McGrigor urges involvement in community volunteering 16/1/13
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie McGrigor is encouraging people to think about volunteering in their community.
MSPs have joined forces with Focus Scotland Magazine to make promoting community based volunteering their New Year Resolution.
Pledging to support the campaign the MSPs signed banners promoting the campaign, which aims to encourage more people in Scotland to volunteer within their community with the hope to see an increase in community involvement throughout the country in 2013.
Following a positive year for the image of volunteering with the successful summer of Games makers with the Olympic Games, Focus Scotland hope that individuals within Scotland continue to volunteer and hope that the campaign will act as a reminder for them of the impact they can have at community level.
Jamie McGrigor, Conservative MSP for the Highlands and Islands and one of the first to sign the campaign banner said: “I would encourage constituents of all ages throughout the Highlands & Islands to consider taking up some form of voluntary work in 2013. I know many of my constituents already do fantastic voluntary work and their contribution helps to improve the quality of life of hundreds of our most vulnerable citizens.”