Awareness Days
Awareness Day | Dates | Story Ideas |
Volunteers Week | 1st – 7th June | – Experience of helping others – New volunteers interviewing old volunteers |
Pride Month | June | – Pride Stories – What’s happening around Sheffield to celebrate |
Windrush Way | 22nd June | – Story about Windrush Way history – Linking to the name change of where our office is based (now called Windrush Way) |
Reserves Day | 24th June | – Story about Veterans – Story about Veterans service |
Thank You Day | 3rd July | – Things we are thankful for ourselves for – Thankful of others – Stories about thanking others |
Samaritans Awareness Day/ The big listen | 24th July | – People who have been supported by Samaritans – A story on the service Samaritans – The importance of talking |
Yorkshire Day | 1st August | – Favourite places in Yorkshire – Why we love living in Yorkshire – Top 10 things to do in Yorkshire that help your wellbeing |
Black History Month | 1st Oct – 31st Oct | – Black History stories – Interviews |
Theme ideas
Pet positivity |
Message in a bottle |
Positive Covid Stories (things we have learnt) |
Visit to museums/ galleries |
Positive stories about social media |
(Group activity) zine making |
End of an era (e.g Education ending) |
Changes in education |
Suicide – hope stories |
Travel/Food |
Beauty – the effect of media on our bodies and ideals of ‘beauty’ |
The power of a cup of tea! |