ÿþ<table cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center bgColor=#4279bd> <tbody> <tr> <td align=middle><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1><br></font> <table cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=600 align=center bgColor=#ffffff> <tbody> <tr> <td bgColor=#666666 colSpan=5>&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr> <td width=25 bgColor=#666666>&nbsp;</td> <td align=right width=550 bgColor=#666666 colSpan=3>&nbsp; <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#eeeeee size=2><strong>January Newsletter 2009</strong></font> <br><br><img id="" title="Young TimeBank" height=39 alt="Young TimeBank" hspace=0 src="http://dotm1.net/cpnImg/2006/1/13DIAADJBIBGDB29/113304_header.gif" width=179 align=left border=0 name=""></td> <td width=25 bgColor=#666666>&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr> <td colSpan=5>&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr> <td width=25><font face="Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td> <td align=justify width=550 colSpan=3><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2>Hello </font></strong><font size=2><font face="Arial, Helvetica">Happy New Year and welcome to the third edition of the Young TimeBank Volunteer Facilitators' newsletter.</font><br><br><br></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica"><font color=#ffbf1d size=4><strong>London News</strong></font><br></font><font size=2><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica">At William Morris SEN School Jake and Rafaela will be starting with the Student Council making a Virtual Tour for their school's website. Meanwhile Candice and Luna have started at the Charter School working with the Yr 7 School Council on a film about lunch queue bullying.<br><br><img id="" title="" style="WIDTH: 361px; HEIGHT: 234px; margin:0 0 15px 15px;" height=333 alt="" hspace=0 src="http://dotm1.net/cpnImg/2008/4/43IGBFHGJEBCCDJ54/132588_Janpic.jpg" width=500 align=right border=0>Milica and Nisha have been working hard with Shpresa's Albanian refugee group planning&nbsp;a talent show for February 17th to tie in with the day Kosovo declared independence. The Envision pilot project at St Augustine's is set to go ahead on Wednesday 14th January with Yasmin.</font></font><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font face="Arial, Helvetica"><br></font></span> <div> <div> <div language=JavaScript class=msocomtxt id=_com_2 onmouseover="msoCommentShow('_anchor_2','_com_2')" onmouseout="msoCommentHide('_com_2')"> <p class=MsoNormal><span><font face="Arial, Helvetica"><strong><font color=#ffbf1d size=4>Manchester&nbsp;News<br><br></font></strong><font size=2>Mahla and&nbsp;Vicky's&nbsp;All Saints Catholic College&nbsp;group's fashion show to promote disability awareness has been set for January 26th. Tim and Joaquim's citizenship project continues at Cedar Mount.<br><br>Aarti and Hannah's group completed their project at Levenshulme and ran a very successful Enterprise Day to raise money for Islamic Relief in December. Cara and Donald's group from Parklands have also finished their film on bullying - the film will be available to view on the group's Project Page once it has been edited - we'll give you the link in a future newsletter.<br><br>Jackie and Roberto have started a drama project with their group at Lostock College and will be doing a play about bullying which will be filmed and performed in front of the school.<br><br>Alayna will be returning to Meade Hill, after they enjoyed having her and Julia so much last time, to start a new art project with a group at the school which begins on 12th January.<br></font></font></span><font face="Arial, Helvetica"><font color=#ffbf1d size=4><strong><br>Volunteer voices</strong></font><br></font><br><font face=Arial size=2>This month Cara shares her experiences of working with a small group at Parklands who have been making a film on bullying and the effects that it has on people.</font><br><br><font size=2> <table cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 bgColor=#eeeeee border=0> <tbody> <tr colspan="3"> <td><font face="Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr> <td width=20><font face="Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td> <td><font face="Arial, Helvetica"><font size=2><font color=#666666 size=3><strong>Cara</strong></font></font><br></font><font size=2><img style="margin:0 0 15px 15px;" id="" title="" height=67 alt="" hspace=0 src="http://dotm1.net/cpnImg/2008/4/43IGBFHGJEBCCDJ54/132596_Cara.JPG" width=47 align=right border=0><br></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica"><font size=2>You worked with a very small group during your project yet managed to keep them really engaged, are there any suggestions you could make to&nbsp;other volunteers with small groups to keep things fresh and&nbsp;keep the group interested and motivated?&nbsp;<br></font><br></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica"><font size=2>Cara:&nbsp;<em>We picked up the project from the previous semester, and three of the five girls involved dropped out in the second&nbsp;or third meeting with them. But the girls who stayed were motivated by the project because they knew people who were bullied and understood the effects it can have on a person (self-harming, depression, suicide). It may go without saying, but I think having a topic that really means something to the participants, as well as an exciting medium, really helps to keep the momentum going. We did a movie and the girls seemed really excited to&nbsp;learn how to use the cameras and direct the film and they seemed really proud of their work because they knew it was their own.</em><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">&nbsp;</span><br><br>What do you think the young people in your group got out of the whole experience?<br><br>Cara:&nbsp;<em>I think that the girls were initially upset when half the group left, but they seem to be really proud of the work they created despite that shortcoming. They really care about getting their message across, so much so, they want to show it to the entire school and raise as much money for their charity as possible.</em></font> </font></td> <td width=20><font face="Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td></tr> <tr colspan="3"> <td><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica">&nbsp;</font></td></tr></tbody></table><br><br></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica"><font color=#ffbf1d size=4><strong>Opportunities and Resources</strong></font><br></font><font size=2><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica">FILMCLUB is a nationwide school-based network of film clubs with the onus on making a wide variety of films available to young people allowing them the opportunity to witness worlds that they would not normally see. LOVEFiLM, the UK's largest online DVD rental company, have partnered FILMCLUB and provide access to their catalogue of 60 000 films.<br><br>Schools can access this service for free and will be supported to set-up and manage the best in-school film club possible. Go to <a href="http://www.filmclub.org">www.filmclub.org</a>&nbsp;to see what it's all about and pass the link on to those at the school that you are volunteering with. If you are a parent or student yourself then why not try to set one up at your own school?<br></font></font><font size=2><br></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><font face="Arial, Helvetica">Please get in touch if you have any questions, queries or suggestions and in the meantime good luck with all you are doing over the next month.<br><br><img id="" title="" height=102 alt="" hspace=0 src="http://dotm1.net/cpnImg/2006/1/13DIAADJBIBGDB29/113280_logo.gif" width=75 align=right border=0 name="">Best wishes,<br><br>Jack &amp; the Young TimeBank team<br><br>E-mail: </font><a href="mailto:helpdesk@timebank.org.uk"><font face="Arial, Helvetica">helpdesk@timebank.org.uk</font></a><br><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica">Phone: 0845 347 9363</font><br><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica"></span></font><font size=2><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica"></span></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><font color=#ec008c size=3><strong></strong></font></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2></font></p></div></div></div></td> <td width=25>&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr> <td colSpan=5>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table> <table cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=600 align=center> <tbody> <tr> <td width=25>&nbsp;</td> <td align=middle width=450><br><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#bbbbbb size=1><br>Young TimeBank is a TimeBank initiative. TimeBank registered Charity No.1073831.</font> <br><br></td> <td width=25>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td width=25>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table>