From our Manager

It’s hard to believe that the year is already more than half over—it seems to have flown by. That’s probably because there has been so much

happening and, as we head into the second half of the year, I know there is much more to come.

New ProjectsWith the media attention being focused on the Volunteer Centre throughout June for the Volunteer Awareness Awards, there has been increased interest by businesses to be involved with the Team Volunteering Projects. Two new projects will surface later in the year, but for now the centre will be concentrating on the Marine Reach Mercy Ship initiative.

At the Careers Expo in July, many students were interested in the model ship we had on display from Marine Reach, and registered to be involved with the launch of the new hospital ship, later in the year. This is an exciting project: Youth on Board—taking medical and dental help to Pacific Islanders. A life-changing initiative for youth. Check out the additional editorial (page 2) for further details.

Special ThanksA special mention this month for Amit who has spent hours on our website, updating articles, pictures and events. This will be a new website for us: www.volunteerwbop.com There will also be the link to our face book page, so do pop over and catch up with all the news, and like us: www.facebook.com/volwbop

Thank you to Grant Dyson for our new photograph of Mount Maunganui and the main beach. It is fabulous, and we are using it on our new website and most of our literature (that’s it on the new masthead, above). Now we can claim to be copyright compliant!

Another special mention is for Robyn. This lady has revamped our newsletter, sorted out the design and pictures for some of our publications, as well as the editorial content of our newsletter, brochures, annual report, and…..more. Wow Robyn, you are a gem.

Grant, Robyn and Amit are all in the market for paid work. Especially on a part-time basis. If you are seeking someone to help in any of these areas, do not hesitate to send me an email. I know they would be happy to chat with you. That’s it for this month. Until next time, take care. Margaret Butler

In this issue

From our Manager ................................1

What’s On ..............................................1

Marine Reach Project Kilo ..................2

In the Spotlight ......................................3

One-off Volunteer Lists ........................3

Intern’l Volunteer Managers Day........4

Competencies for Managers of Volunteers ..........................................4

What’s On

Training courses for Volunteer Managers and Coordinators August sees the re-establishment of our Volunteer Manager and Coordinator training sessions.

On 28th August, our first lunchtime forum commences with trainer, Kerri Tilby-Price. This is the first of four forums focusing on the Four R’s of Volunteering. If you have never been to one of Kerri’s trainings you are in for a treat.

28th August: The first “R” is for Ready – commencing your Volunteer Programme.

25th September: The second R is for Recruiting – finding volunteers to “fit”.

Email Margaret Butler now to register your interest at mgr.volunteerwbop@xtra.co.nz

Newsletter August/September 2012

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Raising the profile and standards of volunteering in the Western Bay of Plenty

Marine Reach – New Zealand

Marine reach Ministries is a humanitarian relief agency that has been providing free medical, dental, optometry, opthamology and community

development to remote islands of the South Pacific for over 20 years. Over this time, more than three hundred thousand people have received free medical, dental, and health care services from Marine Reach volunteers. Yes—volunteers! All of those who serve with Marine Reach are volunteers and do not receive any remuneration for their services; from the CEO to the ship captain, crew, doctors, nurses, staff and the extraordinary young men and women who choose to make a difference in the lives of the peoples of the Pacific Islands…using their own resources.

The aim of Marine Reach is to:• Offer medical and humanitarian aid to the people of the Pacific.• Help young people gain a sense of purpose through helping others.• Provide training for youth, through personal and professional development.

Project KiloIn order for the work to continue, another ship is required for this area. Project Kilo is a Marine Reach project raising funds to purchase a new ship and have it fitted out with the medical facilities and equipment needed. The new ship will be called Next Generation, and Tauranga will be its home port.

Do Something Tour Begins in TaurangaIn 2012-2013, Next Generation will tour eight NZ ports on its Do Something NZ tour, with the goal of mobilising our youth to dream and participate in changing their communities and their lives as well.

The tour will begin here in the Bay of Plenty with Do Something Tauranga, which kicks off in late September 2012 with a city-wide volunteer Expo. This collaborative event will bring together different community groups and the people of the city to celebrate those working in our communities and raise awareness of what is already happening in the city; also to communicate the needs of our city and how we can get involved. The aim is to mobilise and encourage youth and communities to volunteer their time and presence in community projects (of their choice) to bring about positive change in Tauranga.

At present we are looking for youth to get involved. By getting involved, you will ensure Tauranga youth will be able to put their hand up and say, “I am Doing Something……. In Tauranga”.

Register Your Interest NOW!

To register your interest for this remarkable project, complete an online/manual registration form stating your interest for “Project Kilo” or email us at: volunteerwbop@xtra.co.nz

There will be limited numbers available for these volunteering positions. Make sure you secure your place.

