Best wishes
Many participants wanted to congratulate DG EAC on the successful EVS programmes. Here you will find their "birthday wishes".
First
– thanks for a wonderful program! I wish happy, smiling and satisfied
volunteers! More organisations involved and more great, efficient and successful
projects!
Aija Feldberga - EVS volunteer in Denmark
I
wish to EVS the continuation of changing mentality... Freedom is there but you
have to know how it looks.
Andre Castro Soares - EVS volunteer in Macedonia
I
wish that more people will have the chance I have had.
Andrew Tettey - EVS volunteer in Sweden
Keep
going strong!
Anki Pulliainen - EVS volunteer in Sweden / Burkina Faso
Have
a good fruitful life!!!
Anna Kowalczyk - Dom Spotkan im. A. Silesiusa (Angelus Silesius House)
Poland
Best
wishes and good luck!!!
Anna Huminiak - EVS volunteer in Sweden
Happy
Birthday EVS. I wish you to become older and wiser to give us the opportunity to
join you againJ
Antoniou Eleni - EVS volunteer in Portugal
I
would like to visit this event and to take part in it, because this is a great
way to share experiences with other volunteers and i also hope that I am going
to meet someone from my the volunteers I met in Spain.
Diana Ivanova - EVS volunteer in Spain
I
hope EVS will exist as long as possible and it should be, because it is a great
opportunity for young people to interact with each other, experience other
culture and learn many things. I hope information about EVS will get through to
even more young people and that will bring Europe and World closer.
Dragoslav Jercovic - EVS volunteer in Italy
To
give also in the future the possibility to many young people to go abroad as a
volunteer because it’s the best way to feel an EUROPEAN
Edyta Kopitzky - EVS Volunteer in Italy
I
hope it lasts forever and remains intense, challenging, rewarding and fun!
Elena Wasylew - EVS Volunteer in Kosovo
I
wish that it will continue to offer the possibility to young people to make such
wonderful experience.
Eleonora Catalli - EVS volunteer in Israel
Hope
you will carry on doing the things you do for many more years.
Elisabeth Jakob - EVS volunteer in Hungary
I
hope the EVS still be an useful experience for youngsters and every year more
known especially in Italy where still much less used than other
projects
Emiliano Bon - Xena Italy
Long
may it continue!!!
Emma Birks - EVS volunteer in Belgium
The
world is more beautiful with EVS!
Eneli Meresmaa Lasnamäe - EVS volunteer in Belgium
EVS
has changed the lives of thousands, may it be millions!
Erik Eichler - EVS volunteer in Greece
The
continuation of EVS for a long time and improving EVS projects. Just a good
development of EVS in all its phases.
Eva Masero - EVS volunteer in Latvia
To
continue to build friendships across borders, to continue to support the EVS
experience for a lot of motivated volunteers who are willing to jump into the
experience of broadening their horizon!
Evelyn Maib - EVS Volunteer in Hungary
Make
one other.
Fabien Donnet - EVS Volunteer in Ireland
Paljon
Kiitoksia ! Thank a lot for everything I got from this exceptional year abroad 8
years ago ! Paljon onnea van ! Happy birth day ! Volunteer once - volunteer for
ever Don't forget to carry your dreams EVS action means for me a positive and
strong political message to the Youth as it was aimed to enable young people to
express their enthousiasm and take initiative in a project and host organisation
which carry their values I wish that in the future voluntary service become a
part of education path in all countries and can benefit to all the civil
society.
Fabienne Deregnaucourt - EVS volunteer in Finland
I
wish for a long years many many successes to everyone works on this field and
also wish successful and useful projects for young people, will be the
architects of the future Europe.
Filiz Uysal - Antalya Gençlik ve Egitim Dernegi Turkey
Only
a few people know about this programm. There should be more communication about
it. And it is sad that it is only limited to one year, we should be able to do
several projects.
Floriane Gouguet - EVS Volunteer in Ireland
A
more accessible EVS, for 10 000 young people every year all over
Europe!
