association is specifically for, you know, people with disabilities, so they're not making it at an get an inclusive thing. And, you know, that's fine. I mean, that's, you know, that's how they run their lead. So I think the more that you can do inclusive sports and and have people without disability try adaptive sports, the better. Actually, we do an example of that. So we do a school based program called sports for everybody. It's a program that a similar program that I did when I lived in North Carolina and worked for an adaptive sports organization there. So we go into schools. We bring sport wheelchairs. We set up three stations teach, you know, all the children how to push the sport wheelchair. We do Boccia and do sitting volleyball in a disability etiquette piece. And so this is a way to educate and create greater awareness about capabilities. And I think that's that's really key for, you know, removing barriers, creating more access and creating greater societal inclusion. That is, you know, and I asked the children, and it's all grades, I asked the children, I say, Well, do you know someone with disability? And you know, inevitably, I would say, you know, 40, 50% of the children say they know someone with disability. And you know, by the end of the session, I'm asking, so can you play with someone with disability? And all the kids are, yeah, of course we can, but you know, we have to adapt. So   Michael Hingson ** 24:13 adapting, adapting is a two way street. But yeah, yeah,   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 24:16 yeah, no, that's right. So I think that's and ultimately, you know, I'm looking at, how do you change society so that there is greater societal inclusion, and it doesn't matter you know what your ability level is, you know what's going on with your body, but that everyone can play together, right?   Michael Hingson ** 24:47 Well, one of the reasons that I asked the question was, I have a friend who, for many years was a national rowing champion and participated in rowing at the Paralympics. And I asked her, Why don't you. To participate in the regular Olympics rowing teams, and she said they won't allow that yet, you know, and she acknowledged that eyesight isn't an issue in rowing, but you know, maybe that will will change over time, but it is a growth issue just the presumption that disability means you can't do the same things that other people can do. Certainly there are areas where that's true. I am not going to watch television and make determinations about visual effects. That doesn't mean, however, that I can't watch television and I can't get a lot out of it, and it also doesn't mean that I don't encounter television commercials that have content where they never say what product they're advertising. And so they they systematically leave some of us out that shouldn't be a problem that I face, but inclusion is something that we really haven't totally adapted to and agreed needs to be part of our world.   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 26:11 Yeah, I think you know that South African runner victorious? Was it? Yeah, I believe, I think you participated in the Olympics. I'm not sure, but I think there are, there probably are areas in the Olympics, or somewhat disability could participate. I mean, I, you know, I wouldn't want to see someone doing standing basketball and in a wheelchair, you know, playing in the Olympics, because I think, you know, having a wheelchair might be difficult when you know someone's running And standing right, yeah, that might not go together, but you know, one of the best archers in the world is a guy without arms, and so, you know, why couldn't he participate in the Olympics? I mean, he may choose to participate in the Paralympics, but yeah, there probably are, like, a full range of sports where, you know, it shouldn't really matter whether, whether you have a disability, but that you could participate, you know, in the Olympics, because they're all, you know, when it comes down to it, Paralympics, Olympics. I mean, these, they're all you lead athletes, you know, and they're just incredible people. Some may just have, you know, a disability, but it shouldn't really make a whole heck of a lot of difference. I think for, you know, recreation programs that you can do a lot more inclusion and, you know, but just being aware that some people need one on one assistance. So again, I, you know, I, I kind of celebrate when like the programs that I do, especially with youth, are inclusive, because many times, parents don't understand what adaptive sports are, so they just sign their kids up to participate. And I say, Okay, that's great, sure, of course. But I also take the time, you know, to talk to the children who are neuro typical, able bodied, and say, you know, look, you may have noticed that, you know, this person acts a little bit differently, and so you need to be aware that, you know, maybe this person is autistic, right, yeah? Or has intellectual disability, and the kids, you know, they'll look at me with understanding and say, Okay, now I now I get it, and maybe I can change a little bit of the way that I interact, you know, with that person, which I think is really important, yeah? And I think that's the thing that brings about more societal inclusion.   Michael Hingson ** 29:25 One of the things, and I've said it on this podcast a number of times, is we've got to get beyond thinking that disability means lack of ability. And I've had a number of so called diversity experts on and they always say, but disability begins with dis, which is a lack of and I have discovered and learned and react when I hear that by saying things like, okay, then where does this come into the word disciple or discrete? You know, the reality is, dis doesn't need to be a lack. Lack of like with blindness, we always hear about visually impaired, which is such a gross term on so many levels, because visually we're not different and impaired, we are not and why do you compare how much eyesight I have to how much eyesight you have? We've got to get beyond believing that disability means a difference that makes some of us less than some of you, because everyone has gifts, and what we really need to do is to promote and understand each person's gifts and figure out how to help them use those gifts. Yeah,   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 30:36 well, that's you know, conversations about language and what people want. And when I was in India, so the the CEO of National Trust said, you know, it's discover ability, right? Put cover in there. When I use the word, or I've heard the word, differently able, yeah, one of my friends gets really pissed off and said, you know, come on, I do too, and that's okay, so, but I think it's more about it's not about disability. It's about, again, how do you create greater access, given that, you know, a lot of the systems and structures we've created did not have a person who, you know, may be blind in mind, right? And so, I mean, I think that's the thing intellectually, which we need to think about and change. And a lot of that, you know, is happening in New Delhi. When I was there, that's what the advocates were working on, you know, how do we change? How do we change the sidewalk so, you know, how do we ensure that all the restrooms have large enough openings to so that a person, a wheelchair, can fit in, right? And that's, you know, that's, that's a huge, huge discussion, but you're right. I mean, language, language does make a big difference. So I, you know, I always try to be careful and think about the language. But, you know, the reality is, how do you create greater access? So it's not, you know that person has a disability, but that person doesn't, you know, the person who maybe is blind or uses a wheelchair automatically, automatically, can get into a building, or, you know, into a restroom, or, you know, so there isn't this, yeah, there isn't this difference. I was in Israel a couple years ago for something called the Maccabee games, and I was coaching our wheelchair basketball team, and it was really curious to me, and somewhat frustrating when I saw on the hotel where we were staying at in Tel Aviv, it said handicap parking. But, you know, there was no, there was no place like for the person in the wheelchair to go, to get up, go in the front door. They had to go behind all the cars and all that. Yeah, excuse me, and you go, Well, come on, you know, that's not creating access. Or, you know, the front door that says, you know, handicap accessible, but yet, there's no button on it to push, and the doors are so heavy that you can't really pull it open, right? So, you know, you kind of scratch your head and go, Well, wait a second. This is really not, not creating greater access for people. And so it kind of defeats the purpose right to to have these signs and say all this, but yet, you know, the reality is, it's not, it's not accessible. So, you know, you got to think more about that. How do you make things much more accessible, so there isn't this difference. You know, we don't point to someone and say, Oh, they have a disability, and that's going to take time.   Michael Hingson ** 34:10 It is going to take time, and it takes involving some of the people who are actually being affected by the decisions. You know, several years ago, Israel did pass regulations that said all websites need to be accessible, and people took it, I think, in general, pretty seriously. I work with accessibe, as you know, and accessibe came out of needing to make websites inclusive, by three guys who had a company that made websites for people, and suddenly had to magically make them usable. And so they did, and they came up with a product that helps a lot in making websites usable and inclusive. Around the world, lots to do, and they're working on a lot of projects with that, but still, yeah, it's it's all about really involving the people who are affected by the decisions that you make. And clearly, if someone said that something was accessible, like a door, but they didn't have a button. You got to kind of wonder, who did they ask, or where did they consult to decide that that made it accessible? And so, you know, much less using the word handicapped in today's world, more and more, we're recognizing not a good thing to do, but you know, one of the things that that I hope over time, people will recognize is that disability is really a characteristic that everyone shares. It just manifests itself differently. I mean, you're light dependent, you know, so if the lights go out, you're in a world of hurt. Doesn't bother me a bit, but, but the reality is that we've got to raise consciousness. And it is a process. It is a slow process. And, you know, there are just so many areas where there is a lot of work to be done, but I think it's also important that we really try to get the work done. And if people refuse to listen, sometimes we have to take a harder stance than we might have in the past, but it is what we got to do. Well, you   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 36:24 know, as I say to the children that we educate in our sports, everybody program, if you live long enough, you're going to have a disability. I mean, there's no getting around that. And so, you know, understanding that now and again, you know, I keep talking about creating greater access, and thinking about that is, I think, is really, really important and very key. You know, I think about what's going on in Gaza now, and of course, they're going to be many more people with physical disability. And you know, Israel has a center for people with disability to play sports and all that. Obviously, we don't want to create, you know, more people who are amputees. But, you know, given the state of the world, you got to think about, you know, we are creating more people with disability. There's no doubt about that. Yes, but then how do we so how do we help those people once, you know, hopefully wars end, to participate fully in society, and it is about removing barriers, you know, making the world very accessible to everybody, you know, with an emphasis on body, no matter what their ability, who they are. So it's, you know, for me, it's personally, it's really important to create lots and lots of opportunities, and ensure that these opportunities are accessible. You know, whether it's sports, whether it's art, whether it's being able to go to professional sporting event, you know it's about it is about educating people to a colleague and I actually train coaches, ice skating coaches at our local ice Plex, you know, and working with people who are autistic, people with physical disability, people with other developmental disabilities. And so now we're embarking hopefully, on a program to train municipal parks and rec staff about working, you know, with people with all different abilities and and part of that, you know, Michael, is, it's demystifying, working with people with disability. Because I think many people think, you know, there's this, there's this magic, right? And I can't do it because I've never been trained on how to work with someone with disability. But I don't think that's it. You know, for me, it's been a matter of just experience, just getting in there and and doing it, and learning, you know, through sometimes making mistakes, but learning to lose mistakes and saying, okay, you know, I love sports and so, you know, I can work. I can work with anybody and that, and that's proven to work very well, you know, from non verbal people to, you know, people. People who are deaf. I mean, I, you know, I feel like I can work with anybody. And, you know, maybe it requires more patience and allowing a little more time for someone to process what direction I'm given. I've given rather but, but still, it's, you know, and I think that gets back to your question of, should we have more inclusion? And I think probably, over time, we will. But again, it's, it's this kind of taking the mystique out of working, you know, with stuff entrepreneurs who just has different abilities, you know, and who, does take longer to process, you know, direction   Michael Hingson ** 40:46 well. And the reality is, people with what are more traditional disabilities or not. The bottom line is that not everyone has the gifts to do some things. Not everybody's going to be good at basketball or tennis or golf. There are some blind people who play golf, and there are many blind people who don't play golf. There are some sighted people who play golf and are good at it. There are lots of people who don't play golf or who play at it but aren't very good. The reality is it that we need to not make the so called Disability the reason why something doesn't work? You know, people say to me all the time, well, of course, you didn't know what happened on September 11, even though you were in the building because you were blind, you couldn't see it. And of course, my response to that is, you got it all wrong as usual, and I don't say the as usual, but you've got it all wrong. The airplane hit 18 floors above us on the other side of the building. How was I supposed to know? How was anyone supposed to know what happened? I went down the stairs with 1000s of people who had no clue what had happened because they didn't see it and it had nothing to do with seeing it or not seeing it clearly, we had to get out of the building because of the way the building behaved. But you don't blame it on someone's so called disability. It's more common sense than that, but we haven't learned to do that collectively yet, and I hope it is something that over time, people will come more to realize,   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 42:20 yeah, you know, again, I think it's, it's more about is there, is there an opportunity for someone to come out and try golf or basketball, right, to see if they like it? You got, you know, there's some. So we do golf. We did golf yesterday, and, you know, that's not one of my favorite sports. But, you know, for for the athletes who came out who wanted to play great, and they like it good, you know, I mean, I, I was egged on, you know, to try and do it. And it took me, let's see how many shots take me, five or six shots for me to hit the ball, you know? And it's like, I'm not. Golf is not my game, you know,   Michael Hingson ** 43:07 my, my British, New Zealand and Australian friends notwithstanding, golf is still faster than cricket. But, you know,   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 43:15 I guess I got so I've heard, yeah, but, but it's, it's more about Yeah, I think the key word here, as I keep saying, is access. Correct, if the sport, if the art class, if the dance class is not offered, then certainly, you know, we put up barriers to participating. And so that's where things need to change. Again. It's, for me, it comes back to leveling the playing field, no matter what that playing field is. You know, it could be art, it could be dance, whatever. So that's where we all need to participate. And that's where, you know, municipalities, I feel, have a very key, key role, because they're managing, you know, fields and community centers and all that. And they have to prioritize, you know, adaptive sports. They have to prioritize, you know, saying this is an inclusive program. You know, anybody who wants to can come in and play, and they have to prioritize training their staff, so staff feels comfortable in working with everybody.   