February 2012 - Le Nurb ADVERTISEMENT | STUDENT ACTIVITIES UPDATE
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Get your Sports Fed Ball tickets now!
The Sports Federation Ball is the biggest event of the year for all those involved with Brunel Sport! This evening is a coming together of around 450 students in celebration of the success Brunel has achieved in sport throughout the academic year. This year the event is taking place on 27th April, at Savill Court Hotel that boasts an exquisite landscape. We are currently in the process of organising this prestigious event, with various exciting attractions such as a photographer, casino ,and a DJ, to name but a few. Tickets have been available over the last month; early bird tickets, offering a £5 discount, have been popular with students. A new batch of tickets has since been released, with the promotion for the event escalating due to great input from club members via word of mouth, Facebook and Twitter, along with the distribution of multiple posters around campus. Ticket sales for the event have since rocketed. So don’t hang about, get onto brunelstudents.com/ sportfedball and purchase your ticket!
New leaps in volunteering In today’s world, there are many buzzwords surrounding employability, and ‘volunteering’ is one of them. Brunel is very lucky to have the University support in the form of Brunel Volunteers and Union support in the shape of Alex Mitchell, our Volunteer Chair. It is work with the Volunteer Chair that is providing exciting prospects for 2012 and beyond. We are working closely with the school of Physiotherapy to provide these students, in a hugely competitive market where only 1% of graduates make it private out of University, with chances to stand out from the crowd whilst benefitting our clubs. Many students do a sports therapy course to enhance their CV, and it is this that we are currently working on exploiting. Wednesday afternoons are where books are dropped and the sports kit comes out. Brunel do war with other universities for sporting glory, and many at the expense of a strain or two. We now have the plan to implement a team of sports therapists to give pre- and post-game massage therapy to our competitors on Wednesdays and big events to help give our guys and girls the edge! Also, we have some very positive developments in our relationship with the council. We are now looking to confirm work with our clubs to facilitate sessions for young offenders. Whilst only a few clubs have been identified as key points of interest, we would like to hear if any other clubs are keen. Brunel Volunteers are offering free CRB checks for all students wanting to help. It is a perfect opportunity for students working towards volunteer accreditation and coaching awards. It is also strengthening our link with the community and highlighting the great work done by students at Brunel! Please recycle.