Francois Ribaud - Alliance France
My
primary wish is that EVS continues to offer equality of opportunity and the
Commission really understands the impact it has had on many young people,
excluded from access to other programmes. I hope this continues into Youth in
Action.
Godfrey Brown - Everything Is Possible UK
That
everybody found it nice at the evs projekt and its a very good
experience
Ilke Erim - EVS volunteer in Norway
The
EVS is a great chance for young people to discover Europe and gain experience
for their further educational and occupational life. I wish more young people to
take the chance and hope their will be more and more hosting (and sending)
organisations who are convinced that the EVS enriches their work.
Imke Treder - Verein für Behinderthilfe, Hamburg, Germany
Continued
success of EVS
James Scott - EVS volunteer in Poland
I
wish all the young people in the world to have the opportunity to experience
what I experienced in my EVS.
Janko Petan - EVS volunteer in Scotland
-
that EVS cause each member state and programme country to develop national
voluntary youth service policies and interlink them with each other and with
EVS, - that all involved in EVS work together to show its long-term benefits for
volunteers and those they have served, - that EVS attain the same profile and
desirability as Erasmus, - that a year of international voluntary service
becomes the thing to do – and the EVS certificate is hung with pride on the wall
along with the University diploma, - that EVS becomes a way for European young
people of different social backgrounds (class, ethnic origin) to develop Europe
together, - that EVS will be the citizen diplomacy presence of Europe in other
continents - that EVS will enable motivated youth of other continents to serve
with European youth in their own countries and in Europe, - that corporations
will find funding voluntary service a way to show their corporate good
citizenness, - that EVS becomes a public-voluntary sector partnership
John Stringham - Evangelische Freiwilligendienste für Junge Menschen
A
great time as an “adolescent”, with ongoing support in of those special
“EVS-type-people”, helping them to realize their own ideas.
Jürgen Rendl - EVS volunteer in Slovakia
EVS
has changed mine and many other people’s lives. It has given me once in a
lifetime experience! I wish that EVS will always serve the purpose it has and
touches even more people’s hearts and lives. For EVS – the best wishes that
anything can ever get! Inspiration, Love, Experience!
Kai Joost - EVS Volunteer in Austria
I
wish EVS continued success, the programme is immensely valuable and provides
opportunites to many young people who would otherwise not get the chance to
travel and experience other cultures.
Karen Rice - EVS volunteer in England
Stay
as you are and carry on changing the lives of young people in a positive
way!
Katerina Hranicková - EVS volunteer in Portugal
My
wishes for EVS are that it will continue to give as many youngsters as possible
the chance for this unique opportunity in the future and that the quality of the
online database increases and can be a reliable tool.
Katja Brüls - EVS volunteer in Ireland
Tartu
Volunteer Center wishes that the popularity of EVS will grow even more and that
the youngsters start to realize and value the real impact of EVS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
EVS!
Kerstiin Kore - Tartu Volunteer Centre Estonia
“Te
apuntes?” :-)
Konstantinos Karnavas - EVS volunteer in Spain
EVS
should only move forward giving the possibility to more young people explore the
richness of Europe but also of other continents. I have seen people changing
through this experience and therefore there should be a bigger concentration on
promoting the mobility of young people with fewer opportunities.
Konstantinos Spatiotis - EVS volunteer in Spain
You
have changed lots of lives and keep on going positively transforming!! Love to
be a volunteer!!!
Kristiina Vares - EVS volunteer in Spain
For
the EVS program: Happy birthday EVS! I wish it to grow stronger and wiser) For
the people on all different levels working with the program: Energy, devotion
for the cause, and realization that it is the small things that brings big
change. For volunteers and those who will be ones: I believe that EVS for
everyone, at least in some way, is a risk and a challenge. But if you dared to
put yourself under it: don’t regret, rather strive to make this challenge work,
give yourself to others, but take pleasure in serving take this opportunity to
learn about people, and especially so about yourself get to know for real that
it is you personally that is making the change... feel for others, feel good and
enjoy)
Lina Mogenyte - EVS volunteer in Russia
Live
for ever and be alive for youth
Lucia Cintulova - EVS volunteer in United Kingdom
I
hope to celebrate also the 20 years old of EVS!!! :-)
Manuel Semitiel - Asociación Juvenil Cazalla Spain
Stay
as you are EVS! You have been such a great opportunity, and I’d wish you to
remain another 10 years!