Michael Hingson ** 44:30 And you also have to learn to take out the disability and really look at people's gifts. I mean, as you pointed out, some people are going to play golf better than others. You might figure it out someday, though, by the way. So maybe you shouldn't give up yet. Maybe I hear a little bit of doubt there somewhere. Tell me. Tell me more about SoCal adaptive sports. You know what? It's all about, what you do and and what you're accomplishing with it? Yeah.   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 44:59 Thanks. So this, you know, I told you, I've been working kind of in the adapt with sports space since 2011 when my friends from wheelchair athletes worldwide came over to India. And so it's been, it's been a, definitely an evolution for me. When I came back to the US, I was able to be an assistant coach. This was in 2016 I was able to be an assistant coach at the University of Arizona with the women's wheelchair basketball team. So the got that got me more kind of into this. And then I helped to co found a nonprofit in Tucson called Southern Arizona adaptive sports, which I left before it really took off. And it has taken off due to my friend Mia handsome, you know, went out of North Carolina for a year and a half and then came back to the US work first, I mean, to California, worked for a small non profit in Coachella Valley. And then, you know, when COVID hit, parting of ways, and said it was really time to start, kind of my own thing. Co founded the organization, and I really appreciated kind of this journey which started in in India, this path, because I, you know, I live by, how do we create, again, numerous opportunities, and, you know, I'm able to work throughout Southern California, but numerous, just great organizations, a lot of partnering. And so we offer programs, you know, we offer basketball, tennis and pickleball. We're working with a hiking program. We're working with a group called Friends of the desert mountains to lead our hiking program, which is now three years old. We're working with Special Olympics. We're working with acute autism. I'm working with a group called Desert art. You know, we go sailing. So we work with a group of California inclusive sailing. We work with challenge sailors in San Diego. We've done trips to a place called calf find a ranch where athletes can participate in numerous activities. We've gone to professional sporting events. You know, as I mentioned earlier, we've done, we're doing after school programming. I'm working with a school district. We've worked with over 3000 children at Coachella alligator bike school district. And now we're going to start working with other school districts. So it's really, you know, it's a lot of different things that we offer, I think, in an effort to, again, let a level the playing field, a lot of education, which is vital, a lot of teaching life lessons through sports and it, you know, it's, it's about I can, as opposed to, I can't do this. And when I coach, you know, if one of the athletes says this is too hard, I can't do it, I say, you need to try it. And yes, you can. And then they do, and ultimately, you know, that leads to other things, right? That leads to maybe I can wash my clothes, I can wash my dishes, I can get a job, I can get an apartment or a house. And I think that's the really important piece. That's really important piece again, for me, you know, it's not just playing sports. It's playing to the best of your abilities, whatever you know those are. But then it's taking all of that and say, okay, you know, I'm going to make decisions for my life and what I'm passionate about and what I want to do.   Michael Hingson ** 48:57 Yeah, because the usual I can't isn't that they can't, it's that they've learned through whatever society has offered them that they can't, when that isn't necessarily true at all. Well,   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 49:12 I think that's right, and so I provide. You know, I don't coach anybody differently than I coach anybody else. I mean, maybe, you know, for some people, obviously, I, you know, have a bit well, I have patience, but maybe have a bit more patience, you know, wait a little bit longer for response and all that. But I push people because I think it's, I think it's important to do that, you know, I don't think it's okay to for someone to say, well, I can't do it because it's too hard. Well, no, you're going to try it and, you know, if you can't do it after I'm really trying, that's okay, but you're not just going to give up, because you're not going to give up. You know? Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 50:01 yeah. We, we are taught all too often, all too much to give up rather than really being curious and really exploring and trying.   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 50:11 Yeah, you know, I've been, we have the BNP service open happening this for the next couple weeks out in Indian Wells, and I was able to see, you know, one of the women tennis players. And, you know, I thought, Wow, this woman hits the ball so hard. You know, she's only 21 but you know, she's been doing that for hours, endless hours every day, and it's not to say, you know, that I'm going to spend endless hours shooting hoops, but I'm going to play as much as I need to, so that, you know, I think compete on some level. And excuse me, I think this the same thing for, you know, the athletes that I've been working with, it's you may not play every day, right? You may not, but in the time that we're together, we're really going to push and, you know, we're all going to play to the best of our abilities, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 51:20 how do we really work to level the playing field?   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 51:24 Well, you know, I just, I just had an article published on the National Parks and Recreation website, and in that, I wrote about municipalities. And as I indicated earlier, I said, you know, municipalities really have the power to change things again, because, you know, they have the infrastructure, they have the facilities. So it takes them again to prioritize, adaptive, inclusive sports, you know, and really push this stuff. So I, I see, you know, I see municipalities doing adaptive sports, bears, right? Perhaps I'm seeing more municipalities offer, you know, adaptive sports. I think that's going to really change. That's going to really level the playing field, I think, as our younger you know younger people, and even you know those of us my age, should you know, have greater acceptance for removing barriers and say, Hey, this person's in a wheelchair, but they want to participate. So how do I make that happen? I think that levels of playing field, I think, yeah, as people become, you know, more empathetic towards others and their situation, you know, can put themselves in, you know, another person's shoes, or even consider, well, what? What if I had to use a wheelchair or,   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 53:09 you know, to get around? How would I do it? Certainly, that changes things. I think, as we enlarge our world, which is not an easy task. You know, if   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 53:23 you've only lived in one part of the world for all of your life, you know, and haven't experienced other societies, maybe your empathy is not as great. But, you know, we live in a world that's, I mean, that's very connected, and so as we have more understanding that also levels of playing field, you know, it's, it's not only for people with, you know, we use the word disability, but it's, it's for everybody, right? It's   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 53:52 no matter what ethnicity you are, or, you know, religion you are, or you know what, however you choose to live your life,   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 54:05 there has to be greater understanding. But I think that that levels things for everybody, and that that again, you know, it's an it's an evolution. So it's going to take, it takes time. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 54:18 it, it is a process. And we, we do need to be committed to doing it, but it is a process and and hopefully we'll get there, yeah, and that we'll we'll see a lot more inclusion than we do. My late wife was in a wheelchair her whole life. I remember once at Christmas time, we wanted to go see the Rockettes, and we went to Radio City Music Hall, and they were supposed to have accessible seats, and they didn't. They they didn't move things around so that people in wheelchairs could have a seat. And it was a little bit of a frustrating situation. We pushed back on it, and they said, sorry. Do. Don't have anything, and we the next day, we called and talked to people at Radio City, and then a couple days later, miraculously, they found accessible seating for Karen, where, where she and I could sit next to each other, and and, and it worked out, but it was just interesting, the cavalier attitude that they had when radio, city music, Hall, of all places, shouldn't have even had that issue come up. But it did. Yeah, when was that? Oh, gosh, it was probably in, I would say 1999 or 2000   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 55:42 Yeah. But it took you and Karen to, kind of, you know, push back and say, Hey, for people to, you know, I mean, literally, open their eyes and say, Oh, huh, yeah. We need to make sure this is accessible, yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 55:57 And there's still many examples of that today. It's, it is. It's all about education. It's all about awareness raising, you know, which is important to do well for you, you you do a lot of different things. How do you maintain a work life balance? You must have some time when you rest a little bit. I would think,   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 56:19 you know, a bit, but I think, you know, I've been very fortunate in that I love sports. I very much see my work as a social justice kind of issue, although, you know, at times I think I should be doing, maybe I should be doing other things, you know, that, have, you know, so called greater importance, like climate change and whatever else. But, you know, again, I'm very fortunate that I found this even later in life. So it's, it's not a question of Sure, there are times when I feel really tired and, you know, kind of beat up. But when I get on the playing field and I'm coaching athletes, you know, there's nothing else kind of going on in the world at all. And so I think, you know, I know, you know, that focus really gives me a lot of energy. Um, you know, and to to see children in the in our school program, you know, who then come to another program and I say, Oh my gosh. You know, we're making an impact. They really get it. So that kind of thing really keeps me going. You know, this is a seven day a week job. I mean, there's no doubt about it. And look, I'm a co founder, and so, you know, I'm, we're still building to make this sustainable. So it's not a it's not something that really weighs on me in that, oh, I need to take, I need to go out and rest now, because, look, when I'm coaching, I'm also exercising, you know, yeah, and so it's not where I'm sitting at a desk. But, I mean, there are times when I do, when I write brands, but so I, you know, I feel fine with the way things are. Yes, you know, I need to hire more staff to help out. But for me, this was all it's very positive that, you know, I can be an entrepreneur, I can be a coach, and I and I feel like I'm hoping you know others and my all my small part of of the world. So your question is relevant, but it's also a little bit irrelevant too, right? Because I just, yeah, I just, I just do well,   Michael Hingson ** 59:07 I would also submit, you know, is climate change really more important? I mean, it is very important, but some people have the gift to do that, right? And so the other side of it is that making society more aware of important issues is, in its own way, just as important. Yeah, and you, you seem to do it very well, so I wouldn't denigrate it a whole lot. I think it's extremely important to do what you're doing. And, yeah, go   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 59:34 ahead. No, no, no, it is. But you know, given who I am and interested in the world of ideas and all that. I mean, I do you know think about these other things too. Sure. I know that, you know. I know that, especially with the children and with the adults that you know, making somewhat of a difference. So, yeah, if   Michael Hingson ** 59:55 people want to reach out and learn more about SoCal adaptive sports, maybe communicate. With you, maybe become involved and so on, whether it's here or in other parts of the country. How do they do that? Yeah, so or other parts of the world for that matter, because we do have initiatives outside the US too. Yeah,   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 1:00:13 because of our name, I do have people reaching out from other parts of the country, that's for sure. And I'm, you know, I'm still connected, obviously, with people in India on the call. But so SoCal adaptive sports.org is our website,   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:27 so it's S, O, C, A, L, adaptive sports.org   Michael Rosenkrantz ** 1:00:33 Okay? Or, you know, my emails might get SoCal adaptive sports.org so you know, feel free to reach out, happy to advise you wherever you live, connect you with resources wherever you live. And yeah, again, just, you know, join us. It's a growing community, a growing family. And yeah, we are making a difference.   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:02 And I think that's as much as anyone can ask for. Make a difference, make it a better world. Gee, Who can argue with that? Well, I want to thank you again for being with us. This has been fun, and I really enjoyed the discussion. And if you ever want to come back and talk more about it, and talk more about things that are happening and progress you're making, you are always welcome to to come visit us. So thank you for doing that, and I want to thank you all for listening to us today. 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In this special episode of The Black Country Blokes, hosts Lee and Kev come together to celebrate a huge milestone – receiving the King's Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS)!

