The inaugural Love Loud campaign was launched in 2017, with the majority of projects being held on Saturday 9 December. A target of 500 volunteer hours was set as our goal. You can appreciate the success of the campaign from the following statistics:
- A total of 29 projects were held across 10 locations.
- Over 750 hours were volunteered by 260+ individuals
- On average each project had a commitment of over 25 hours / 9 volunteers
Perspectives on community engagement have been shaped and impacted as a result of the volunteering effort:
The community are quite willing and receptive. We can do a lot more…
Engaging with the community should be part of our everyday life, it is not possible to reach out if we don’t engage the community
I now understand more clearly the lives and needs of people in our local community who do not have the same opportunities that I experience.