During the week of 16-20 June 2007, ANZ National is marking Community Week, a week of activities to demonstrate our community values in action and showcase our people making a difference in our communities. The week coincides with National Volunteer Awareness Week in New Zealand, which celebrates the efforts of volunteers.
During Community Week we’ll be raising the profile of the range of initiatives that sit under the community umbrella, including Volunteering, the Staff Foundation and our financial knowledge programmes.
Our challenge for Community Week is to contribute as many community volunteer hours as we can. Last year we clocked up 600 hours in the week.
Supriya Rathod
Community Programmes Manager
Corporate Affairs
ANZ National
16.6.08
13.6.08
Volunteer for St John this Volunteer Awareness Week
During Volunteer Awareness Week, St John would love to hear from anyone interested in volunteering for St John says St John Chief Executive Jaimes Wood.
Volunteer Awareness Week runs from Sunday 15 to Saturday 21 June 2008.The Week is co-ordinated by Volunteering New Zealand, an association of organisations with a strong commitment to volunteering.
“St John highly values the contribution of our volunteers. It is thanks to our volunteers that we are able to provide the level of service we currently provide to communities throughout New Zealand,” Mr Wood says. Volunteers contribute to our full range of services including Ambulance, Archives, Area Committees, Caring Callers, Event Services, Fellowship Groups, St John Friends of the Emergency Department, Health Shuttles, Hospitaller’s Clubs and the St John Youth Programme. We also have volunteers providing services in Administration and Support. St John in New Zealand has 13,000 members, of whom just over 7000 are volunteers. Of our approximately 3100 ambulance officers, 2300 are volunteers.
“We are always interested in hearing from new volunteers or potential volunteers, including people with no previous experience of ambulance, health or community services or of volunteering. We provide training and support,” Mr Wood says. “Our volunteers come from a wide range of backgrounds, including homemakers, accountants, farmers, orchardists, doctors, lawyers, teachers, hospitality staff, plumbers and electricians – the list is virtually endless.”
Volunteering brings many benefits on top of giving to the community and helping people. Volunteering for St John opens doors to new skills and experiences, and personal growth and development. Individuals can train in a wide variety of disciplines, increase their confidence and gain wider work experience.
Anyone interested in volunteering for St John may go to www.stjohn.org.nzor phone 0800 ST JOHN (78 5646)
Volunteer Awareness Week runs from Sunday 15 to Saturday 21 June 2008.The Week is co-ordinated by Volunteering New Zealand, an association of organisations with a strong commitment to volunteering.
“St John highly values the contribution of our volunteers. It is thanks to our volunteers that we are able to provide the level of service we currently provide to communities throughout New Zealand,” Mr Wood says. Volunteers contribute to our full range of services including Ambulance, Archives, Area Committees, Caring Callers, Event Services, Fellowship Groups, St John Friends of the Emergency Department, Health Shuttles, Hospitaller’s Clubs and the St John Youth Programme. We also have volunteers providing services in Administration and Support. St John in New Zealand has 13,000 members, of whom just over 7000 are volunteers. Of our approximately 3100 ambulance officers, 2300 are volunteers.
“We are always interested in hearing from new volunteers or potential volunteers, including people with no previous experience of ambulance, health or community services or of volunteering. We provide training and support,” Mr Wood says. “Our volunteers come from a wide range of backgrounds, including homemakers, accountants, farmers, orchardists, doctors, lawyers, teachers, hospitality staff, plumbers and electricians – the list is virtually endless.”
Volunteering brings many benefits on top of giving to the community and helping people. Volunteering for St John opens doors to new skills and experiences, and personal growth and development. Individuals can train in a wide variety of disciplines, increase their confidence and gain wider work experience.
Anyone interested in volunteering for St John may go to www.stjohn.org.nzor phone 0800 ST JOHN (78 5646)
GIsborne Volunteer Centre
Gisborne Volunteer Centre will have a display and drop in centre in the CBD is promote Volunteer Awareness Week. There will also be a newspaper spread and radio promotions.
IHC volunteers to be acknowledged by their Friends
The IHC volunteering team will give all volunteers a certificate from the people they volunteer (befriend) with.
There will be a small gathering in each of 30 areas throughout New Zealand, and the volunteers are being asked to bring along a friend. The People with Intellectual disabilities can then present the certificates to their volunteers. The certificates are gold in colour and our theme is Volunteers Are Like Gold.
There will be a small gathering in each of 30 areas throughout New Zealand, and the volunteers are being asked to bring along a friend. The People with Intellectual disabilities can then present the certificates to their volunteers. The certificates are gold in colour and our theme is Volunteers Are Like Gold.
