Young IMI interns meet challenge to improve Birmingham beauty spot
Posted 20th August 2008 09:28am
Young volunteers from as far afield as USA, Poland and Germany are set to spruce up a Birmingham beauty spot this week (18-20 August), in a community challenge organised by IMI and Business in the Community. The twelve young people, aged between 16 to 24, are part of IMI's intern programme and are visiting the Birmingham-based company to see what it has to offer them. During their stay they will also have the chance to get to know each other while undertaking a variety of team building exercises.
The interns will spend three days at Plantsbrook Nature Reserve in a project organised through Cares, the national employee volunteering initiative of Business in the Community, which gives employers the chance to make a positive impact in their community.
Under the supervision of Plantsbrook's rangers, the young volunteers will carry out a number of activities to support the eleven hectare nature reserve, which features open water, wetland and meadow. Among the tasks the interns will do are cutting back trees and vegetation, rebuilding a pond dipping platform, constructing a floating island for birds and building picnic benches and bird boxes.
Sarah Jackson, IMI's Manager of Trainees and Students said, "Our interns come from all over the UK as well as from abroad. This community challenge at Plantsbrook Nature Reserve is a great way of bringing the young people together to work as a team. It's also a great way of doing something positive for the community, which is important to IMI."
David Darlaston, Regional Director of Business in the Community commented, "Plantsbrook Nature Reserve is a beautiful location and a fantastic resource for the people of Birmingham. I'm sure the local community will appreciate the hard work of IMI's young employee volunteers in improving Plantsbrook and I hope the interns enjoy their stay in the city."
