Lucie and the Gift of Time
Added on Dec 4, 2009 by Kaiwa

On Thursday 3 December, v’s nationwide ‘Gift of Time’ campaign started with the opening of the ‘Gift of Time’ store on Berwick Street, London. Not only was Lucie Jones herself here to open the shop she is now an ambassador for the Gift of Time campaign for v, The National Volunteers Service.

For a video click here and if you want to know more about the gift of time with some pictures of Lucie opening the store.. Click read more down here!

Lucie Jones, from X Factor says: “Giving your time is such a great idea. It’s personal, costs nothing and captures the real festive spirit. Last year, it became popular to ask for charity donations instead of a gift. This year, with money tight, the new trend could be giving ‘the gift of time’.”

The ‘Gift of Time’ store will work by asking shoppers to consider doing a good deed for someone instead of buying a present. This could be something as simple as offering to mow the lawn, walk the dog or even cook a loved one breakfast in bed. The young person will then have their ‘gift of time’ pledged on a free, personalised Time Token which can be gift wrapped, ready to pop under the tree, for friends or family.

Many young people, especially if they are unemployed, don’t think their time is worth anything. However, The Office of National Statistics’ figures show the average hour of a 16-25 year olds’ time is worth £7.07. This means an hour of mowing the lawn for your dad is worth the same as a decent bottle of wine and would be remembered long after the wine is consumed!

Want your very own gift of time? Go to http://vinspired.com/the-gift-of-time and download it right away!