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Volunteer News Growing Vitality in a Volunteering Community

June / July 2015 Issue 55

Tena Koutou,

This month we welcome Erin Holwill to our office. Erin comes in on Wednesday mornings to help out with admin-

istration. We are blessed with the volunteers who help us in the office, on our board and at events we participate

in during the year. We value and appreciate their contribution. On the down side, after eight years with the Vol-

unteer Centre, we say goodbye to Jane, who has decided to move on after successfully applying for a volunteer

coordinators job with Hopsice. Whilst the farewell will be sad and we will miss Jane, it is also a new opportunity for

both Jane and the Volunteer Centre. We wish Jane all the best in her new job and thank her for the time she has

spent with us and the skills she had shared.

May and June are busy months for us, as we celebrated the Youth Awards for Volunteering in May and this month,

National Volunteer Week. The Youth Awards for Volunteering were held on the 23rd May at the Hub, EIT. Fifteen

individual young people and one group were recognised for the volunteering they do in their own community as

well as the wider community. Each year, we are humbled by the contributions of our youth, and the range of jobs

that they do, from caring for our environment to mentoring other youth. Voluntary contribution is valuable and

the effort of all is important, therefore we do not judge the people who are nominated, we prefer to acknowledge

everyones effort equally. We would like to thank those nominated for their volunteering contribution, their

efforts are having a positive impact on our community. The theme for Youth Week was We are the future and by

their actions these young people are demonstrating their commitment for building a better future.

We would also like to thank our two awesome young speakers, Leah Wilkie and Andrew Shelton, who inspired and

challenged guests by sharing their volunteering experiences. Thank you also to our great MC, Te Wai Coulston,

who did a fantastic job, no one would have believed it was his first MC job! Thanks also to the others who helped

out and helped celebrate of our youth.

The theme for this years National Volunteer Week is There is a Place to Volunteer and as I mentioned above all

voluntary contributions are valuable, it doesnt matter how big or small the contribution is. Ten minutes spent

talking to a lonely, sick or elderly person on the phone every couple of days, makes a huge difference in the life of

that person, and is just as important as helping in a charity shop or caring for the environment. There are many

ways in which people can volunteer, be it contributing skills, time, manpower or donating money and we at the

Volunteer Centre can help people interested in volunteering find a place.

For those who have found their place to volunteer, thank you for your kindness and generosity, we appreciate you

strengthening our community through your voluntary effort.

Nku i roto i ng mihi, n

Jenny

There is a place for you to volunteer He wahi mohou hei tuao


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Jane says.It is time for me to say Goodbye. I shall be finishing at the Gisborne volunteer centre after 8 fun filled years to join

the Hospice Tairawhiti team as their new Volunteer Coordinator.

I have had a wonderful time here at

the centre. I have met and worked

alongside so many marvellous peo-

ple. It has been both my pleasure

and a humbling experience to meet

and acknowledge so many volun-

teers and volunteer leaders in our

community.

I Wish you all the very best for your future and for many of you I shall continue

to connect up with in my new role at Hospice Tairawhiti.


Presents the following half-day workshop 19th October 2015

Understanding and Engaging 21st Century

Volunteers

and

the Philosophy of Volunteering

Presented by Rob Jackson, a leader in the UK volunteer management field

WORKSHOP: The workshop will look at some of the key ways in which society is changing and how these

changes affect volunteering. We will discuss what leaders of volunteers can do to update their practices

to accommodate these changes, further enhancing their engagement and retention of 21st century vol-

unteers.

Youll have the chance to explore what you believe about volunteering what it is, what it isnt, why you

think that and consider what this might mean for your work as a volunteer leader. The workshop will be

highly interactive, a bit provocative, and a lot of fun.

FACILITATOR: Rob Jackson is a leader in the UK volunteer manage-

ment field, and has been involved in volunteer management for

the past 20 years, including roles with the University of Surrey, Bar-

nardos, Royal National Institute of the Blind and Volunteering Eng-

land. He is a highly regarded trainer, facilitator, consultant and is a

member of the editorial team for the international journal, www.e-

volunteerism.com

Date: Monday 19th October, 2015, 10.30 3.00 Venue: Salvation Army Hall, Gladstone Road. Cost: $100, lunch included Please register to attend.


Gisborne Volunteer Centre

2015 Youth Awards for Volunteering

We are the future...

