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Volunteer organisers asked to nominate inspiring volunteers

(adapted from a press release from Volunteer Edinburgh) 

Volunteer Edinburgh is inviting nominations of local volunteers for a prestigious annual award.

Edinburgh’s Lord Provost and city Volunteering Ambassador, Donald Wilson, will honour the city’s most ‘inspiring volunteers’ at a special awards ceremony to take place on Tuesday 7th June 2016, during #volunteersweek

Volunteer Edinburgh wants to hear about the city’s unsung heroes and most committed volunteers.

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Easter Road Game Changer

(adapted from an email from Tahl Kaminer, Lecturer in Architectural Design and Theory, University of Edinburgh)

Hibernian Community Foundation, the charity arm of Hibernian FC, has launched Game Changer, an ambitious Public Social Partnership in collaboration with many partners, chief among them NHS Lothian and Edinburgh City Council.

‘The aim is to unlock the power and passion associated with football and to make greater use of all Hibernian’s physical, cultural and professional assets, to deliver a better, healthier future for the most vulnerable, disenfranchised or disadvantaged in our communities.’

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