The participants of our latest EVS project “Festival of Opportunity” just flew back to their country after helping local community organisations in the UK.
During two weeks they’ve helped keeping environmentally friendly two major festivals in the UK (including the Leeds Festival); encouraging festival goers to recycle, picking up what could be recycled; and finally encouraging people to donate to charities all the camping equipment they would not take back with them after the festivals.
This amazing project ended with a big salvage at Leeds Festival where our volunteers collected all the reusable tents, sleeping bags, mats and other camping equipments for some local community organisations. This year we supported organisation working with refugees, homeless people, community groups, scouts and even an organisation aiming at developing art.
For example the Sierra Leone Community in Sheffield (SLCS) explained us that the items collected will help them to organise day trips, camping and outdoor activities, in order to “improve the quality of life of Sierra Leoneans in Sheffield and to promote the well-being of its members”.
Please find below some of the feedback from the organisations we supported.
This project has been funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.
Feedback from local community organisations
Need camping gear for a community organisation? @eispossible can help #Harrogate #Ripon #Knaresborough #Nidderdale https://t.co/rxT8J9ZO1d pic.twitter.com/jBy4tNGKcz
— Harrogate&Ripon CVS (@HARCVS) 7 août 2017
Thanks so much guys. Can’t wait to get it. We are all geared up and ready for tomorrow. Xxx
— Mary Black (@m_black63) 28 août 2017
Camping gear! @eispossible – All checked, cleaned and tested, now lovingly stored ready for use ! pic.twitter.com/n4aDs9U0Hq
— Harwes Farm CIC (@HarwesFarmCIC) 3 septembre 2017
Tents up!!! Can feel a camp out coming on!! Thanks again @eispossible pic.twitter.com/xDdYZ8hWfw
— Harwes Farm CIC (@HarwesFarmCIC) 2 septembre 2017
12 pairs of (small) wellies, 12 chairs, 7 tents, 13 sleeping bags, 20 mats and 16 lamps! Massive thanks to @eispossible for your hard work! pic.twitter.com/eNAKkaOOkG
— Harwes Farm CIC (@HarwesFarmCIC) 2 septembre 2017
Thanks @eispossible. Camping equipment came in very useful at the Diversity Festival over the weekend 🙂
— ROAR (@rotherhamroar) 13 septembre 2017
Other tweets
Some great pics of our international volunteers who will help salvaging quality camping equipment for local organisations! @erasmusplusUK pic.twitter.com/1j1ZQLIGz8
— EverythingisPossible (@eispossible) 20 août 2017
A big thank you to @LeedsCC_News who have very kindly lent us the litter-picking sticks to help keeping @OfficialRandL green this year! pic.twitter.com/Y46XluOLpf
— EverythingisPossible (@eispossible) 26 août 2017
Our @erasmusplusUK volunteers are working hard to keep @OfficialRandL green this year. #recycling #LeedsFestival #HappySalvageDay pic.twitter.com/c2fdAdjYV3
— EverythingisPossible (@eispossible) 26 août 2017
Our @erasmusplusUK volunteers are ready to salvage camping equipment for local community orgs. #HappySalvageDay! pic.twitter.com/nyZP9EsNNK
— EverythingisPossible (@eispossible) 28 août 2017
Our volunteers have already salvaged lots of sleeping bags and other equipment for your organisation, @m_black63! #HappySalvageDay pic.twitter.com/OQzGhuYuqD
— EverythingisPossible (@eispossible) 28 août 2017
We already salvaged lots of tents, sleeping bags and other camping equipment for you @HarwesFarmCIC pic.twitter.com/GOl8QBRQKT
— EverythingisPossible (@eispossible) 28 août 2017
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