Catherine Johnstone, CEO of Royal Voluntary Service (RVS), provides a compelling and thoughtful analysis of the evolving role of volunteering in society, highlighting the ambitious initiatives and rich legacy of the RVS. The organisation, with a history dating back to World War II, has played a pivotal role in mobilising citizens to take active roles in their communities. From backfilling roles on the home front during the war to feeding the nation and building community resilience through Meals on Wheels and social welfare programs, RVS has continually adapted to meet the needs of the times. Johnstone delves into the organisation's efforts to modernise, not only through its services but also through its use of technology. A striking example of this innovation is the virtual village hall, an online platform where 60,000 users engage in activities such as yoga, book discussions, and social interaction. This platform is a testament to RVS's ability to leverage digital spaces to foster community and connection. More impressively, the organisation managed to mobilise over a million volunteers during the pandemic, providing crucial services such as helping vulnerable individuals access medical appointments and medications. This period, according to Johnstone, was one of the most exhilarating and challenging in her career, where RVS demonstrated the power of civic mobilisation at scale. The discussion also highlights the disruption caused by the pandemic, which revealed the UK's deep well of volunteering potential. Johnstone discusses how pre-pandemic notions of volunteering often centred on older, wealthier demographics with time to spare, limiting broader participation. During the COVID-19 crisis, the surge of 12.4 million people volunteering in various capacities — from mutual aid groups to vaccine centres — demonstrated that the desire to contribute is widespread across all age groups and backgrounds. This shift, Johnstone suggests, presents an opportunity to rethink how volunteering is structured, making it more accessible, flexible, and suited to modern lifestyles. Looking forward, one of the most exciting projects discussed is the upcoming launch of a "volunteering marketplace" in early 2025. This marketplace aims to create a frictionless, collaborative space where individuals can easily volunteer across organisations, with streamlined processes for background checks, training, and onboarding. Johnstone emphasises the need for a system where volunteers can move seamlessly between roles, with trust and transparency between organisations. This initiative seeks to expand the scope of volunteering, making it easier for people of all ages and backgrounds to get involved, whether through in-person roles or remote opportunities. Johnstone also addresses the challenges of the current volunteering infrastructure, which is often underfunded and inconsistent across regions, particularly in areas that need it the most. She argues for the necessity of local and national collaboration and underscores how digital tools can play a critical role in making volunteering more universal and accessible. The volunteering marketplace will not only cater to traditional charities but will also be designed to integrate with the public sector and businesses, aligning with corporate social responsibility goals. This marketplace, Johnstone explains, is part of a broader strategy to make civic engagement and active citizenship an integral part of British life. By facilitating the participation of businesses and individuals alike, the marketplace will enable more people to contribute in ways that are meaningful and impactful, reflecting the reality that people are not just workers or volunteers on certain days — they are citizens every day. Thank you for downloading this episode of the Do One Better Podcast. Visit our Knowledge Hub at Lidji.org for information on 250+ case studies and interviews with remarkable leaders in philanthropy, sustainability and social entrepreneurship. 

