Tuesday, February 01, 2005

BBC NEWS | Politics | Brown encourages young volunteers

BBC NEWS | Politics | Brown encourages young volunteers: "Brown encourages young volunteers

Mr Brown: 'There is such a thing as society'
Chancellor Gordon Brown wants to increase the number of young people in volunteer work by a million.
Mr Brown, marking the Year of the Volunteer, will encourage Britain to continue the spirit of generosity shown after the Asian tsunami.
He plans to extend a pilot scheme where gap-year 18-year-olds receive financial support for doing voluntary work in their local communities. "

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