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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

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