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Fingal Volunteer Centre is the fourth Volunteer Centre in Ireland to obtain Volunteer Ireland’s Quality Standard Award. The Quality Standard Award was recently presented to the staff and volunteers of the Centre, in recognition of their high standard of service to the volunteers and volunteer involving organisations in Fingal County.
The presentation was made by Terri O’Brien, Quality Standards & Training Officer of Volunteer Ireland. At the recent announcement Ms. O’Brien said “the Quality Standards Assessment had been developed to ensure that a professional service is offered by each of the 22 Volunteer Centres in the country. In late 2010, Fingal
Following the rigorous assessment, Fingal Volunteer Centre was informed that it was indeed achieving a standard of excellence. In its report, the assessment team noted “The high level of support provided to organisations to help them involve volunteers and manage volunteers effectively, thereby improving the quality of the volunteer experience”. The team also stated “We believe Fingal Volunteer Centre is well placed
Stuart Garland, Manager, added “We are proud to have achieved this standard of excellence, and are delighted to share this occasion with our Board of Management, staff and most importantly our own Volunteers.” Stuart commented that the staff of the centre would continue to do their best to ensure that people in Fingal have a rewarding and positive experience of volunteering. He thanked the Department of
The event was attended by over 120 volunteers from a wide range of volunteer involving organisations based in Fingal.
To view a slideshow of images from the presentation, click play below.
