Photo Gallery
17 Aug 2022
Group Volunteers - Lion Beverages at 0800 Hungry
On 17 August, we had another successful group volunteering project with the South Island team from Lion Beverages this week! The group of 15 volunteers spent the day at 0800 Hungry, preparing food packs for distribution to those in need. They said: "We had an awesome day and it was a real eye opener for the team to see exactly what goes on behind the scenes and get in touch with the community who are reliant on these food parcels. Will definitely look to reach out again in the future to organise the next one! Thanks so much!"
25 Jul 2022
A visit from VNZ Chief Executive
On 25 July 2022, Volunteering New Zealand’s Kaihautu Chief Executive, Michelle Kitney, was in our region, and we were delighted to have an opportunity to catch up with her to talk current trends, challenges and opportunities within volunteer programmes, particularly following the past two years of uncertainty and change associated with the global pandemic. Michelle is passionate about working collaboratively and with impact within our sector and has a range of experience including mar-coms and social marketing, compliance and research. She has also volunteered extensively in community organisations that provide services and support for whanau and children and is currently the Chair of Bellyful New Zealand. Our colleagues at Volunteering Mid-South Canterbury are celebrating their 15th Anniversary and so it has been a celebratory week providing some great opportunities for us to sit down and talk volunteering with Michelle and our colleagues at Mid-South. Volunteering Canterbury provided support for that Centre’s opening and continues to collaborate closely with the team, as well as with our other colleagues at Volunteer Centres throughout New Zealand, as part of the Volunteer Centre Network Aotearoa (VCNA)
24 Jun 2022
Celebrating Matariki
This year National Volunteer week (19-25 June) coincided with Matariki so we wanted to celebrate our 🌟Volunteer Stars🌟 not just at our awards ceremony on Monday but all week long in our office Matariki display! What an amazing bunch of people, doing some incredible things out in the community. This is their time to shine!
20 Jun 2022
2023 Annual Volunteer Recognition Awards
On 20 June 2022, we held our annual Volunteer Recognition Awards at the Christchurch Civic Offices. As usual this was a wonderful event, celebrating the volunteer stars of our community! What an honour to join together with such amazing Cantabrians, to give them their moment of deserved recognition!
2 Jun 2022
First post-Covid networking event
On 2nd June 2022, our Outreach Manager, Glenda, enjoyed the first social networking get together post-covid with other local not for profits in our community. What a great opportunity to share experiences and support each other as we navigate the ever-changing community sector together.