Volunteeryng Canterbury Awareness Week Display
Photo of a member of Christchurch Central Rotaract - this group chalked our "V" logo's around the central city on Saturday
Below is our display:
11.6.08
A WELL DESERVED DAY OFF FOR NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS
New Zealand Red Cross is celebrating Volunteer Awareness Week (15-21 June) by giving as many of our volunteers as possible a well deserved day off.
On Tuesday 17 June New Zealand Red Cross staff across the country will be stepping out from behind their desks to take on some of the roles normally filled by our valuable volunteers.
New Zealand Red Cross National Manager for Volunteers Jim Wilson says the initiative is a chance to reinforce links between staff and volunteers and to help staff understand some of the issues that volunteers face while also reinforcing the important message that we are all one team.
“Volunteer Awareness Week is an appropriate time to recognise the valuable work our volunteers do 365 days a year and acknowledge the fact that without them, the work of New Zealand Red Cross would not be possible,” says Mr Wilson.
Some of the voluntary roles New Zealand Red Cross staff will fill on Tuesday 17 June include serving breakfast as part of the Red Cross Breakfast in Schools programme, helping to deliver a hot lunch with meals on wheels, working behind the counter in Red Cross Shops and assisting with hospital transport and meet and greet services.
New Zealand Red Cross has over 26,000 volunteers registered but it always welcomes more committed people who want to make a difference.
The act of volunteering is highly regarded within the International Red Cross community with voluntary service recognised as one of the seven fundamental principles of the global organisation.
On Tuesday 17 June New Zealand Red Cross staff across the country will be stepping out from behind their desks to take on some of the roles normally filled by our valuable volunteers.
New Zealand Red Cross National Manager for Volunteers Jim Wilson says the initiative is a chance to reinforce links between staff and volunteers and to help staff understand some of the issues that volunteers face while also reinforcing the important message that we are all one team.
“Volunteer Awareness Week is an appropriate time to recognise the valuable work our volunteers do 365 days a year and acknowledge the fact that without them, the work of New Zealand Red Cross would not be possible,” says Mr Wilson.
Some of the voluntary roles New Zealand Red Cross staff will fill on Tuesday 17 June include serving breakfast as part of the Red Cross Breakfast in Schools programme, helping to deliver a hot lunch with meals on wheels, working behind the counter in Red Cross Shops and assisting with hospital transport and meet and greet services.
New Zealand Red Cross has over 26,000 volunteers registered but it always welcomes more committed people who want to make a difference.
The act of volunteering is highly regarded within the International Red Cross community with voluntary service recognised as one of the seven fundamental principles of the global organisation.
Wellington Prisons
The Hon Phil Goff is hosting an afternoon in the Grand hall at Parliament Buildings for over 200 Volunteers in Wellington Prisons. This is to honour prison volunteers and thank them for the valuable contribution they make to inmates and to society in general.
The function will be held the week after Volunteer Awareness Week on Thursday 26th of June between 3 and 5pm.
Chris Wilson
Acting Volunteer Coordinator
The function will be held the week after Volunteer Awareness Week on Thursday 26th of June between 3 and 5pm.
Chris Wilson
Acting Volunteer Coordinator
Auckland events ...
Various community group members of Volunteering Auckland are getting involved in Volunteer Awareness Week 2008 to celebrate their own volunteers.
Arthritis NZ [Auckland area] - afternoon tea for their volunteers
Auckland International Airport [Blue Coats] - Team Leader meeting , morning tea with a "big" cake
Auckland Museum - meeting up with the volunteers at MOTAT for lunch and a trip on the tram
Auckland Zoo - display table in the Zoo foyer highlighting various volunteering opportunities available at the Zoo.
Hibiscus Coast Community Centre - display in Orewa Library, volunteer lunch
Manuaku City Council - Community Board events e.g. Manurewa Community Board dinner for their local volunteers
North Shore Community Coordinators - Devonshire tea for North Shore's CAB Bureau volunteers
North Shore Hospice - Poem published in local paper thanking their many volunteers
Presbyterian Support Northern - lunch at Valentines; volunteers receiving award trophies
Selwyn Village - "Volunteers are our Stars" lunch with staff dressing up as stars such as Marilyn Munroe, Shirley Temple, Judy Garland, etc.