*We are back! Subscribe to our YouTube channel, 'Keeping Up With The Windsors' to watch us live each week talking about the British Royal Family.  M+R Xoxo   Hi Royal Community, Well, whilst we take a break from weekly uploading, we have listened and decided to release those archived episodes that you have been asking for.  So, over the coming weeks, we will be re-releasing these episodes to keep you entertained. We hope you enjoy!   But....with re-released episodes comes caveats.... *Remember our opinions, beliefs and feelings may have changed on the subject since this originally aired.  **The information could have been updated, social handles and/or Royal titles changed, and our dearly beloved Queen Elizabeth II may possibly still have been alive when this was recorded so please note the time difference.  ***Episode 21 was recorded on the 29th July 2021 and first uploaded on the 31st July 2021.   As always please leave us a comment, email us or head to Instagram and get involved there.                                          ........................................... In today's Royal Round-up What do the British Royal family do for their summer holidays? Who is invited to Balmoral? What do the Royal family do in Balmoral? The Royal Socilas show their support for Team GB at the Tokyo Olympic Games and for the upcoming Commonwealth games Lady Kitty Spencer's wedding has sparked controversy, but why? And, what do we think of the HBO Max new satire comedy based on Prince George?   

Susan Angus is the Executive Director of the Commission on Voluntary Service & Action (CVSA) and Jennifer Perez is the Training Coordinator, Organizer, and Administrative Assistant. Both have dedicated their careers to the CVSA, which was founded in 1945 and is independent of government funding or ties. They have led CVSA to give a larger voice and influence to organizations that represent people and communities in need of systemic solutions to life-or-death economic, social and environmental problems.  

Send us a Text Message.We visit  Amberley Museum in West Sussex. Get off on the main line at Amberley and you are there, at this excellent  showcase of rural, transport, industrial and communications history of the south of England. They're also recent recipients of The King's Award for Voluntary Service … staying with the subject of volunteering ..the main stay of many heritage railways – later in this episode I chat to Doug Alldred from isle of Wight. There's also a word from a handful of volunteers on why they spend their free time in the loco sheds and buffet cars of the heritage railways across the UK...whats not to like....a great use of time.Amberley Museum  Tribute to Arthur Haffended 1930 -2020  on You TubeBBC news feature  Amberley and its Bond connectionsVolunteering at the Ffestiniog and Welsh HighlandVolunteering at the Isle of Wight Steam RailwaySee our facebook page for photos of Making Tracks trips and to get in touch - thank youThis podcast is produced by Laura Raymond and presented by Alasdair Stewart Our 'Making Tracks' music is with kind permission of composer and musician Richard Durrant. It is a unique piece inspired by the rhythm of the historic rolling stock on the Ffestiniog Railway on the scenic journey from Harbour Station to Tan y Blwch. You can listen and download the full 'Tan y Bwlch' Ukulele Quartet here: Ukulele Quartet No. 1 "Tan y Bwlch" Ukulele Quartet No. 1 "Tan y Bwlch" Richard Durrant · Single · 2019 · 3 songs.

