Whatever the findings of research, it is a truth universally acknowledged that everybody gains from young people's volunteering. Communities benefit from their enthusiasm, commitment and skills. Services and organisations improve and become more responsive to people's needs. And young people get a chance to try out new activities, take on responsibilities, gain skills and develop insights into other lives.
Proof of this, should proof be needed, came with the Red Cross Humanitarian Citizen Awards, where individuals were honoured for their achievements in the fields of volunteering, fundraising and first aid.
The overall winner was 15-year-old Cameron Foster who, during his recovery from a skiing accident, became keenly aware of how frustrating it must be for disabled people to feel excluded from sports. So, when he recovered, he set about a series of sponsored walks, runs and abseils, including abseiling down Old Trafford, to raise funds for specialist sports equipment for disabled people.
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