A WELCOME FROM OUR COORDINATOR

Hi Everyone,

I hope you've all had a great summer and are looking forward to coming back to York!

Firstly, I'd like to thank all of last years volunteers! We got some really good feedback from teachers and pupils at the schools, showing that their knowledge on mental health improved after our sessions.

Secondly, I'd like to introduce our new committee for this year. Everyone works really hard behind the scenes to make OpenMinds possible, and hopefully we can improve further this year. If you have any ideas for OpenMinds please don't hesitate to email me. More information can be found on our (new) website which is at the end of this email!

Thirdly, the events for first term are now confirmed. For those of you who haven't received our training yet, details on our crash courses can be found on our website or on Facebook. There will be 3 this term, and 3 next term. It is compulsory to attend at least 4 of these sessions.

If you volunteered for OpenMinds last year and would like to do so again this year please submit this short form :https://goo.gl/forms/QVi6Ik8MR5lRzra62

This doesn't commit you to anything and is purely to register interest so that we have an idea of numbers.

If you would like to remain on the OpenMinds mailing list for the next academic year, please fill in this form: https://goo.gl/forms/LyQnGzVihDaGwkem2

If you attended 4 or more crash courses last year, you will be required to attend a booster session in second term. If you attended less than 4 but would still like to volunteer, you must attend the crash courses you have missed as well as the booster session.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me, or come and find us at the freshers fair in week 1!

Kind Regards,

Will Wright

Project Coordinator | OpenMinds York