Hawa Bah is originally from Guinea, in West Africa. Hawa moved to the UK in 2007. As a survivor of FGM and child marriage, She created an organization called HawaDal-Peaceful Mind to end FGM.  Hawa also works for Touchstone in partnership with the National Health Service to advocate for girls who are FGM survivors and for Solace, an organization that works with refugees and asylum seekers. In 2022, Hawa received the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.  Hawa is also the owner of Mahin Ka Men, a catering business.In this episode, Hawa discusses her advocacy to end FGM in the U.K. and globally… the pain and trauma she experienced as a survivor of FGM at 8 or 9 years old, and her forced child marriage at 13 years old in Guinea the country where she was born… her strength in surviving… faith, forgiveness, and moving on… the significance of being recognized with the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service… the importance of being respected, values, and recognized… appreciating being able to stay in the U.K., where she can make her own decisions and use her voice to help end FGM… the need for education, investment, and the involvement of community members in the flight to end FGM. (United Kingdom and Guinea, West Africa) 

The founder of Ride to the Wall (RTTW) joins the HOG-POD to tell us a little bit about himself, his connection to Harley-Davidson and how, as the founder, the Ride to The Wall is now an annual motorcycle event that touches the lives of tens of thousands of people.From the humble beginnings of just a handful of bikes, the ride To The Wall has grown year on year in both size, popularity and importance to tens of thousands of people known as 'Wallers'.  They join together to remember the  of the lives and sacrifices of the men and women that have been lost their lives in service of our country at the National Memorial Arboretum, the Wall.Ride to the Wall received the Queens Award for Voluntary Service, recognising the effort of both Martin, and the now 300 strong team of volunteers which make this event possible each year.Now 16 years strong, Ride To The Wall has, in Martin's words, 'remained pure', with no commercial or corporate element involved.  On purely the donations and purchases of RTTW merchandise by the growing family of Wallers, the Charity remains dedicated to it's core values.You can find out more about this amazing charity through the links below and you can also join them in 2023 and become part of this unique family.Link to the National Memorial Arboretumhttps://www.thenma.org.uk/Links to the Ride To The Wall Websitehttps://www.rttw.orghttps://www.rttw.org/scroll_of_remembrance.phphttps://www.rttw.org/rttw_code_of_conduct.phphttps://www.rttw.org/clubs_attending.phphttps://www.rttw.org/start_locations.phpYou can also instantly donate to the Charity and be part of the £1m+ raised for the upkeep of the ArboretumText RTTW08 £5 to 70070 @nationalmemorialarboretuma1749 #ridetothewall #rttw #harleydavidson #charity #armedforces #britisharmy #royalnavy #royalairforce

Our guest on Episode 13 is Kate Laine-Toner - an autistic trainer, speaker and author, she is also mother to an amazing neurodivergent child.  In 2012, Kate founded the parent support charity Bristol Autism Support when she struggled to find support for her own daughter, and over the following 10 years helped to guide over 3,000 parents and carers on their autism journey, as well as navigating her own autistic self-discovery during that time. We talk on the podcast about her journey over the last 10 years to self-acceptance and rediscovery, and what finding acceptance at 50 as an autistic woman looks and feels like.  In 2022 she was given a British Citizen Award for her services to the autism parenting community, and recently received the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service on behalf of the charity. She left the charity last year and now delivers training on a wide range of autism topics for parents and carers and also provides training on autism and neurodiversity for corporate, charity, medical and public attraction settings.  Her book ‘Autism… Where Do I Start? A guide to managing the emotional aspects of autism parenting' published by JKP will be out in September 2023. Get in touch with ⁠Kate 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a ⁠member⁠. Buy us a ⁠coffee.⁠ ⁠Rate & review⁠ the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our ⁠website⁠ Contact ⁠Catherine Asta⁠ Music by⁠ Allora⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠Catherine Asta ⁠ ⁠The Late Discovered Club

The team wishes you a very Happy Christmas and a beautiful New Year On the Show Tony chats to Jill about her amazing brother who sadly died of AIDS. World and Community News A positive story from Zimbabwe about how most of people living with HIV in the country are Undetectable. https://xtramagazine.com/health/zimbabwe-hiv-undetectable-240316 A look at Lunch Positive.  A Brighton based charity that was awarded the ' Queens Award for Voluntary Service' in 2022 https://lunchpositive.org/

Dave grew up in the East End of London and in 1979, at 16 years of age, enlisted into the army. After basic training Dave was posted to the 2nd Battalion the Royal Irish Rangers and completed tours in Canada, Gibraltar, South Armagh and a United Nations tour in Cyprus. He also spent two years stationed in West Berlin where his duties included guarding Rudolf Hess in Spandau Prison.In 1988 Dave was selected for, and passed, an intensive six-month selection course for transfer into the Small Arms School Corps. During his time with the SASC Dave completed tours in Germany, Canada, America, Kenya and Northern Ireland rising to the rank of Warrant Officer Class 1 (Sergeant Major Instructor). In 1999, while seconded to the Royal Air Force, Dave was awarded an Air Officers Commendation in the New Year Honours List for his charity work. In 2000 Dave was chosen to take up a newly created SASC Training Advisory role at the Sultan of Oman's Military Academy.After 26 years of exemplary military service; in 2005 Dave was offered the position of Yeoman Warder (Beefeater) at HM Tower of London. Dave left the army and now lives and works in The Tower of London interpreting history and regaling visitors from across the world with his fascinating anecdotes. He, like all the Yeoman Warders, is also a member of Her Majesty's Bodyguard of The Yeoman of The Guard. In 2010 Dave became a Freeman of The City of London.Since February 2009 Dave has been a Special Constable in the Metropolitan Police and currently works as a member of the Counter Terrorism Unit helping to deter/detect crime, particularly that with a terrorism link, across London. In 2013 Dave was awarded a Borough Commander's Commendation for his voluntary work helping to get homeless people off the streets and into permanent housing. In February 2018, having completed 9 years of Voluntary Service, Dave was awarded his Special Constabulary Long Service Medal.Dave is an enthusiastic fundraiser and is constantly involved in charitable efforts to raise funds for good causes and to help those less fortunate.PRESENTATIONS:An Extraordinary Life: Behind the Scenes and Ceremonial Duties at HM Tower of London.The Tower of London: The history of HM Royal Palace and Fortress, The Tower of London.Prisoners and Punishment: At HM Tower of London and on Tower Hill.The Tower and The Blitz: Damage and Heroism during The Blitz.A Special Contribution: Selection, Training and being a Special Constable in ‘The Met'.Dave is about to retire from the Tower and commence the next chapter of his life. He is available for talks for any organisation and can be found at Ex-Job Services Grab a cuppa and sit back as Dave spends an hour with you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Barney and Jacob sit down with Ralph Reinford and learn about his experience with Voluntary Service and the unexpected meaning in serving others.

