Member Spotlight
September 2022 THE BUDDY PROGRAMME Story by Angela Reid, Story Writer Volunteer Winning a supreme volunteer award last year has brought the Buddy Prog...
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Volunteer Voices - Volunteering helps Shayla support other youth
August 2022 Story by Angela Reid, Story Writer Volunteer; Photo supplied Shayla Kara knows what it’s like to struggle in dark spaces. But volunteering...
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Volunteer Voices - "It's the genuine care for the people we serve that underpins everything we do."
July 2022 When life throws up a confusing curved ball Laura Smith is a bright and happy voice of reason. A volunteer at Queenstown's Citizens' Advice...
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Volunteer Voices - Beautiful walk & entertaining companions on the walking school bus.
July 2022 For half an hour every Monday morning Nicki Barnard gives back to her community. “I get to have a beautiful walk with some very entertainin...
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Volunteer Awards 2022
June 2022 VOLUNTEER AWARD UNITES WINNERS, INSPIRES MORE ACTION Story by Angela Reid At a ceremony in October 2021, two women were announced as joint w...
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Volunteer Voices - "Keeping the grey matter active." Brian Hall, Wanaka Scouts.
June 2022 When 85 year old Brian Hall took over the role of volunteer Treasurer for the Wanaka Scouts he did what any modern day Treasurer would do. H...
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Volunteer Voices - Hannah Lind, Mums4Mums Alexandra
May 2022 “I married a couple on a whitebait stand once,'' laughs Hannah Lind. So begins an entertaining chat with the wife and mother of two, communit...
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Friday 13th - lucky for two local organisations and students who connected through volunteering.
May 2022 Friday 13th May was a National Accord Day supporting NCEA at Wakatipu High School, so students had the day off. Thirty students decided to sp...
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Member Spotlight
May 2022 Stitch Kitchen Photo and story by Angela Reid, Story Writer Volunteer If Stitch Kitchen was a garment, its dominant threads would be voluntee...
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Volunteer Voices - A tailor made role for Patrick.
April 2022 It’s as if the job description for Scout Leader was written for him. Patrick Rietveld is a chef, pyrotechnician, gold miner and builder of...
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