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Mitsubishi Motors Volunteer Young Rugby Ambassadors (YRA)
Recognition Programme HOW? Recruiting Young Rugby Ambassadors from within your HOW?
Reward and Recognition Visit: www.englandrugby.com/recognition club and local community is a great way to retain younger Young people can register for the programme at
for more information and ideas on rewarding players and help with long-term succession planning. any time, with a simple online sign up found at:
Thanking your volunteers for their support and and recognising volunteers. The Young Rugby Ambassadors programme, partnered www.englandrugby.com/YRA
recognising their contributions to your club should with vInspired, provides opportunities for young
be done regularly and in a variety of ways. A little WHEN? volunteers aged 14-25 years old to get involved WHEN?
appreciation goes a very long way in helping to ensure Reward outstanding contributions year round at and receive recognition for the hours they volunteer. Recruit all year round.
people feel appreciated and stay motivated. You can find any function, at mid-season and season’s end. YRAs log their hours on the online system, apply for WHO?
lots of simple ideas that you can adopt in your club on awards and receive incentives for the time committed Contact your Rugby Development Officer (RDO).
the England Rugby website. WHO? to rugby. Details can be found in the index of this guide.
To say a special thank you to outstanding volunteers, Contact your Rugby Development Officer (RDO).
the RFU Mitsubishi Motors Volunteer Recognition Details can be found in the index of this guide.
Programme provides a number of exciting and unique The incentives are as follows:
money can’t buy experiences, including the Volunteer • 10 hours: Certificate and t-shirt
of the Year Awards, RFU President’s Outstanding
Contribution Award, visits to watch the England • 30 hours: Certificate, letter of recognition
teams in training, coaching by England Head Coach and a bobble hat
Eddie Jones, recognition lunches hosted by the RFU • 50 hours: Certificate and hoody
President and opportunities for Groundsmen, as well
as match tickets, certificates and a range of volunteer X3 • 100 hours: Certificate and jacket
recognition gifts. Volunteer
You can also consider nominating your club and winners The YRA programme is designed to provide a flexible
volunteers, via the RFU, for external recognition such approach to volunteering which means that hours can
as Torch Trophy Trust and Sport and Recreation Outstanding be logged for many different types of volunteer activity
Alliance awards and national honours. Volunteer of Contribution including (but not limited to): coaching; refereeing; club
The Year Award volunteering; organising events and festivals; college,
university and school volunteering.

Volunteer Reward Experiences To help support YRAs’ development within the
programme, Leadership Conferences and a Celebration
Events are run on an annual basis. Details of these will
Volunteer Reward at Twickenham be shared with YRAs via email and on the YRA Facebook
Matchday. West Fan Village page: www.facebook.com/YoungRugbyAmbassador

Volunteer Recognition Merchandise

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