One thing the Olympics has shown is the capacity for individuals to come together voluntarily to achieve great things, hats off to the Olympic 2012 volunteers! I have heard people contrast the 'feel good' factor of August 2012 in the UK to the anger and riots of just one year ago. Yet even then there was the enormous public response to the riots with people using social media to bring together large groups to undertake the post riot clean up. We saw armies of individuals with their mops, buckets and brooms descend voluntarily onto local high streets to scrub, brush and clean business premises of complete strangers.
Post Olympics there is a drive to keep the momentum of interest in sport moving forward, to help get more people involved and to either take up sport or provide support for those that do. The chance to become part of this movement begins on 18th and 19th August (yes next weekend). This Eddie Izzard video gives you more information.
Pass the message on and lets continue to build on this force for good that is in all of us!
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