Photo Gallery

8 Jun 2024

Knitting for Purpose on World Wide Knit in Public Day

There was a buzz in the air on 8th June, World Wide Knit in Public Day, as our wonderful micro-volunteers got together for Knit for Purpose! We were joined by Emily from Star Media who was as delighted as we were to see so many volunteers coming together Make Their Mahi Have Meaning, resulting in 1,913 knitted or crocheted squares, and 34 finished blankets! Thank you to everyone who participated, we have been blown away once again by your incredible work! ❤️

Knitters sitting around a table piled high with knitted blankets and peggy squares Knitters sitting around a table piled high with knitted blankets and peggy squares Four women knitting Women knitting A pile of folded, knitted blankets Emily, from StarMedia, standing beside the table covered with knitted blankets and peggy squares
7 Jun 2024

Living Wall Mural: A Shout Out to Environmental Volunteers

What an amazing day to get be out and about painting a mural to 'shout out' to the mahi aroha of our environment volunteers. Volunteering Canterbury worked alongside Climate Action Campus, Ōtautahi and the CCC Graffiti Artist Mentor programme to identify a wall and an artist - Josh Montogomery #drowsydesign - who prepped the wall. Then we invited some civic leaders from across Otautahi Christchurch to come and put the finishing touches! Thanks to Crs Sara Templeton, Tyrone Fields, Yani Johanson, Andrei Moore and Deputy Mayor Pauline Cotter and local MPs, Tracey McLellan, Reuben Davidson, Dr Duncan Webb and Megan Woods for joining us!

The team of painters, and the designer, stand behind a table covered in Resene Paint Test Pots Artist, Josh Montgomery prepping the wall Councillor Sara Templeton, painting Councillor Tyrone Fields, painting Megan Woods and Duncan Webb, painting MP Reuben Davidson, painting Deputy Mayor Pauline Cotter, painting Councillor Andrei Moore, painting A group of Councillors and MPs painting the wall
30 Apr 2024

April's Group Volunteering Angels!

Wow! April was has been a HUGE one for Group Volunteering! We have had teams from Spark, Open Polytechnic, Loburn School, Ethicon, Ben & Jerry's, and Te Tahi Youth volunteering with community groups including 0800 Hungry, Kaiapoi Food Forest, Edible Canterbury, Riverlution, Kairos Food Rescue and TechMate! Young and old, these awesome teams packed food parcels, planted vegetables, weeded and mulched around trees, and reassembled donated laptops. What a mammoth effort from everyone involved – HUGE thanks to these amazing teams

Staff from Spark standing in front of the large, orange 0800 Hungry delivery truck Staff from Open Polytechnic packing food parcels in the 0800 Hungry warehouse Students from Loburn School volunteering in the gardens at Edible Canterbury Students from Loburn School volunteering at Kaiapoi Food Forest Students from Loburn School volunteering at Riverlution Hub Staff from Ethicon volunteering at Kairos Food Rescue A team from Te Tahi Youth volunteering with TechMate
28 Mar 2024

Groups Volunteering in March

Two fabulous teams went out this month in Group Volunteering Programme. First up was a lovely team of Teachers from Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ, who spent the day at 0800 Hungry, preparing food packs for distribution to those in need in the community. On the same day, a business group from Plexure Ltd spent a day with Kairos Food Rescue, preparing and distributing food packs. And finally, a student group from the University of Canterbury ‘Strengthening Communities Through Social Innovation’ course, spent an afternoon with Edible Canterbury in the city.

A group of staff from Te Rito Maioha standing in the 0800 Hungry warehouse Staff from Te Rito Maioha packing food parcels at 0800 Hungry Students from University of Canterbury volunteering with Edible Canterbury
17 Feb 2024

VolCan at Culture Galore 2024

We had an awesome afternoon at Culture Galore over the weekend, an amazing annual event supported by CCC. Such a variety of stands, food sites and culture performers... and the launch of our Wheel of Opportunity! Our very own Glenda was even interviewed for a livestream by PlainsFM! An awesome way to spend the day, helping those who want to make their mahi have meaning.

The Volunteering Canterbury stand set up at Culture Galore with a flag, the Wheel of Opportunity, and various posters and brochures on a table The crowd and some of the stands at Culture Galore Glenda, being interviewed by PlainsFM, at Culture Galore Glenda, being interviewed by PlainsFM, at Culture Galore