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VOLUNTEER. CHANGE. INSPIRE

June 2015

VOLUNTARY ACTIONVOLUNTARY ACTIONVOLUNTARY ACTION For Community ChangeFor Community ChangeFor Community Change

The Official Quarterly Newsletter of the CVSS/The Official Quarterly Newsletter of the CVSS/The Official Quarterly Newsletter of the CVSS/NATIONAL VOLUNTEER CNATIONAL VOLUNTEER CNATIONAL VOLUNTEER CENTRE ENTRE ENTRE VOL. 1 ISSUE 3VOL. 1 ISSUE 3VOL. 1 ISSUE 3

The Council of Voluntary The Council of Voluntary The Council of Voluntary

Social ServicesSocial ServicesSocial Services

The Council of Voluntary Social Services

(CVSS) began celebration of its 75th year at

the Andrews Memorial Seventh Day Adventist

Church on April 18,

2015.

“Over the years we

have had significant

achievements,” said

Winsome Wilkins in

her greetings. These

include, she contin-

ued, “the establish-

ment of the National

Volunteer Centre,

the focal point for

volunteer training

and engagement, the

establishment of the

United Way of Ja-

maica, advocating for the rights of the child and

the care and protection of children and being

instrumental in the establishment of the Citi-

zens Advice Bureau and the council for the

handicapped and the council for the aged.”

along with many other achievements.

Representatives from CVSS Member Agencies.

CVSS staff, the CVSS executive, United Way of

Jamaica (UWJ) executive, and custodies were all

in attendance to celebrate this diamond jubilee

milestone. Also in atten-

dance was Governor Gen-

eral Sir. Patrick Allen and

the Hon. Andrew Holness

and his wife.

The theme of the Coun-

cil‟s 75th celebrations is

treasuring our traditions,

innovating for the future.

As part of its traditions

Mrs. Wilkins identified

some institutions at the

event, “We salute the

agencies which started

with us over 70 years ago

and are still a part of the umbrella‟ , naming the

Jamaica Agricultural Society, YWCA. YMCA,

Girl Guides, Salvation Army and the Jamaica 4 H

Clubs, to name a few. She continued by saying,

„these agencies represent the spokes in our um-

brella.” The council currently has approximately

100 member agencies.

CvSS’ LaunCheS 75th anniverSary

Celebrations with Church Service

From Left: The Hon.

Andrew Holness,

Winsome Wilkins, CEO

of CVSS, Sir Patrick

Allen, Governor General

of Jamaica and Errol

Greene, Chairman of the

CVSS 75th Anniversary

Committee are engaged

in conversation follow-

ing the Thanksgiving

service of the CVSS at

Andrews Memorial

SDA church.

CEO, Winsome Wilkins and Chairman of CVSS,

Mr. Owen Bernard receives a gift from host Andrew‟s

Memorial SDA church host pastor Samuel Lewis.

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Pictorial Highlights: 75th Anniversary

Thanksgiving service

Editors Forum

The CVSS was

hosted by the

Gleaner

Company in the

same week at

their editor‟s

forum to discuss

volunteerism in

Jamaica.

Members from

the Jamaica 4H

Clubs, Jamaica

Red Cross,

CVSS Chairman

Owen Bernard,

and others from

the sector

particpated.

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Other major highlights included the National Church Service in

April, the National Achievement Expo over the period of April 22

– 24 as well as a “Black-tie” Awards banquet in November.

Her Excellency, the Most Honourable Lady Allen as the Patron

of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs 75th Anniversary Celebrations ex-

pressed pleasure about being involved in the celebratory activi-

ties of the Jamaica 4 H Clubs which officially kicked off on its

Founders‟ Day on April 1, 2015.

During a courtesy call at Kings House on Friday, Lady Allen

expressed, “This is very easy for me to do; I am who I am be-

cause of the 4-H Clubs,” she said. The Jamaica 4-H Clubs

which is the youth training arm of the Ministry of Agriculture

and Fisheries was formed on April 1, 1940 as the juvenile arm

of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, (JAS).

Chairman of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Board of Directors, Sena-

tor Norman Grant who lead the visiting party, explained that

activities for the “75th Anniversary will continue until March

31, 2016.Over this period the organization intends to expand

the reach of the 4-H Movement by engaging youth and high-

lighting the work of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs.”

He added that with the growth of general membership to ap-

proximately 87,000 the Movement has over the years placed

greater emphasis on training opportunities to other areas includ-

ing youth entrepreneurship.

Jamaica 4H Clubs celebrates

its Diamond Jubilee!!

Her Excellency, the Most

Honourable Lady Allen

(right) accepts a schedule of

the Jamaica 4-H Clubs 75th

Anniversary from 4-H Clubs

Chairman, Senator Norman

Grant during a Courtesy Call

at Kings House.

Sharing in the moment is

Executive Director, Jamaica

4-H Clubs. The Jamaica 4-H

Clubs will observe 75th

Anniversary activities from

April 1, 2015 to March 31,

2016.

4-H Boy and 4-H

Girl of the Year

2015 - Reynaldo

Dallas of St. Mary

High School and

LeChone Redwood

of The Mannings

School, proudly dis-

play their trophies

at the 4-H National

Achievement Expo

held at the Denbigh

Showground,

Clarendon on

Friday, April 24,

2015.

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CVSS Summer Games at the

UWI Mona Bowl on July 4,

2015

Benefit Performance of the

National Dance Theatre

Company at the Little Thea-

tre on July 24, 2015—

Opening Night.

Jamaica 4H Clubs National

Camps at Denbigh 4 Train-

ing Centre, Clarendon from

July 6– 13, 2015

CVSS/UWJ 5 K Walkathon

September 2015

CVSS Research Day 2015

At Uwi, Mona, October

2015.

National Volunteer Week

The NVW will be celebrated this

year Nov 29—Dec 5 with several

activities that will culminate on

Dec 5—International Volunteer

Day with the annual DAY OF

CARE we are seeking donations

of clothing, hygiene items and

lunch utensils. Contact the NVC

for additional information.

Volunteer Opportunity The God Soup Kitchen seeks volun-

teer teachers to assist with students

13 to 18 years at their annual sum-

mer school. Contact the NVC if in-

terested at 9060065 or email:

volregistry@gmail/yahoo.com

Upcoming

Events

CVSS SUMMER GAMES 2015 Launched!!

The annual CVSS Summer Games 2015 was

officially launched at the National Volunteer

Centre by Guest Speaker Ian Forbes, Chair-

man of the United Way of Jamaica on June

25, 2015 at the launch attended by main spon-

sors, participants and the organizing commit-

tee.

The biggest highlight of the launch was the

testimony of the hearing impaired Kemar,

From left: Ms. Venesse Leon, Summer Games

Committee Chair, Mrs. Winsome Wilkins, CEO of

CVSS, guest speaker Mr. Ian Forbes and President

of Kiwanis Club of Kingston Mr. Marcel Boyce.

from Deaf Sports Jamaica who are annual par-

ticipants in the Games activities. He spoke of

the exposure and opportunities the games

opens up for the disabled community. He also

expressed appreciation of the group to the

CVSS.

The guest speaker also spoke from personal

experience of the benefits of sports.