Being in a line of work that often exposes you to the reality of death by suicide can be both a challenge and a gift. Realizing that no amount of training will adequately prepare you for the experience can be quite unsettling. It does, however, allow you to develop more empathy for the deceased and their loved ones, and serve as a light for more people on their dark journey. In this episode of the Share Your Story podcast, I am joined by Gordon Carmichael, a Warrior of the Heart and Transformational Coach who has been touched by suicide as a police officer, manager in the healthcare setting, and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) therapist, as well as friend. Join us in this compassionate and vulnerable conversation on an often very sensitive and traumatic topic. Visit grievingcoach.com and subscribe for the latest news and updates. About Gordon Formerly a Senior Officer in Strathclyde Police in Glasgow, Gordon still lives in his native city, which he describes as remaining at the heart of Europe, despite the recent political upheaval. On retirement and having untaken a Diploma in Person Centred Therapy, he secured a position within Primary Care as a Manager whilst he continued to volunteer with a Counselling Charity, which this year celebrates 25 years and which in 2018 was awarded the Queen's Medal for Voluntary Service. An active leader in his community, Gordon has valued the concept of Participatory Leadership through his engagement with The Art of Hosting, a global field of practitioners. With the Cop26 due to be held in Glasgow in November, Gordon is committed to ensuring his positivity might encourage others to envisage what is possible for the people on this planet as we emerge from the pandemic. Gordon can be found on: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gordon-carmichael-40a63412 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gordon.carmichael.522 Twitter: https://twitter.com/gacarmichael Get to know Jenny Dilts! Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people transform grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. From her personal experiences with grief, she has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients transform their grief from foe to friend. Visit her website at www.grievingcoach.com to learn more and sign up for her email newsletter. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a comment on what you learned from our conversation or send a message with some of your takeaways at jenn@grievingcoach.com. You can also support the show by donating at: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ECQDQS6LBD894

Fiona Longhurst, Director of RVS, tells Neil Whiteside about their volunteering opportunities in Cambridge & South Cambs.  

Want something done? Ask a busy person! Logistics expert Amarjit Singh Atwal MBA tells of how he balances his professional life, studies and voluntary roles as a director of the Northants Chamber of Commerce as well as award-winning charity work with the Sikh Community Centre & Youth Club and Gudwara temple, joint winners last year of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service and this year awarded Gold in the Local Food Hero category of the Weetabix Northamptonshire Food & Drink Awards. See https://www.linkedin.com/in/asatwal/ and https://www.linkedin.com/company/sccyc-waterside-connect-centre/ Originally broadcast 9th November 2021 on Open4Business on NLive Radio

Stuart chats us through the Scottish Trauma network, what a major trauma centre is and the major trauma triage tool, helping us get the right patient to the right place at the right time.    BIOGRAPHY   Stuart is a Paramedic with the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) based in Paisley and is currently the Project Lead Major Trauma Triage Tools (MTTT). Stuart started his SAS career as a Community First Responder with Neilston and Uplawmoor First Responders who were awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service in 2018. Stuart has been involved since the group was established and is still hugely involved with their work. Stuart was appointed as Project Lead Major Trauma Triage Tools (MTTT) at the start of the year to roll out the MTTTs. “The Scottish Ambulance Service is a fundamental part of the STN and this is a really exciting time for us as the MTTTs will allow paramedics and technicians to triage patients to definitive care wherever possible”.   3 TOP TIPS   Utilise the MTTT where applicable. Apply the MTTT to all significantly injured patients or those involved in high mechanism incidents. If you need any support contact the Trauma Desk. Whether it is clinical, logistical or requesting the support of advanced teams contact to Trauma Desk when needed. Documentation of the MTTT when used is key. If the MTTT is applied to any patient whether they are major trauma positive, negative or whatever hospital they are conveyed to document the use of the MTTT.

The Friends of MV Freedom which is based in Weymouth, provide access to the sea for people living with disability. Their trips can change people's lives. Volunteer skipper Dirk Aldous talks about the history of the charity, their brand new vessel and their Queens Award for Voluntary Service. Podcast compiled and presented by Neil Sackley. email: h2o@bbc.co.uk

Mick returns to Paul's Place in Liverpool to revisit Agnes & Joe Williams alongside fellow co-founder Kathy Devlin. Paul's Place was set up as a suicide bereavement service, and its success has seen it secure some Lottery funding, and now The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. Mick was able to visit in person after covid rules were relaxed, but social distancing was maintained throughout using a stethoscopic microphone. Links to local mental health services at the end of the podcast. QAVS image from gov.uk

Nick Hancock is joined by Sue Cawthray, the CEO of Harrogate Neighbours, after they were presented with the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service earlier this week - the equivalent of an MBE for a voluntary organisation! Sue tells us what it was like to receive the award, why the Harrogate group were recognised and how the celebrations went on Wednesday.

We are delighted to have been awarded The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for volunteer groups. In this podcast we talk to four women who have been involved with Smart Works Reading; Sarah Burns MBE, the Chair of our Board of Trustees, Melanie Prater, volunteer head of stock, Claire Murdoch, volunteer trustee, and one of our clients, Summreen. Host LJ Stocks chats with them about the history of Smart Works Reading, as well as what motivates and inspires our volunteers, and the impact that has on our clients. Find out more about the work of Smart Works Reading here. ... LJ Stocks is a copywriter and host of The Freelancers Club podcast ... www.ljstocks.co.uk ... Music credits: Adventures by A Himitsu https://soundcloud.com/a-himitsu Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2Pj0MtT Music released by Argofox https://youtu.be/8BXNwnxaVQEMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/MkNeIUgNPQ8

Coming to you from outside The Royal Hill Pub in Edgerely on a bright, sunny day, AL is speaking to Colonel Mark Cuthbert-Brown CBE who is the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire. AL spends a bit of time getting to know Mark and learn about his career in the Army while finding out what his role is as Vice Lord-Lieutenant. One of Mark's roles is to help oversee the Queen's Award For Voluntary Service. A prestigious award that only goes to the best charities, C.I.C's and organisations that offer exemplary voluntary services to their community. In a Biscuit Exclusive, Mark reveals who the winners are of this amazing award, tells AL a little bit about them and we find out what this award means. In regards to the winner, a badge of honour, something to display with pride, that only the best have achieved. To everyone that won, congratulations!! At the end we hear from Kelly who runs The Royal Hill Pub. From a 14 year old pot-washer to the boss. What an amazing achievement and what an amazing place too. Make sure you check it out! 

A look at how volunteers have built communities of care and support throughout history and continue to meet the needs of Veterans today. Today's Veterans Health Administration traces its roots back to 1865 as the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. These homes were the first residences for the nation's sick and disabled volunteer soldiers of the Civil War. Their establishment was largely through the efforts of U.S. Sanitary Commission, a private volunteer relief agency, to support sick and wounded soldiers that included the ranks of Red Cross founder Clara Barton and Walt Whitman among others. In 1946, General Omar Bradley modernized and transformed the Veterans Administration and established the VA Voluntary Service (VAVS) which has grown and evolved into today's Center for Development & Civic Engagement (CDCE). This organization remains one of the largest volunteer programs in the federal government. Katie and Shawn talk with Sabrina Clark and Prince Taylor about how volunteer efforts that are deeply rooted in history are still evolving and how they have been shaped by the COVID 19 pandemic.

