Design a ‘thank you’ card for volunteers and help celebrate the brilliant work they do

A ‘design a thank you card’ competition has been launched to celebrate the work of volunteers in Kirklees.

Third Sector Leaders Kirklees, the charity which runs volunteering across the district, wants children and adults to create a special card ahead of National Volunteers’ Week 2026 in June.

Becky Bracey, volunteer services manager at TSL Kirklees, said: “We’re celebrating Volunteers’ Week by creating a special card to say a huge thank you to all the amazing volunteers in Kirklees – and we want your help designing it!

“We want people to create a card that shows appreciation, gratitude and the impact volunteers make. It can be heartfelt, fun, creative – whatever you think best captures the spirit of volunteering.

“Have fun with it! This is all about celebrating the incredible people who give their time to help others.”

Anyone can enter and there are three categories for ages 0-10 years, 11-17 years and 18-plus.

Design tips:

• Think about themes like kindness, community, teamwork or making a difference – keep it positive and uplifting
• You can go hand-drawn, digital, collage – anything goes
• Try to keep text minimal but meaningful (eg ‘Thank You Volunteers’)
• You can find out more about Volunteers’ Week here: https://volunteersweek.org/

Format:

• Portrait or landscape, size A5 (half of an A4 page)
• Digital designs (no AI), can be submitted by email as an image file (JPEG /PNG) mailto:volunteer@tslkirklees.org.uk
• Hand-drawn/painted designs can either be delivered in person at one of three locations or scanned/photographed and emailed.

The deadline is Monday April 13 2026 at 10am.

The three winning designs (one from each age category) will be professionally printed and distributed to local charities and community groups as TSL’s official Volunteers’ Week card design for Kirklees. The three winners will also receive a gift voucher.

Winners will be contacted by either email or phone during the week commencing April 20 2026. Artwork can’t be returned.

How to enter:

Send your design to mailto:volunteer@tslkirklees.org.uk with your name and contact details (either email or phone number). If you are under 18 then please also include your age, and the contact details need to be for your parent/guardian.

OR

Drop your design off at one of three collection points below, ensuring your name and contact details are included on the back of your design. If you are under 18 years then please include your age and the contact details must be for your parent/guardian.

Brian Jackson House, Huddersfield, HD1 5JP.

Dewsbury Library Hub, The Walsh Building, Town Hall Way, Dewsbury, WF12 8EE.

Batley Library 14 Market Place, Batley, WF17 5DA.