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 administration. 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 Volunteer 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 people. It has been both my pleasure
and a humbling experience to meet
and acknowledge so many volunteers 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.

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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 volunteers.
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 management field, and has been involved in volunteer management for
the past 20 years, including roles with the University of Surrey, Barnardos, Royal National Institute of the Blind and Volunteering England. He is a highly regarded trainer, facilitator, consultant and is a
member of the editorial team for the international journal, www.evolunteerism.com

Date: Monday 19th October, 2015, 10.30 3.00

Venue: Salvation Army Hall, Gladstone Road.
Cost: $100, lunch included
Please register to attend.

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Gisborne Volunteer Centre

2015 Youth Awards for Volunteering
We are the future...

Abby Brice
Alice Kibble

Ciara Lovelock

Charlize Pedersen
Nicole Beach
Calla Swannell Wharepapa

Sophie Higgins

Mangahikupa and Mangahikuika Tawhiwhirangi

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Jessie Aramoana

Zoe Cotter

Mary Hogan

Kenneth Brown

Guy Aupouri

Lillias Carlyle
Congratulations and thank you
to these young people who
are giving so much to our
community. You are an inspiration.
Thank you also to Te Wai
Coulston, Leah Wilkie and
Andrew Shelton for presenting
and speaking at the event, also to our board members,
Grant McDonald and Monique
Carlyle for your help.
Our communitys future looks
bright

Nga Uri a Maui

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Community Notices

Volunteer Positions

Tairawhiti Community Arts Trust

Have you got your own transport and like working

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

GVC News
We have information and resources that may help
improve your organisation's volunteer programme. 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 management of volunteer-involving programmes is
one way in which we can assist.

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: info@gisbornevolunteercentre.org.nz

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 confidence to ask the questions and evaluate the answers?
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 Centre. 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.
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.

We welcome new organisations:

If you belong to a community
group and would like to join the Gisborne Volunteer Centre, please let us know.

For more information on positions available

Registration forms for organisations and volunteers are available on our website.

or check out our website:

contact us at
info@gisbornevolunteercentre.org.nz
www.gisbornevolunteer centre.org.nz
We also have jobs listed on SEEK Volunteer web-

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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

helping you to find a place to

volunteer

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: info@gisbornevolunteercentre.org.nz
Check out our website:
www.gisbornevolunteercentre.org.nz
Follow us on:

Member of Volunteering NZ

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

J N Williams Memorial Trust

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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

P O Box 105
GISBORNE 4040

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Address

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Growing Vitality in a Volunteering Community...

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)

Please let us know .

If your details have changed.

If you have changed your address,

If you dont want to continue receiving our news letter:

Phone 8684522 or
Email: info@gisbornevolunteercentre.org.nz
Thank you,

Happy Volunteering!

E noho r

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