Sound Waves
Sound Waves is the official podcast of the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust. The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust is a national charity that empowers young people aged 8-24 to embrace their future after cancer. When treatment ends, the Trust’s work begins as, for many young people, picking up where they left off before their diagnosis isn’t possible. On Sound Waves, the Trust community comes together to discuss themes and spark conversations relevant to anyone impacted by cancer in young people. From mental health to staying safe in the sun, from survivor's guilt to reflecting on where life has taken people since their diagnosis. All the while sharing tales from the Trust, and all the life-long memories made together. Come aboard!
Sound Waves
Strengthening the Trust community
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Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust
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Season 7
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Episode 2
This week we’re taking a step back to look at the big picture: the development of the Trust community.
Back in 2020, the Trust launched our Ambitions. One of these was to strengthen our frontline, which means "focusing on volunteer and skipper development and management to ensure all young people get the best outcomes possible from their trip.”
In this episode we talk to Alex Guerandel, who skippered with the Trust for the first time this year. We talk to Avalon and Meyer, who were both supported by the Trust and completed their graduate volunteer training last month.
They are part of that strengthening of the front line that will make the biggest impact to young people on trips, and here, they tell us all about it.