The University of Minnesota Science Court students are researching and debating whether mandatory service programs could work to create more political and racial harmony in the United States. In this third episode of Depolarizing America, hosted by Matt Simonson, SciCourt examines educational opportunities and marketing volunteer service programs. Jessica Jurcek and Simonson interview members of the science and legal team. Jennie Lim discusses the importance of motivation and skill development for successful volunteer programs. Madeleine Stankiewicz talks about how the legal con team plans to market the volunteer service program and prepare for trial. Follow us on social media -- Instagram, Twitter and Facebook at @scicourt -- and if you are interested in serving on our jury to decide this case, apply at z.umn.edu/scicourt-jury by April 5, 2021.

Scottish Centre for Personal Safety provides accessible personal safety, practical self-defence and first aid courses throughout Scotland.   They’ve just been awarded Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service and are also RNIB’s See Differently Award Winners for ‘Team of the Year’ in 2019.   RNIB Connect Radio's Paulina Kuchorew spoke with founder of the charity Alan Bell to find out more about their work.    For more information visit: https://scotcps.org.uk/ 

Pindy Kaur, the Community Development Manager of SCCYC, the Sikh Community Centre & Youth Club, talks about the work of the organisation within the community and how it has grown under and adapted to Covid-19. Their work has resulted in a recent Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, an MBE for charitable organisations. With its new Waterside Connect Community Centre about to open, find out how the organisation plans to go from strength to strength.

This week's episode of Borne the Battle features Prince Taylor's journey from a rough transition with entry level jobs to VA HR to organizing TEDx Veterans Affairs. 

Sunny has had an incredible life journey which he uses as an example to help and improve others. In this episode Sunny shares how he is using his lived experience as a former drug addict to shape government policy on drugs and substance misuse, along with his belief that all government policy should be formed by those with lived experience to ensure maximum positive impact. Sunny Dhadley is a Social Leader with lived experience of addiction. He has developed a peer led model that is revered for its effectiveness, professionalism and integrity (noted through receiving the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2014 and in 2018 being highlighted as a European Model of Best Practice - BeTrad). Sunny is a Fellow of the RSA and part of the Windsor Leadership Alumni. Recently shortlisted for The Guardian Public Service Awards in 2018, Sunny has continued to push the boundaries in relation to practice and policy and is a living example of the potential that lies within each person that is vulnerable and/or marginalised within society.Contact Sunny:https://sunnydhadley.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnydhadley/?originalSubdomain=ukhttps://www.instagram.com/sunnydhadley/https://www.facebook.com/SocialLeadershipGuy/posts/https://twitter.com/sunnydhadley#LetsDoHumans #SocialChange #StayBlessedFollow us:Castbox- https://castbox.fm/channel/LetsDoHuma...Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/letsdohumans/iTunes- https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/LetsDoHumans/Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/119kKxj...Twitter- https://twitter.com/letsdohumansHost: https://www.instagram.com/mrtudark/ (Francis Gyamera)Want to feature on Lets Do Humans or have any ideas and suggestion? Please tell us:letsdohumans@gmail.com

This episode was recorded live at the Children’s University Conference in October 2019. It features Saeed Atcha MBE giving his keynote address, followed by a Q&A chaired by Children’s University’s CEO, Helen O’Donnell.  Saeed is a man who wears many hats – he is Chief Executive of Youth Leads, where he has helped more than 3,000 young Mancunians access volunteering opportunities and skills development programmes. He led his organisation to receive Her Majesty the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, is a recipient of the Prime Minister's Points of Light award and was awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours List 2019.  He is a Trustee of Step up to Serve, which leads the “I will” campaign to encourage meaningful social action across society.  He is also a trustee of Young Manchester, Beacon Bolton Counselling Service, Generation: You Employed, and an Advisory Council member to the Care Tech Foundation. He is a school governor at his former secondary school, Ladybridge High School in Bolton. He is also the Social Mobility Commission’s youngest Commissioner.  His story is fascinating and emotive. Enjoy! To find out more about Children’s University, visit http://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk  To find out more about Saeed, visit www.saeedatcha.co.uk (http://www.saeedatcha.co.uk/) Children's University: Live! is a hosted and produced by Vic Elizabeth Turnbull and is a MIC Media production (http://www.micmedia.co.uk/)

Recorded at the Women in Community Leadership session at Big Local Connects 2019, this podcast explores how Big Local communities can become places of balanced leadership and opportunity regardless of gender. The conversation also touches on the skills needed to be an effective leader, the challenges facing women and how to resolve them. Participants: Karen Rees-Unwin, Ridge Hill. Ivis Williams, Barnfield. Lesley Watkins, Mansfield Community & Voluntary Service. Dadirai Tsopo, Welsh House Farm. Emma O'Mahoney, Blackpool Revoe. Maxine Jordan, Gaunless Gateway. Susan Graydon, Gaunless Gateway. Jo Baker, Local Trust. James Peak, podcast producer. Chaired by: Wendy Davies, Organisation and Social Development Consultants.

Guests: Mary Agnes Krell, Gerald Ross Hosts: Stuart Yoshida We’re all about the 50th anniversary of the landing on the moon, Zero-G ukuleles, GNUF awards, and welcoming back two of my favorite guests, Gerald Ross of geraldross.com and Mary Agnes Krell, one of the driving forces behind GNUF. Plus, we talk about ukulele festival workshops, creating “experiences” at ukulele festivals, and much more! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ooktown Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CD7vDdJIU4 Shoutouts: * Doug at the Denver County Fair - let us know how the ukulele contest goes! * GNUF for the Duke of York Community Initiative Award 2019, Epic Award for England from Voluntary Arts in 2018, and Queen's Award for Voluntary Service in 2017 Links: * GNUF: http://northernuke.com/ * Mary Agnes: https://www.maryagneskrell.com/ * Gerald Ross: http://geraldross.com/ * Milo Fultz, bass player: https://www.milofultzmusic.com/about-me * Mauloa Ukuleles: http://www.taiyuanmusical.com/en/products/All-solid-series.html * Ukulele Kids Club: https://theukc.org/ * Planet Waves ukulele capo: https://www.amazon.com/Planet-Waves-PW-CP-12-Ukulele-Capo/dp/B00GTSM8CK * Rob Collins ukuleles: https://tinguitar.com/portfolio/standard-ukuleles/

In our 30th episode we talk about women during WW2, their service, work, and achievements. Women were helping to win more than one war, as they made contributions to the nation's efforts abroad, while also moving women closer to equality and fair treatment. Misty schools us on Rosie, rationing, Victory Gardens and the AWVS (American Women's Voluntary Service). Allegra recommends some great books about women during WW2, including Code Girls, a nonfiction book researched and written by a woman about the hundreds of women who helped write and decrypt codes during the war. A lot changed for American women during the 1940s, including how many women worked, and what kinds of jobs women were (finally) able to hold. If you are able to uncover the stories that have been overlooked, you'll see the progress toward equity and inclusion these women were able to make, while helping the Allies win the war. Profess-Hers is a podcast written and presented by Misty, a History professor, and Allegra, an English professor, both of whom are here for having a serious, fun conversation about looking at literature, history, current events, pop culture, and media through a feminist lens. Written by Allegra Hanna and Misty Wilson-Mehrtens. Find the Profess-Hers Podcast on Twitter and Instagram @Professhers.