Manuela Galbier - EVS Volunteer in Finland
Let
you never reach your adult years - instead keep on growing up and up and up!
Cheers!
Mara Velina - EVS volunteer in France
I
wish for EVS that it still working for young people. The young should get better
knowledge about it and, in this way they will decide to participate
in.
Maria Jesús Munuera - EVS volunteer in Greece
May
the next 10 years will be even better!
Mario Vella - EVS volunteer in Denmark
Well,
best wishes...
Martin Macharik - Scouting Slovkia
I
really wish that as many young people as possible get the opportunity to join an
EVS project!!!!! I wish you EVS to leave a positive impact on many people´s
lives as you did on mine.
Martina Lejskova - EVS volunteer in Austria
Dear
"EVS people and projects", I wish you continue to believe in sense of EVS,
spreading your special energy, missions and intents which make useful/important
differences in people and around them! I love you all and thank you for being
here! :-)
Mateja Pavletic - EVS volunteer in Serbia
May
the project "EVS" last for at least another ten years. May it grow and bring
European People together. In Peace and with Respect.
Matthias Brüstle - Verein für Betreutes Wohnen Lichtenstein
The
new programme will be as good as the old one. Less bureaucracy. More attention
to the youth needs. Clear information and criteria from the National Agencies.
More support to the youth (and the youth organisation) interested in taking part
in the different actions of the programme.
Mattia Vinzi - EVS volunteer in Portugal
My
wish for the future EVS programme is that quality will be more important then
quantity, especially in the field of inclusion of young people with fewer
opportunities- with this prerequisite I am sure that the future EVS will be as
successful as the past... let’s work together for 10 more years of success, and
then 10 more and 10 more...
Melanie Jakobs - Grenzenlos Austria
I
wish that the EVS-program lasts for many years more! I wish it was open to all
young people, because it can help to gain a new sense of self-worth and a more
positive view of their potential contribution to society. Happy birthday, EVS!!!
:)
Mihhail Zardetski - EVS Volunteer in Germany
I
wish that a lot of youngsters will have and will take the opportunity to make
the EVS and to have good experiences.
Mireille Schöffers - EVS volunteer in Portugal
Happy
Birthday, and a very, very, very long life. Hopefully not only in Europe, but in
Asia, Africa, South America, and be a little bit more focused on the community
and how the volunteer can be helpful for it.
Murariu Claudiu - EVS Volunteer in Kosovo
That
EVS may bloom forever, giving lots of people the chance to have this
unforgettable experience.
Nele Smeyers - EVS volunteer in France
I
would like to wish the programme lots of success in its new period and that the
experiences of the first 10 years would help for the improvement of the upcoming
ones.
Nicolas Aguilar - Solidarités Jeunesses/YAP France
I
wish the EVS at least another successful 10 years! Its organisers should learn
from experiences in the past as well as stay young, open-minded and dynamic for
trying out different new steps.
Nora Bernhardt - EVS Volunteer in Poland
Total
Life Exchanges Experiences is the mission of ex-evs friend did in a company he
creates. This sentence is what I wish to all future EVS and ex-EVS as
inspiration to all their lifes.
Nuno Oliveira - EVS volunteer in Italy
This
program should continue. It’s a good way for youth to get a real sentiment of
the European community (citizenship) It’s great also to open this program until
30 years old.
Patricia Montalbaut - EVS volunteer in Portugal
May
the 10th anniversary be an opportunity to start changing lifes of the next
generations.
