The Star: June 20, 2019
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>June</strong> <strong>20</strong> <strong>20</strong>19<br />
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK 16-22 <strong>June</strong> <strong>20</strong>19<br />
Advertising Feature<br />
Thank you to our awesome<br />
volunteers!<br />
Left: Family groups took advantage of the recent Volunteering Canterbury Family<br />
Volunteering Day working together to plant 250 Mikimiki, Hebe Strictissima, Jointed Rush,<br />
Sea Rush and Knobby Club Rush plants at Charlesworth Reserve.<br />
Right: <strong>The</strong> generosity of donations of used curtains to the curtain bank is matched by the<br />
generosity of volunteers who help to sort, measure and pack curtains before they go to their<br />
new homes. A team from Ravensdown gave a hand at the curtain bank earlier this year.<br />
We sincerely thank our<br />
wonderful volunteers for<br />
their valuable contribution<br />
to Orana Wildlife Park.<br />
We are currently seeking<br />
passionate people<br />
to join our<br />
volunteer team,<br />
for a variety<br />
of roles<br />
including<br />
guiding<br />
visitors and<br />
driving our<br />
Safari Shuttle<br />
(particularly<br />
on weekends).<br />
If you would<br />
like to join<br />
our team,<br />
please contact<br />
us to obtain<br />
an application<br />
pack.<br />
National Volunteer Week, running from 16 to 22 <strong>June</strong>, celebrates<br />
the collective contribution of the 1.2 million volunteers who enrich<br />
Aotearoa New Zealand. This year’s theme is “Whiria te tangata –<br />
weaving the people together”. Volunteering, Mahi Aroha and social<br />
action weave people and communities together.<br />
Volunteering is a powerful movement. When we volunteer our<br />
time we send a message about what is important in our communities.<br />
This National Volunteer Week we celebrate the diversity of<br />
volunteers and volunteering, Mahi Aroha and social action in<br />
Aotearoa. We celebrate everyone who creates connections in their<br />
own communities from the Marae to the Mosque, from our biggest<br />
cities to our most remote communities. We celebrate everyone who<br />
volunteers in times of crisis, in times of healing and everyone who<br />
makes time and space to walk alongside others.<br />
Now more than ever, as a volunteering community we commit to<br />
manaakitanga and whakawhanaungatanga. We commit to caring,<br />
and to building meaningful, enduring and inclusive relationships<br />
across our differences, and to make space for diverse voices.<br />
We can create a diverse, inclusive, caring, kind and connected<br />
future. Volunteering makes a difference – for the community<br />
and the volunteer. Find out how you can make a difference in<br />
Canterbury by checking out over 250 available volunteer roles at<br />
www.volcanmatch.com.<br />
Volunteering<br />
Changes Lives.<br />
With over 230 volunteer roles<br />
to choose from, we’re here to<br />
help you make a difference,<br />
so together we can eliminate<br />
poverty, save the environment<br />
and make Canterbury a<br />
great place to live.<br />
GirlGuiding NZ is a non-profit organisation where girls can<br />
be girls, where they will discover their passions, contribute to<br />
their communities and form friendships in a safe and positive<br />
environment.<br />
Our aim is that all girls and young women are valued, inspired<br />
and empowered to take action to change their world. We do this<br />
by enabling girls and young women to develop into confident,<br />
adventurous and empowered leaders in their communities.<br />
Our volunteers are at the forefront of this, giving their time and<br />
skills for the benefit of girls in their communities.<br />
Whether teaching them about other cultures through games,<br />
or exploring the outdoors while camping, their work is truly at<br />
the heart of what we do, and without them we simply couldn’t<br />
function!<br />
As we continue to work alongside our amazing volunteers to<br />
empower girls in New Zealand, we want to acknowledge their<br />
impact and spread the word that we are always on the lookout<br />
for go-getters, brainstormers, mentors and adventurers to<br />
volunteer with us!<br />
Are you ready<br />
to make a<br />
difference?<br />
Sign up to our<br />
Volunteer Database at<br />
www.volcan.org.nz or<br />
call us on 03-366 2442<br />
Phone 359 7109 extn 819<br />
volunteers@oranawildlifepark.co.nz<br />
www.oranawildlifepark.co.nz<br />
Our volunteers help us empower girls to take action and change the<br />
world. Find out how you can bring more awesome at girlguidingnz.org.nz.<br />
0800 22 22 92 | INFO@GIRLGUIDINGNZ.ORG.NZ