This time on Alfred, the podcast for Shaftesbury, The Vale and Chase areas of North Dorset and West Wiltshire: Shaftesbury advert is ‘part of national heritage’ says Hovis boss. The classic 1973 Hovis ‘boy on the bike’ ad has been remastered and will be played on national television for a month. Alfred talks with Hovis director, Jeremy Gibson and Robin Baker, head curator of the British Film Institute. (00:26) Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for Shaftesbury’s Steps in Time dance group. The dancers are a familiar sight at summertime events in and around Shaftesbury. The group has been teaching under 16-year-olds traditional English dances for thirty years. Alfred spoke with Penny-Jane Swift from the dance group. (07:56) Shaftesbury’s new all-youth drama group is ready for debut show. (13:11) ‘Togetherness’ is the theme of second Shaftesbury Civic Day. (20:06) Meet Mavis – the vintage lorry adding extra appeal to Shaftesbury events. (26:47)

Interview with Marnae Wilson, author of the book Senior Missions: What to Expect and How to Prepare. She discusses how retired couples can serve missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including the opportunities and challenges that they would face in the process

John and Christine Petersen Discuss 'Live-at-home Missions' as an option for senior missionary couples with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These are full time missions that serve in their local areas and live in their own homes at night.

Guests: Mary Agnes Krell, Heidi Swedberg and Daniel Ward Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown t’s a mid-Winter Podcast, and it’s great to have back regular guests Heidi  Swedberg and Daniel Ward, along with Mary Agnes Krell of GNUF. And Doug is back after surviving the National Western Stock Show. There’s lots of discussion on ukuleles and public libraries, upcoming events and guests at GNUF, the Denver Ukulele Fest, finding the “Why” for your ukulele groups, and much more. 
Shoutouts: • John Campbell - a listener from down-under - Thanks for checking on the Brandy Chords from Jeff Thomas! • DATS - congrats on the five songs in 24 hours!  • Hope Dunbar - invite me to your Podcast!  • Rose from Ukulele Highway - I’m looking forward to being on your show  • Operalele - looking forward to having you on in March!  Links:  • Heidi Swedberg: http://sukeyjumpmusic.com/  • Daniel Ward: http://danielward.net/  • GNUF - A Grand Northern Ukulele Festival: http://northernuke.com/  • Danielle Ate The Sandwich: http://danielleatethesandwich.com/  • DATS 24 Hour Album: http://danielleatethesandwich.com/dats-4th-annual-24-hour-album/  • Hope Dunbar: http://www.hopedunbarmusic.com/  • Ukulele Library Program: https://sukeyjumpmusic.wordpress.com/2019/01/13/ukes-in-libraries-check-it-out/  • Library Contact: mhortan@lapl.org  • Welcome - Music for Life: http://www.musicforlife.org/  • Events | Jefferson County Public Library: https://jeffcolibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/search/q=ukulele&local_start=2018-12-31%20TO%202019-02-28  • The Duke of York Award: http://www.thedukeofyorkscommunityinitiative.org.uk/  • The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service: https://www.gov.uk/queens-award-for-voluntary-service  • Bad Mouse Orchestra: https://www.facebook.com/badmouseorchestra/  • Ralph Shaw: http://ralphshaw.ca/  • Stanley Brinks & Freschard — Fika Recordings: https://fikarecordings.com/stanley-brinks-and-freschard  • Denver Ukulele Festival 2019: https://swallowhillmusic.org/ukefest/  • Ukulele Festival of Great Britain: https://www.facebook.com/Ukulele-Festival-of-Great-Britain-307157506649/  • Uke Ohana: https://ukeohana.com/ Recorded February 24, 2019.

Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, Penny Williams, explains to Rob Pearman how the QVAS is awarded, who is eligible and how a voluntary organisation can be nominated.

Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, Penny Williams, explains to Rob Pearman how the QVAS is awarded, who is eligible and how a voluntary organisation can be nominated.

Join our host, Bob Leins, as he welcomes Sabrina Clark, Director of Voluntary Service for the Department of Veterans Affairs and Laura Balun, volunteer, VA retiree, and former Director of Voluntary Service. October 23, 2017

Institute of Historical Research Citizens of the world: Birmingham Quaker women, transnational voluntary service, and the meaning of citizenship Sian Roberts (University of Birmingham) This seminar will focus on the voluntary action of a grou...

The Money Vultures  1. The Secret Destabilization of America. 2. Bending America’s Military and Industrial Strength to Serve Evil. 3. Military Drafts: The Moral Opposite of Voluntary Service. 4. Fascism: The Tragic Direction We Were Not Supposed to Take. 5. Oligarchy: Rule by Rich, Fear-Driven Wimps. 6. The Moral Meaning of Money. 7. The President? Ha! Who’s Really in Control. 8. The American Mortgage Tragedy: Our Rented Lifestyle. 9. Our Founding Fathers Tried to Warn Us… 10. Institution of Evil: The Federal Reserve. 11. …Is it Actually Federal? 12. …Are There Any Reserves? 13. The Bloody Struggle for Monetary Control. 14. American and World History as You’ve Never Heard It. 15. The Revolutionary War: Spurred by the Bank of England.

Raider Nation pays tribute to veterans across the United States during "National Salute to Veterans Week". We went to a barbecue meet and greet with the veterans at the V.A. Hospital in Menlo Park, California yesterday February 16, 2013. We spoke to Carla Baldwin, who came up with this idea for Raider Nation fans and tailgaters to put on barbecue parties not just at this location, but simultaneously in 8 states across the country. We also chatted with William Ball, who is the Chief of Voluntary Service at the Menlo Park Veterans Hospital, who helped organize the event. The Oakland Raiders sent a group of Raiderette cheerleaders to help out with the event. Also on hand were former Raiders wide receiver Kenny Shedd and current Raiders linebacker Miles Burris. We also spoke with Miles Burris' mother, and got some little known information about Miles direct from his mom. This Menlo Park location of the V.A. hospital has a unit to treat veterans with vision problems, including blind and partially blind patients. We spoke with patient and lifelong Raiders fan Joe Galindo of Fresno, California. He was preparing to go home from his treatment at the hospital when he learned of the Raider Nation event, and he knew he had to be a part of it. Kingsford Kirk from the Bad Boyz of BBQ and his crew provided the food and barbecuing expertise. We also spoke with Nicki Sandler, Director of this veterans hospital unit in Menlo Park. She warned us that she is a Bengals fan, but we didn't hold that against her. Raider Nation Videocast - Episode #89 Taped in Menlo Park, Ca on Saturday February 16, 2013 Listen to our audio podcast "Raider Nation Podcast" year round at www.raidernationpodcast.com Available on iTunes in the Podcast section.

Institute of Historical Research Special Seminar Commemorating a Century of Councils for Voluntary Service On the Liverpool Council for Voluntary Service John Lansley (former employee of the LCVS) Liverpool was second to Hampstead to respon...

Institute of Historical Research Special Seminar Commemorating a Century of Councils for Voluntary Service ‘The Service of the Community is best fulfilled by Communities of Service’: A Hundred Years of the London Voluntary Service Council ...