These activities are suggestions only – there are a variety of other ideas.

if you are unsure about the suitability of an activity please contact Gaisce – The President’s Award

SUGGESTEDCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES
Boys Brigade Leader
Dáil na nÓg
Environmental Projects (Check with your local County Council)
Faith Friend or assisting at your parish church
First Aid Course
Fundraising campaigns that will last the required number of weeks – most common for Gold Award
Girls Brigade Leader
Guide Leader/Scout Leader
Life Saving Course
Local Graveyard restoration (Check with local Council)
Mentoring Programmes operating in the school or the community
Order of Malta
Organizing and operating an Amnesty International club in school/club
Promotion campaigns with the Irish Blood Transfusion Services.
Re-cycling Programmes/ Green schools etc.
Reserve Defence Forces
Running a school Credit Union
Singing in your church/community/school Choir
St. John’s Ambulance
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Student Council
Tidy Towns
Underage coaching/ assistant: all sports
Visiting a nursing home for the elderly
Visiting an elderly neighbor to assist with chores (not a relative)
Volunteer in a homework club at your local national school
Volunteer in an animal shelter
Volunteering in School or Community Library
Volunteering in the local charity shop
Volunteering with a Special Olympics Club
Volunteering with children with special needs
Web design for a sports club or community group.
Young Social Innovators
SUGGESTED PERSONAL SKILL ACTIVITIES
No physical / sporting activities in this section - including martial arts, yoga, pilates etc as these activities are considered Physical Recreation and can only be used in the Physical Recreation Section of the Award.
Acting/ Musical
Arts and Crafts
Bridge
Calligraphy
Chess
Computers
Cooking/baking
Dance Classes
Debating team
Driving, Learn to. (At Bronze and Silver Award level only) – participant must be old enough to hold a Provisional License and be insured. Driver Theory Test on its own is not enough.
Film Editing (For links contact the IFI)
First Aid
Foreign Language (must be extra curricular)
Knitting /Sewing/Cross stitch
Life Saving
Metalwork
Musical Instrument (can be ongoing or something new)
Painting
Photography
Script Writing
Sign Language
Singing Lessons
Web Design
Woodcarving / Woodwork / Woodturning
SUGGESTED
PHYSICAL RECREATION ACTIVITIES
Aerobics
All Martial Arts
Athletics
Badminton
Boxing
Camogie
Canoeing
Cycling
Dancing
Fishing
Gaelic Football
Gym
Gymnastics
Hockey
Horse riding
Hurling
Ice skating / Ice hockey
Kickboxing
Pilates
Racquet Ball
Rugby
Running
Sailing
Soccer
Squash
Swimming
Tennis
Walking – join a walking club or set one up
Weight Lifting
Yoga