Pawel Slowikowski - EVS volunteer in France
Happy
Birthday from the largest single EVS project (2003 Special Olympics World Games)
in its history(over 100 volunteers for 3 weeks)
Peter O’Brien - Special Olympics Ireland
Dear
EVS! I wish you more “changed” people who are becoming more conscious about
their lives
Przemyslaw Kuklicz - EVS volunteer in Germany
Me
fat, nastravija, baktalo EVS
Rand Engel - Balkan Sunflowers Kosovo
My
greatest wish is that it can be achieved that the people for whom EVS was
originally aimed at participate in the program. Something has to be done to
overcome their worries and give them more guidance from the beginning of the
organisation of the project to the actual stay there.
Regina Rausch - EVS volunteer in Spain
I
hope more young people can participate in this programme. I hope that more young
people come from Mediterranean country and Latin America can participate in the
EVS
Rocca Elisabetta Di Benedetto - EVS Volunteer in Spain
My
wish is to see more and more youths experiencing EVS the way I did and better,
with all the support possible from all the parties involved. Long live EVS!
Ryan Bugeja - EVS volunteer in Austria
I
think it should be as well possible for persons over 25 years old to do a EVS.
Sandrine Ribeiro - EVS Volunteer in
That
EVS continues to have the huge impact on people that it had on me!
Sarah Kenny - EVS Volunteer in Germany
I
hope other people will also be able to go on EVS – this project especially the
short term EVS is a great opportunity
Sarah Carter - EVS volunteer in Ecuador
EVS
YOU ARE A DREAM COME TRUE! LONG LIVE EVS!
Saska Aaltonen - EVS volunteer in Russia
Happy
Birthday EVS and keep on MOVING and CHANGING Europe!
Simone Rosenitsch - Landes-Jugendreferat - Jugendinfo Burgenland, Germany
I
wish that EVS will always be here, and that it will be many other volunteer how
will have the chance i had.happy Birthday EVS
Sonja Iren Larsen - EVS volunteer in Scotland
That
EVS will become more known in Denmark. That the EVS program will continue to
teach young europeans new perspectives and languages, enabling them to have
informed opinions about the future of Europe.
Søren Høgsbro Larsen - EVS volunteer in Spain
I
feel really excited in this moment...I am rarely so positive about formal
organisation, programme or institution, but for me EVS is something unique in
its design and implementation...I wish EVS another 10 x 10 years of life and I
really dream that every young man in Europe will pass through this experience!
Stefan Krastev - EVS volunteer in Spain
Participating
in the EVS is a perfect opportunity for young people to discover the various
aspects of the European Union. I hope that in the future many young people will
get the same chances as I did in 1998. EVS can change your life!!!
Congratulations and “Macht weiter so!!!”
Stefanie Schulte - EVS volunteer in France
EVS
should continue to be a good opportunity for European youth.
Stepán Kacena - EVS volunteer in Germany
Recognition
that working with young people with ‘less opportunities’ is a priority and needs
additional recourses and support systems putting in place if there is ‘a true’
commitment to tackle racism, prejudice and equality etc, within
Europe.
Steve Morris - PITSTOP 2000 UK
To
be witness 10 years of EVS is very great honour.I wish to see Evs organisations,
as long as This World remain.
Talha Zaim - EVS volunteer in Belgium
I
wish for you to keep on giving young people a chance to spread their wings and
learn more about themselves and others through experiencing other cultures.
Peace out!
Teresia Millberg - EVS volunteer in Germany
Attract
more male volunteers
Viktorija Panovaite - EVS Volunteer in Greece
I
wish EVS could be more developed and could be able to reach more people, taking
in account more the attempt of the volunteer on its valuability.
Xavier Druart - EVS Volunteer in Germany
I
hope that the EVS will continue to live for a long time and that European
countries will understand its stakes for citizens' commitment and European
construction. I hope that taking conscience of it will induce them to set up
special fundings for this program especially, because i do believe that theYOUTH
programm and EVS in particular is crucial for the future of the European Union.
Yolène Ors - EVS Volunteer in Estonia
