Easter Break for our Fantastic, Essex University, Student Volunteers

ABC progress is going well indeed and I would like to thank all those students past and present who have done such an outstanding job. We are of course talking about our student team at Essex University, Students Union, VTeam which stands for volunteers. The team have been doing an amazing job, adding organisations that assist the unwaged or those on low incomes to our ABC directory.

We would especially like to thank Tomas KASIULIS, Volunteering Coordinator and Master’s Degree holder [former] student at Essex University, who now works for the EU Students Union, who has done a simply amazing job managing this team.

And we must personally thank our very talented students who have taken part; Aishwarya BALAN, Mihaela-Georgiana MIHAILESCU, Isabel BULIANI, Vilius GUDZIUNAS, Joanie DE MURO, Aiste RAPALAVICIUTE, Ugne KOMZAITE, Carlo GENJELIAN and Cherry LAM.

Our directory is still in its infancy, however it is growing steadily. This directory will be built-up, [especially] during the autumn, as the summer term is largely occupied with exams and revising.

We are planning to grow our student team in the future and if you are a student looking for work experience, please just send an email to this address and we can tell you more about the opportunities on offer: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  Our students get a case study and it is a great endorsment, when you have to start looking for a full-time career. We think so anyway. 

Image: Essex University, Students Union, VTeam member in action. 

In a week that has seen terrorist tragedy in London, we are proud to be able to point to these young people and their contribution to humanity. Just about as far as you can get from the attitude of those whose goal it is to kill and maim total strangers, who do not share their point of view.  

Lastly, we are taking our team in June on a sailing voyage from Brightlingsea up the River Colne to the fabulous Anchor Pub on the waterfront at Rowhedge. A pub known for its outstanding food.  Volunteers deserve to be rewarded for their contribution and this is our way of saying: - THANK YOU. 

Image: Our sailing vessel a Westerly Griffin.

Image: Our Destination the Anchor Pub in Rowhedge known far and wide for its great food.

Image: Inside the Anchor Pub. 

Image: We will be leaving Brightlingsea the sailboats home port. 

Image: Brightlingsea Waterfront. 

Image: Essex University Sailing Club. Brightlingsea

We thought we better finish with some appropriately salty music. Take it away Procol Harem: