Inspire Europe to volunteer!

11th Sept. 2009

2011 will be European Year of Volunteering and members of the public are being invited to design a logo and slogan to represent the year.

The EU-wide "Let's Slogo!" competition has been launched by 21 volunteering networks, including CSV on the website www.eyv2011.eu.

The European Commission has invited civil society organisations to run the competition for an official logo and slogan for the European year of volunteering. The Alliance, who will be running the competition, is calling on creative EU citizens to help shape the visual identity of the 2011 volunteering year, when the European Commission will use the winning designs in all its communication activities.

The logos and slogans will be pre-selected and sent to an official jury. The judging panel will be made up of the general public and volunteers, and a jury composed of volunteers, active in the 21 networks, will be able to vote online for their favourite entries.

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“This is the first time citizens can shape the visual identity of a European Year – it is a great opportunity to be seized by those participating in the competition.”
 

Tamara Flanagan, director of European & Statutory Funding at CSV and board member of Volonteurope.

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Proposals for logos and slogans can be submitted online between August 17 and September 18. 

For further press office information: 020 7812 0038 / 020 7812 0037.

To enter the competition visit www.eyv2011.eu.
 

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Notes for Editors

1. This Alliance includes the European Volunteer Centre (CEV), the Social Platform, the World Organisation of the Scouts Movement WOSM, the Red Cross/European Union Office, the European Youth Forum (YFJ), AGE - the European Older People's Platform, Caritas Europa, Volonteurope / CSV, SOLIDAR, the Confederation of European Senior Expert Services (CESES), the ENGAGE business network, Johanniter International, the European Association of Voluntary Service Organisations (AVSO), European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation (ENGSO and ENGSO Youth), the Euclid Network of Third Sector Leaders, Eurodiaconia, the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts WAGGGS, CEDAG, the Conservation Volunteers Alliance (CVA) and the Association of Local Democracy Agencies (ALDA).  For further information, see www.eyv2011.eu.

2. CSV (Community Service Volunteers) creates opportunities for people to take an active part in the life of their communities through volunteering, training and community action.  Last year 229,869 people gave 5 million hours of their time as volunteers through CSV.  www.csv.org.uk.