Sophie Higgins

Ciara Lovelock

Mangahikupa and Mangahikuika Tawhiwhirangi

Abby Brice

Charlize Pedersen

Calla Swannell Wharepapa

Nicole Beach

Alice Kibble


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Mary Hogan Guy Aupouri

Kenneth Brown

Lillias Carlyle

Zoe Cotter Jessie Aramoana

Nga Uri a Maui

Congratulations and thank you

to these young people who

are giving so much to our

community. You are an inspi-

ration.

Thank you also to Te Wai

Coulston, Leah Wilkie and

Andrew Shelton for presenting

and speaking at the event, al-

so to our board members,

Grant McDonald and Monique

Carlyle for your help.

Our communitys future looks

bright


Volunteer Positions

For more information on positions available

contact us at

[email protected]

or check out our website:

www.gisbornevolunteer centre.org.nz

We also have jobs listed on SEEK Volunteer web-

Community Notices

GVC News

Volunteer Coordinators Support Group

Thursday , 2nd July, 1.30 pm at Poverty Bay Cafe

Look out for the red V .

If you would like more information please contact Jane at Gisborne Volunteer Centre 068684522 or email: [email protected]

We welcome new organisations:

If you belong to a community

group and would like to join the Gisborne Volun-

teer Centre, please let us know.

Registration forms for organisations and volun-

teers are available on our website.

Have you got your own transport and like working

with animals, the SPCA needs volunteers to help

out with cleaning and general maintenance , as well

as helping out with the animals.

We are looking for someone to conduct a survey of

our service. This will be an online survey of member

organisations and volunteers. Do you have the confi-

dence to ask the questions and evaluate the an-

swers?

Daffodil pickers are wanted for Wednesday, 26th

August. If you would like to join the team and spend

a morning out in the fresh air, amongst a host of

daffodils , let us know.

Calling friendly people with a sense of fun and an

interest in crafts, would you like to help out on a

Tuesday morning assisting at the care and Craft Cen-

tre. Volunteers are needed to help with activities

and the morning tea.

Mentors wanted to support youth with life and edu-

cation skills, cooking, gardening, outdoor activities,

as well as class based learning. Volunteers required

between 8.30 and 2.30, Monday to Friday, if you

have a few spare hours and like working with youth,

please consider helping out.

Tairawhiti Community Arts Trust

GARAGE SALE

SATURDAY 20th June 9am-12

and SATURDAY 27th June 9am-12 at the

72 Lowe St Community Centre

Sofa, desks, tables, chairs, shoes, bags,

pre-loved fashion / clothes, homeware,

books, linen, plants

We have information and resources that may help

improve your organisation's volunteer pro-

gramme. If you would like advice or would like us

to visit and speak with your staff, committees or

board members, please contact us.

We are here to strengthen volunteering in our

community, and advising on good practice man-

agement of volunteer-involving programmes is

one way in which we can assist.

There is a place for all to volunteer, no matter how

big or small. Regardless of how much or how little

one has to give in time skills or experience, there is

always a place to volunteer, whether it is from the

comforts of ones own home or out in the wide

open spaces.


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Thanks to the following funders for continuing to provide funding

throughout the year and to the businesses who have kindly help us

and support us

Our Mission is to:

Strengthen our community by providing a climate that encourages volunteering

Board Members Fleur Paenga -Chairperson Diane Carter -Secretary Brian Cochrane -Treasurer Monique Carlyle -Youth representative Grant MacDonald Office Staff Jenny Greaves - Manager Jane Kibble - Volunteer Coordinator Kay Clarke - Office Administration Erin Holwill - Office Administration Office hours: 9:00 2.00 pm Monday to Friday Street Address: Level 2, Box 74, 74 Grey St Postal Address: P O Box 105, Gisborne Phone: (06) 8684522 Email: [email protected]

Check out our website:

www.gisbornevolunteercentre.org.nz

Follow us on: Member of Volunteering NZ

J N Williams Memorial Trust

helping you to find a place to

volunteer


P O Box 105

GISBORNE 4040

Core Functions of a Volunteer Centre

Raise the profile and promote volunteering

Facilitate community connections

Provide information, advice and support on volunteering

Work with volunteering organisations to develop volunteering opportunities

Promote and advocate for the interests of volunteers

Work with organisations to develop volunteer opportunities

Work with organisations to develop and maintain standards

Promote management of volunteers as a profession

Honour the Treaty of Waitangi

Please let us know .

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Email: [email protected]

Thank you, Happy Volunteering! E noho r

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In the words of Dr Seuss, A persons a person, no matter how small, so in keeping with these words , it

is good to remember that a volunteer is a volunteer, no matter how small( Erick C. Lear)

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