Ashburton Courier: August 06, 2020

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Ashburton Courier, August 6, 2020
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VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH
Tania’s agoodseed
Volunteering Mid &South
Canterbury and the Hotel
Ashburton Volunteer of the
Month, Tania King is sowing
seeds of knowledge that will one
day grow.
For nearly 10 years Tania has
volunteeredwith S.E.E.D.S ­
Sharing Everyday Experiences
and Drawing on Skills.
These skills and experiences
could be anything from toddler
tantrums, children not sleeping,
budgeting,shopping, gardening,
cooking and all things neededto
raise afamily.
S.E.E.D.S volunteers work
withfamilieswith children
under 10 years oldon aweekly
basis,for two to three hours,
coveringthe needs and goals the
familyinquestion has identified.
Tania can have between oneto
three families to work with over
aweek depending on her other
commitments.
Tania is thefirstmember of
her family to volunteer.
She began volunteering in her
earlytwenties visitingan
elderlypersonthrough
Presbyterian Support.
She said it was arewarding
experience and the learning and
sharingwas mutual between
Tania andthe person she
visited.
It’s asimilar experience with
S.E.E.D.Ssometimesthe family
willteach Tania something new.
She likes to learn andthinks
it’s importanttokeep learning.
Tania foundher realpassion
on her second taste of
volunteering with young
mother’s basedatHollyHouse,
in Christchurch.
Sheisquick to admit shegets
alot out of the volunteering and
alot of joy to be gained from
volunteering.
Tania gotinvolved withS.E.E.
D.S shortly after movingto
Ashburtonand beingnew and
notknowinganyone
volunteering wasagreat way to
meetpeople, get outinto the
community,have adult company
Valued volunteer Tania King
andthe role is flexiblesoallows
hertodoother things including
herjob.
ForTaniaplanting the seeds
knowing that some will quickly
grow andothers will take a
while butthey too willgrowis
herrewardfor volunteering.
“Everyone should volunteer,”
saysTania, evenifit’s justan
hour aweek.
“Volunteeringisso important
these daystokeeppeople
connectedespecially with all
thetechnologypeopleare using
andsoaren’talwaysconnecting
as we have in the past, it feels so
good to volunteer,’’ shesaid.
Some of the families she
workswith are scared to take
thefirst steporhold back
because they don’t know where
to startsoTania helps provide
somemotivation andwalk the
journey with them forawhile.
Taniaisalso avolunteer
member of the White Ribbon
committee. White Ribbon
promotesthe message that
domesticabuse is not okay.
Nominationformsfor
volunteer of the monthare
available by contacting
Volunteering Mid&South
Canterbury, CommunityHouse,
44 Cass Street Ashburton, ph
3081237 ext240 or email
volmidcant@gmail.com or pick
up acopy at Four Squarein
Rakaia.
Plunket association ended
Mid CanterburyPlunket
has farewelled long
serving staff member Anna
Radford.
MrsRadford is endinga
21­year association with
Plunket.
Shestarted as a
volunteer on aPlunket
committee after thebirth
of her first child and for
thelast 13 years has beena
paid administrator and a
familiar, smiling face at
reception.
For anumber of those 13
yearsshe also coordinatedPlunket’s
car
seat rental programme,
helping families rent and
fit car seats correctly in
their vehicles.
When Plunket stopped
its car seatoperationin
Ashburton at theendof
2016, Mrs Radford filled
thevoid and started her
own service.Thatservice
will nowstop.
Mrs Radford said she would
missher association with
Plunket.
Shewould miss seeing the
mums and babiesand alsothe
colleagues andvolunteers she
had worked alongside.
Anna Radford has finished up with Mid
Canterbury Plunket.
Anna Radford was farewelled
on Friday at amorning tea.
She will work full time at local
businessNZBioGrains, a
company she has worked parttimefor
for thelast couple of
years.
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