Special Olympics - volunteers will receive certificates at club level
Sport Waitakere - acknowledging and collating the current volunteer involvement of their staff; staff volunteering for one-day community projects throughout week
Starship Childrens Hospital - morning tea sponsored by Chevron/Caltex
Volunteering Auckland - "pot luck"dinner for their volunteers showcasing the various ethnic groups who volunteer
Volunteer Stroke Scheme for Communication Impaored Stroke People - afternoon tea with Alison Marshall [VolunteerNZ Chair] as their guest speaker
What are you doing? Contact Volunteering Auckland 09-377 7887 or vaceo@volunteeringauckland.org.nz
Arthritis NZ [Auckland area] - afternoon tea for their volunteers
Auckland International Airport [Blue Coats] - Team Leader meeting , morning tea with a "big" cake
Auckland Museum - meeting up with the volunteers at MOTAT for lunch and a trip on the tram
Auckland Zoo - display table in the Zoo foyer highlighting various volunteering opportunities available at the Zoo.
Hibiscus Coast Community Centre - display in Orewa Library, volunteer lunch
Manuaku City Council - Community Board events e.g. Manurewa Community Board dinner for their local volunteers
North Shore Community Coordinators - Devonshire tea for North Shore's CAB Bureau volunteers
North Shore Hospice - Poem published in local paper thanking their many volunteers
Presbyterian Support Northern - lunch at Valentines; volunteers receiving award trophies
Selwyn Village - "Volunteers are our Stars" lunch with staff dressing up as stars such as Marilyn Munroe, Shirley Temple, Judy Garland, etc.
Special Olympics - volunteers will receive certificates at club level
Sport Waitakere - acknowledging and collating the current volunteer involvement of their staff; staff volunteering for one-day community projects throughout week
Starship Childrens Hospital - morning tea sponsored by Chevron/Caltex
Volunteering Auckland - "pot luck"dinner for their volunteers showcasing the various ethnic groups who volunteer
Volunteer Stroke Scheme for Communication Impaored Stroke People - afternoon tea with Alison Marshall [VolunteerNZ Chair] as their guest speaker
What are you doing? Contact Volunteering Auckland 09-377 7887 or vaceo@volunteeringauckland.org.nz
Volunteering Auckland events ...
Volunteering Auckland is organising one-day community projects to be undertaken by teams from various corporate businesses and educational institutes throughout greater Auckland during Volunteer Awareness Week 2008.
Confirmed community groups with projects are [at 11 June 2008]:
Selwyn Village Resthome & Hospital - Activitiy Days [3 teams]
Everill Orr Village Resthome & Hospital - Play Days
Ambury Park for Riding Therapy - Gardening, clean up of horse arena/stalls
Newton Reserve, Waiheke Island - Planting, Weeding, Winter Mulching
Blind & Low Vision Education Centre - Weedathon for the Senses Garden
Communicare CMA - Annual Indoor Games Day
Confirmed Businesses/Institutes with teams are [at 11 June 2008]:
ANZ Bank
National Bank
HSBC
University of Auckland - English Language Academy
If you have a team available or a community project within the greater Auckland area ... and are interested in getting involved call us - 09 377 7887 or email vaservices@volunteeringauckland.org.nz
"Pampering" our Volunteers
Hosted by Parent Help and The Body Shop, Volunteering Wellington is expressing its appreciation with a "pampering" evening for our volunteers.
Claire Laurenson
Volunteer Co-ordinator
Parent Help Wellington
Claire Laurenson
Volunteer Co-ordinator
Parent Help Wellington
10.6.08
Waikato region events
Volunteer Excellence Awards -
Volunteering Waikato's annual Excellence Awards event will be held on Wednesday 18 June at Le Grand Boutique Hotel, and there will be 210 people attending - it is a very popular event.
There will be a display in the Hamilton Library.
Volunteering Waikato's general manager, Heather Kemp, will also take part in two radio interviews. One will focus on disability and volunteering and the second will be about volunteering in general.
Volunteering Waikato's annual Excellence Awards event will be held on Wednesday 18 June at Le Grand Boutique Hotel, and there will be 210 people attending - it is a very popular event.
There will be a display in the Hamilton Library.
Volunteering Waikato's general manager, Heather Kemp, will also take part in two radio interviews. One will focus on disability and volunteering and the second will be about volunteering in general.
Sports Minister to highlight volunteers at Tactix/Pulse netball clash
Hon Clayton Cosgrove, Minister of Sports, will show off SPARC's special Volunteer Awareness Week promotion at the Canterbury Tactix V Wellington Pulse netball game in Christchurch on Sunday afternoon 15 June. This will be one of the first events in the Awareness Week.
