Certificate of outstanding work issued to Voluntary Community Service by the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (affiliated to UNESCO), Cardiff, April 1985

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A certificate issued to Voluntary Community Service (VSC) by the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, affiliated to UNESCO, in recognition of outstanding work in the field of voluntary service during the period 1964-1985. The document was issued in Paris on 30 April 1985 and signed by the Committee President, Rao Chelikani.

Voluntary Community Service (VCS) was established in Cardiff in October 1964 with main aim, as stated in its constitution, to promote any charitable purposes, advancement of education, and relief of poverty, distress, and sickness in the City of Cardiff. Originally VCS co-ordinated a team of volunteers involved in activities such as helping elderly people with gardening and decorating, running summer ‘work camps’ for children and young people. Its mission today is to enable people who are most disadvantaged to engage with rewarding volunteering opportunities, facilitating their personal development and employment prospects.