REDBRIDGE: Volunteers get helping hand with online networking site (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)

REDBRIDGE: Volunteers get helping hand with online networking site

5:44pm Monday 4th January 2010 in

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VOLUNTEERS looking to link up with other like-minded residents for community projects have been given a helping hand with the launch of an innovative online networking site.

The 'Pledgebank' facility will enable people to post their ideas for new initiatives on the council's website Redbridge i, giving others the chance to sign up for them.

A council spokesman said: "For example, a resident might say, 'I’ll organise a donations drive for local charity shops, if five other people promise to donate one item each.'

"Other residents can then sign up to the pledge, with their support providing added impetus to see the commitment through.

"The Pledgebank facility is managed by the Redbridge Council for Voluntary Service and is based on the notion that people are more likely to act on their good ideas if they feel they are supported by others.

"As 2010 gets underway, it may prove to be just the ticket to help Redbridge residents make a successful and community-focused New Year’s resolution."

For more information visit: redbridge.gov.uk