A team of 10 Kent alumni and students volunteered at the Catching Lives Day Centre in Canterbury on Saturday 20 May as part of a new initiative in partnership with Kent Union. Kent Gives Back enables graduates and students to work together for a local community cause and help people and projects that matter to them. It’s also a fun and rewarding way for alumni and students to share stories about their experiences at and after Kent!

Volunteers ran social activities with clients and helped centre staff to clean and organise the facilities.

Alumna Jessica Farnham (Rutherford 2002) said of the experience: ‘It was great to work with students and fellow alumni and be able to make a very small difference to a fantastic cause by interacting with the service users. I can’t wait to get involved again for future projects’.

The Development Office coordinated the event, in collaboration with Kent Union, and there are plans for future projects in the Canterbury and Medway areas.
Got a project you think Kent Gives Back could help with? Contact Volunteer Management Officer Kasia Senyszyn at alumni@kent.ac.uk.