Volunteers battled the rain for several hours to create an outdoor learning area at Rose Bowl Youth Centre.
The team spray-painted benches, dug out a small garden area and installed a fire pit, working from morning till evening.
“The plot was overgrown and underutilized,” said Dawn Jarrett, a youth worker at the Rose Bowl, “but now it’s completely turned around.”
The space can now be used for whittling, marshmallow toasting and storytelling, and it is hoped it will become an outdoor theatre in the summer.
Seven volunteers from investment firm Prudential UK took part through Employee Volunteering, a client-led non-profit organisation which connects businesses with volunteering opportunities.
Dewi Thomas, CEO of Employee Volunteering, explained that charities like Rose Bowl benefit from their support as they are often without the resources needed to identify and host large teams of professional volunteers.
Volunteers are now preparing to paint the Rose Bowl and build a Christmas grotto for the festive season.
Youth Programme Manager Clive Tachie praised the “enthusiastic” attitude of the Prudential team that helped them achieve their goals, saying that the group of volunteers “were able to accomplish in hours what would usually take weeks”.
For further information on how you can support the Centre, visit www.rosebowlislington.org.uk.
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