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29 Nov 2021

Christs' College Service Week

In the week starting 29 November, we organised for students from Christs' College to volunteer at a variety of organisations around Christchurch, as part of their annual Service Week. This year, the boys helped out at Richmond Community Gardens, the SPCA, Estuary Trust, Keep NZ Beautiful, Haven Mountain Bike Park, the Summit Road Society, and Cultivate. What a fantastic effort from these young people, who carried out a huge amount of work and made a real difference to their community!

A woman and nine Christs' College students stand in a line in front of a garden bed of sunflowers. A school van is parked behind them. Trees and bushes in the background A row of tall sunflowers A group of students in a wooded area holding garden rakes Two students weeding in front of a fence. An open field and farm machinery in the background Four students at an orange rubbish skip. Two students stand in the skip holding spades, two students stand in front of the skip lifting a wheelbarrow Students stand in a group outside a building with the SPCA logo behind them A student lifts a box filled with grocery items Students stand in a line in a food warehouse, in front of large shelves containing food and grocery items
23 Nov 2021

New, customised face masks!

On 23 November, we were thrilled to receive four beautiful, high quality, customised masks for our team - generously made and donated to us by Shelley, from Recycle Recreate. Don't we look flash! Shelley has spent 11 years volunteering for her local community association and has donated masks to many neighbours, friends and locals that need them in her community. What a legend 💪 Thank you Shelley for supporting us, and for the awesome work you do towards a more sustainable future!

Three VolCan staff members, wearing new fabric face masks bearing the Volunteering Canterbury Logo
18 Nov 2021

Group Volunteers - Ernst & Young at Packe Street Community Garden

On 18 November, a second team from Ernst & Young Christchurch spent a day at Packe Street Community Garden undertaking general tidy up in the gardens and mulching around plants. Thank you team for your hard work and dedication, it really makes a difference!

A small group of people gardening in a community garden A small group of people gardening in a community garden. A trolley full of weeds in the foreground
17 Nov 2021

Group Volunteers - Ernst & Young at SPCA

On 17 November, a team of five from Ernst & Young Christchurch chose to use their Volunteer Leave to undertake a working bee at the SPCA Christchurch centre. The hard working participants prompted many positive comments from staff at the centre, who mentioned the tremendous work they had achieved with line trimming and gardening on the grounds. Thanks to this fantastic team for their awesome mahi!

Five people standing in front of a building with the SPCA logo behind them Two men standing in a grassy area, wearing ear muffs and holding weed whackers Three people kneeling down to weed along the edge of a gravel path
9 Nov 2021

A day-visit from our Mid & South colleagues

On 9 November, our colleagues from Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury travelled up from their Timaru and Ashburton offices to join us for the day. It was a fantastic opportunity to catch up, learn from each other, talk over the current issues we’re facing in the sector, and just generally support each other's work. A silver lining from that has stemmed from the Covid19 pandemic has been the increased collaboration we've enjoyed across our Volunteer Centre network. Thank you to Dellwyn and Wendy for spending the day with us!

Five people and a dog pose outside an office window bearing the Volunteering Canterbury logo