Volunteers arrive on campus by 8am and are treated to free snacks, entertainment and a V4U-exclusive t-shirt.
After meeting all other volunteers at our official welcome, you'll be transported by minibus to your project, which will be located either in Footscray or in surrounding suburbs.
Once your volunteering project has finished, we'll pick you up from your location and drive you back to campus for refreshments.
Check out V4U Day photos on the Student Life Facebook page to get a glimpse of the eventful day.
Activities & tasks
Volunteers stay on site for five hours and complete a range of tasks which may include:
- painting
- gardening
- cleaning
- building
- facilitating sports activities
- mentoring
- socialising.
Snapshot of V4U Day 2017
V4U Day in 2017 was huge – 300 volunteers from VU partnered with 25 community organisations in the western suburbs of Melbourne. Some of the projects we worked on included Gardening Bees, putting on BBQ’s, sorting items at opportunity shops, and singing with aged care residents at Bunnings. It was an amazing and fun day!
Our volunteers felt like they were part of our community:
- 94% felt more connected to the VU community
- 90% felt more connected to the Melbourne community.
Check our photos of V4U Day on Facebook.