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In the spotlight…

Meet one of our volunteers, Fiona Wilcox. Fiona has been working at the Cameron

Road branch of Red Cross since July 2011. Every Friday afternoon, you’ll find Fiona pricing, shelving, cleaning, selling and processing sales at the till. Her favourite job, though, is doing window displays.

When asked what she likes most about volunteering, she answered without hesitation, “The smiles on people’s faces”. What a good sort!

Fiona’s husband, Norman is also a volunteer. He has been driving Age Concern’s “Outings van” since July last year. What a fantastic couple! Both Fiona and Norman were referred to their roles by Volunteer WBOP.

Welcome to all the organisations who have registered with us over the past 12 months

Bush Railway and Old SawmillTrustMaketu Ongatoro Wetland Society Tauranga Volunteer CoastguardHabitat for Humanity ReStore Autism IncTauranga Community Patrol AssociationParent to Parent Coastal BOPTe Puna Quarry Summer Trust St Peters HouseTauranga SPCARelationships AotearoaAVS Age Concern

One-off Volunteers List

congratulations to those of you who have your names

on our “one-off” volunteer lists. Our new system of contacting you directly, then referring you to the organisation is working very well.

As you have now discovered, if you are unavailable for the event or collection, all you need to do is delete our email.

If you can assist, simply reply saying “I can assist” and we will process a referral in the normal manner connecting you with the organisation.

Calling for volunteers

Attention Volunteers

Even though our two lists: “one-off events” and “one-off

collectors,” are working well, we would really like more volunteers on each list, especially the “one-off collectors” list.

Please add your name to these lists (either one or both) by emailing Murray at projects.volunteerwbop@xtra.co.nz

Committed to recruiting, training and referring volunteers to where they’re needed

A HUGE THANK YOU to all those who offered to help with The Mid-Winter Christmas Market on Saturday 21st July at The Village on 17th Avenue. The response for this event was great. I hope all of you who helped out had a really enjoyable time while “doing your bit”. I’m sure volunteers and visitors alike were grateful that the bad weather didn’t arrive in time to spoil the fun.

Thank you, Blaise, for the photos

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International Volunteer Managers’ Day

It’s not until 5th November, but we thought we’d mention that the

IVMDay Committee have developed a theme for this year’s celebration:‘Leaders of Volunteers: Who Else Could Do That?’

Volunteer NZ have advised that over the coming weeks the International IVMDay Committee will be releasing a number of tools based around the theme, which we will be able to use to promote the day.

Thanks Volunteer NZ for keeping us informed, and we’ll keep you updated, either on our website and/or in our next (October) newsletter.

Thank you to our funders, sponsors, and supporters

ANZ Staff Foundation Bay TrustBOP Regional CouncilCopy CornerDIA COGSDIA SVFFirst Sovereign Trust LtdFriends of Volunteer WBOPInfinity FoundationLegacy TrustLion FoundationMicrosoftNZ-Tech SoupNZ Community TrustNZ Lotteries BoardNZ PostPub CharitySun MediaTECTThe Acorn FoundationTrustPowerVolunteering NZWBOP District Council

Contact Information

Manager: Margaret ButlerVolunteer Coordinator: Murray ClaytonAccounts Admin: Elaine OwensVWBOP volunteersPat Croad Napawan WilliamsTui Sanders Amit KambleRobyn Coulter Pauline Pibworth

Volunteer Western Bay of Plenty Village on 17th Avenue WestPO Box 841TaurangaPhone: (07) 571 3714Email: volunteerwbop@xtra.co.nzwww.volunteerwbop.com

Competencies for Managers of Volunteers

The Learning and Development Pathway for New Zealand managers of volunteers is taking shape! “New Zealand managers of volunteers from across a wide diversity of volunteer-involving organisations have said they want a learning and development pathway. To have a pathway, we need some way of measuring our movement along it. We need to capture what managers of volunteers need to know at each point along the pathway. Competencies will provide us with a self-assessment tool and a foundation onto which other aspects of the professional development pathway will be built.Volunteering New Zealand (VNZ) wants to make sure that the competencies we ultimately wind up with make sense and feel real to managers and leaders of volunteers across the country, and we’d love to get your feedback. You can view the competencies [at the url address below], and you can give [VNZ] your feedback by either using [the] form [below] or by including your answers to the questions in the body of an email and sending them to feedback@volunteeringnz.org.nz .”

NOTE: All feedback is due at VNZ by the end of the day on Friday 10th August 2012.

You can download the Competencies package and feedback questionnaire from http://www.volunteeringnz.org.nz/

SOURCE: Volunteering New Zealand’s website