Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council

Heritage Team tour Edinburgh with ‘thank you’ cards on International Day of Charity

September 3, 2018September 1, 2018 Stuart Mitchell

On Wednesday 5th September, Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council (EVOC) staff, including a very elderly black Labrador called Sally, will deliver ‘thank you cards’ to voluntary organisations across the city. The team will broadcast their journey, in a series of live Twitter video streams and provide information and insights into the charities that will be featured. This event is part of a yearlong programme of activities and events to mark EVOC’s 150th Anniversary. During this time, EVOC has gone from providing poor relief and improving sanitation in Victorian Edinburgh to supporting…

Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council launch Memory Box in community museum

July 31, 2018July 27, 2018 Stuart Mitchell

Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations’ Council (EVOC) has launched its ‘Memory Box’ project at the Living Memory Association as part of celebrations to mark 150 years of civic action in Edinburgh. From the 4th July 2018 people will be able to write down and submit their memories of campaigning, volunteering and protesting and post them into a physical box. The Memory Box and collaboration with the Living Memory Association is part the EVOC 150 programme, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Lucy Ridley, Programme Manager for EVOC 150: “The EVOC 150 project…