We need your help and ideas; can you spare some free time? From running cake stalls, letter writing and shaking tins to raising vital funds, or using your professional skills in our office, there are a wide range of volunteer roles available.
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Interested In Giving Your Time To Help Save Lives?
What Could You Do For International Rescue Corps?
We need your help and ideas; can you spare some free time? From running cake stalls, letter writing and shaking tins to raising vital funds, or using your professional skills in our office, there are a wide range of volunteer roles available. You can help us in a variety of ways – just an hour or two will make a difference. You can get in touch at admin@intrescue.org
You Don’t Have To Be Operational To Join Us!
Perhaps you don’t want to become an operational member of IRC but would still like to become a member. We appreciate that our volunteers lead busy lives and may want to help when it’s most convenient to them.
The kind of help we are looking for might be office finances and paperwork, equipment testing, logistics for an overseas mission, promoting or supporting an event, carrying out a street collection or helping with other types of fundraising. In return, you’ll have the opportunity to meet a whole bunch of new people and learn some different skills along the way.
So if you can spare a few hours or would like to learn more, we’d love to hear from you.
What You Could Be Involved In:
- Street, Store & Event Collections – How much can you collect with a winning smile and a bucket in 2 hours? You’d be amazed – well over £100 is not uncommon!
- Events, Marshalling & Support – At exhibitions and events, we always need helping hands in roles such as setting up tents and marquees, staffing stalls and answering queries, to name but a few! Whether you can help us for a day, an evening or just a couple of hours – you can make a real difference to the smooth running of the event.
- Specialist Skills – Do you have a specialist skill or knowledge relevant to USAR that you can volunteer? If you have other skills you want to shout about, let one of our team know and we’ll see if there are further opportunities for you to get involved in our lifesaving work.
- Fundraising – The simple, traditional ideas are usually the best – cake sales, name the teddy bear competitions and raffles usually do well. (If you’re holding a raffle you must sell the tickets and draw the raffle on the same day, otherwise you might need a permit from your local council.)
Want To Be An Operational Member Of IRC?
Training
Please Note that New Memberships have been put on hold at this time.
The Covid Pandemic has caused great difficulties with training within IRC and, whilst we’ve now managed to re-establish training in Scotland, this situation is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Members from across the UK will be made very welcome to take part, but please take this into consideration when submitting your application.
Membership
New Members
Please Note that New Memberships have been put on hold at this time.
Complete a membership form and you will be introduced to the region closest to where you live.
Membership costs £35 per year.
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Membership Renewals
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Training
Note that all dates are subject to change due to UK callouts or overseas missions.
Seek confirmation from your regional Training Officer.