On display will be some of the special billboards that have been erected throughout New Zealand and the Minister will play the radio commercial being used during the week. He will also give special thanks to the team of volunteers assisting at the netball venue.
On display will be some of the special billboards that have been erected throughout New Zealand and the Minister will play the radio commercial being used during the week. He will also give special thanks to the team of volunteers assisting at the netball venue.
Volunteer Wellington
Happenings during Volunteer Awareness Week organised by Volunteer Wellington are:
Tuesday 17 June
Dominion Post full page supplement with stories and community group notices
Tuesday 17 June
Kapi-Mani news double page spread, more stories and community group notices
Tuesday 17 June
Wellington Region Foundation/Volunteer Wellington Corporate Challenge celebration and finale at KPMG's The Exchange, Level 9, 10 Customhouse Quay, 5-30 pm to 7-30 pm. Speakers will be Joe McNamee from Capacity, a challenge participant and Pele Tui head of Strathmore Community School, a community project participant.
Friday 20 June
A Learning Lunch organised by Volunteer Hutt and entitled Working Well With Volunteers.
Team projects taking place during the week are:
Brainstorming with Team Xtreme;
Makara Peak Mountain Bike planting and weed clearing;
Clearing up at Churton Park;
Bolton Street grave clearing;
Planting trees at Pukerua Bay; - all these projects are being carried out by groups from ANZ
National Bank are working at Coolidge St Reserve.
Tuesday 17 June
Dominion Post full page supplement with stories and community group notices
Tuesday 17 June
Kapi-Mani news double page spread, more stories and community group notices
Tuesday 17 June
Wellington Region Foundation/Volunteer Wellington Corporate Challenge celebration and finale at KPMG's The Exchange, Level 9, 10 Customhouse Quay, 5-30 pm to 7-30 pm. Speakers will be Joe McNamee from Capacity, a challenge participant and Pele Tui head of Strathmore Community School, a community project participant.
Friday 20 June
A Learning Lunch organised by Volunteer Hutt and entitled Working Well With Volunteers.
Team projects taking place during the week are:
Brainstorming with Team Xtreme;
Makara Peak Mountain Bike planting and weed clearing;
Clearing up at Churton Park;
Bolton Street grave clearing;
Planting trees at Pukerua Bay; - all these projects are being carried out by groups from ANZ
National Bank are working at Coolidge St Reserve.
Presbyterian Support volunteers hear from their CEO
Many community groups and organizations could not function if it wasn’t for their volunteers and it’s important their work is valued and recognized.
Presbyterian Support has around 50 volunteers working from centres in Nelson and Blenheim providing a variety of positive ageing services for older people living in the community, and counseling and education services for youth children and families.
To coincide with the start of Volunteer Awareness Week the CEO of Presbyterian Support Services Upper South Island, Vaughan Milner is to visit Nelson to meet with the local volunteers.
He will speak at 1.30pm on Monday 16 June at the Presbyterian Support Nelson Centre, 360 Annesbrook Drive.
Volunteer Coordinator in Nelson, Frances Rae, says his visit is a great opportunity to highlight volunteering and the range of volunteering roles there are within the organization.
Presbyterian Support has around 50 volunteers working from centres in Nelson and Blenheim providing a variety of positive ageing services for older people living in the community, and counseling and education services for youth children and families.
To coincide with the start of Volunteer Awareness Week the CEO of Presbyterian Support Services Upper South Island, Vaughan Milner is to visit Nelson to meet with the local volunteers.
He will speak at 1.30pm on Monday 16 June at the Presbyterian Support Nelson Centre, 360 Annesbrook Drive.
Volunteer Coordinator in Nelson, Frances Rae, says his visit is a great opportunity to highlight volunteering and the range of volunteering roles there are within the organization.
9.6.08
Youth Volunteering the focus in New Plymouth
The New Plymouth Volunteer Centre will take the volunteering message to three of the cities secondary schools during Volunteer Awareness Week.
They will hold mini-expos in Spotswood College and Inglewood and New Plymouth Girls High Schools. Participating in a very visual and active way will be Red Cross, Civil Defence, local fire brigades, search and rescue services, the Department of Conservation and other agencies.
There will also be a special information display in the public hall of the Top Town Complex, where the volunteer centre is located.
They will hold mini-expos in Spotswood College and Inglewood and New Plymouth Girls High Schools. Participating in a very visual and active way will be Red Cross, Civil Defence, local fire brigades, search and rescue services, the Department of Conservation and other agencies.
There will also be a special information display in the public hall of the Top Town Complex, where the volunteer centre is located.
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