QUB RAG
QUB RAG is the official fundraising group of the Students’ Union - bringing Queen’s students together to make the world a better place!
It helps students give back to the communities and causes that they’re passionate about, all while having fun and making new friends.
Every student at Queen’s is automatically a member of RAG, and each year it’s led by a committee of dedicated, passionate, and lively volunteers.
RAG is creative, innovative, and inclusive and organises student fundraising events, activities and competitions that are slightly beyond the norm!
Each year, the entire student body votes for RAG's charities. This year our students chose:
Belfast Samaritans
Belfast Samaritans provides support to anyone who is in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide throughout the UK and Ireland. Their helpline, 116 123, is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Find out more here and donate to their Just Giving Page here.
Save the Children
Save the Children improves the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts.
Find out more here and donate to their Just Giving Page here.
Our 2022/23 Charity Partners have been chosen via an all-student vote:
- Homeplus
- Pure Mental NI
**We're Hiring**
Over the course of each academic year, we hold a series of events to involve students, raise much-needed funds for the charities elected by the student body, as well as raise awareness for these very worthwhile causes.
We are now looking for our 2022/23 QUB RAG Chair to lead QUB RAG and co-ordinate its day to day running.
This post, is available from 4 July 2022 to 30 June 2023, working from 8-12 hours per week (depending on your study commitments/QUB RAG activity) at £9.50 per hour.
Apply by 29 May.
We are also searching for 2022-23 committee volunteers to support QUB RAG in preparing for Freshers' 2022 and delivering activities across the 2022/23 academic year.
The following roles are available:
- VICE-CHAIRPERSON - Liaising with elected charities, overseeing social activities and wellbeing of the QUB RAG Committee & acting up as QUB RAG Chair in their absence.
- EVENTS OFFICER - To oversee and assist with the co-ordination of major events and fundraising activities that the RAG committee wish to run.
- SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING OFFICER - To support RAG to operate 'on brand' and organise and improve RAG’s digital content.
- LIAISON OFFICER - To liaise with a variety of groups to encourage their involvement with RAG.
Ideally committee volunteers will be available 3-4 hours per week from August 2022 to May 2023.
Apply by 17 July.
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Meet the Committee
QUB RAG is led by a committee of student volunteers.
This year the RAG Raise and Give committee is led by Chair, Jenny Steele.
The committee
- Vice-Chair - Shannon McKinney
- Events Officer - Natalia Kozik
- Social Media & Marketing Officer - Glen Fitzpatrick
- Clubs & Societies Liaison - Sabitha Ann Jose
- Accommodation & 1st Year Liaison - Kan Law
- International Student Liaison - Zhi Shin
- Treasurer - Chloe Ferguson (Campaigns & Engagement Officer)
- Get In Touch
Want to help with RAG's events, activities or competitions?
Do you have a great fundraising idea that you think students would love?
Or, are you carrying out your own fundraising and would like some advice and support?
The RAG Committee Members want to hear from you!
Get in touch with by emailing: su.rag@qub.ac.uk
- History of Raise & Give
QUB RAG was founded way back in the early years of the University in the late 1800s-early 1900s.
It has raised over £2,000,000 to date for various charities with the 2014/15 academic year seeing a record high of £115,000!
Past 'raggies' have included former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese and the Godfather of Punk, Terri Hooley.
QUB RAG can also boast to being the organiser of the largest Pub Crawl in the UK & Ireland for its annual Fresher’s Pub Crawl.
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The term “to rag” was used in the late 1800s and it meant to pester or badger someone. It’s thought that around this time, university students who noticed the inequalities in society began to take time out of their studies to rag members of the public to donate to the more vulnerable members of society.
Since then, rag evolved to stand for Raise & Give and groups were formed at universities across the UK and Ireland!
- We're Hiring
Over the course of each academic year, we hold a series of events to involve students, raise much-needed funds for the charities elected by the student body, as well as raise awareness for these very worthwhile causes.
We are now looking for our 2022/23 QUB RAG Chair to lead QUB RAG and co-ordinate its day to day running.
This post, is available from 4 July 2022 to 30 June 2023, working from 8-12 hours per week (depending on your study commitments/QUB RAG activity) at £9.50 per hour.
Apply by 29 May.We are also searching for 2022-23 committee volunteers to support QUB RAG in preparing for Freshers' 2022 and delivering activities across the 2022/23 academic year.
The following roles are available:- VICE-CHAIRPERSON - Liaising with elected charities, overseeing social activities and wellbeing of the QUB RAG Committee & acting up as QUB RAG Chair in their absence.
- EVENTS OFFICER - To oversee and assist with the co-ordination of major events and fundraising activities that the RAG committee wish to run.
- SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING OFFICER - To support RAG to operate 'on brand' and organise and improve RAG’s digital content.
- LIAISON OFFICER - To liaise with a variety of groups to encourage their involvement with RAG.
Ideally committee volunteers will be available 3-4 hours per week from August 2022 to May 2023.
Apply by 17 July.