Glenda from Volunteering Canterbury has shared some events that might be of interest to high school students.
(see below)
Remember that you can log your volunteer hours with SVA.
Family Volunteering Day 2023
Date: 24 Jun 2023 – 1:30pm to 3:30pm
(In the event of wet weather, this event will be postponed to 25th June)
Facilitator: Styx Living Laboratory Trust, in conjunction with Volunteering Canterbury
Venue: Styx Loop Reserve, 32 Turners Road. (Parking is available at 608 Marshland Road, with walking access through the reserve to the planting site)
Cost: Free event
Is giving back a priority for you and your family? Are you looking to start a meaningful family tradition? Why not join us for our annual Family Volunteering Day! Get the whole family involved – children, teenagers, even grandparents! This year we’ll be planting and guarding native plants at the Styx Loop Reserve, as part of the ongoing restoration of the Pūharakekenui environment. This will contribute towards the return of native fish and bird populations to the area, and give locals access to native forest and river reserves in the Northern Christchurch area.
Plants, mallets and a selection of spades are provided but please bring your own:
• Gardening gloves
• Spade, if you have one
• Gumboots or sturdy old shoes – you will get dirty!
• Water bottle and snack
Come and witness the real difference that volunteering can make. Help your younger family members develop genuine empathy for others, and give your kids a deeper appreciation for what they have. Spend quality family time together doing something fun and worthwhile. We know that the biggest barrier to volunteering is lack of time – Kiwis aged between 35 and 44 are the least likely to volunteer due to that time pressure. That’s why involving the whole family and combining family time with a volunteering project is a win-win situation. Not only does your community benefit from your volunteering, but so do you!
Street Appeal Collectors and Site Coordinators
Organisation: Multiple Sclerosis & Parkinson’s Canterbury
Date: Friday 1 and/or Saturday 2 September 2023
Location: Various (please note that pick up before event and return after event of buckets, signage etc will be from a Papanui site).
Collectors and site coordinators (who will take overall responsibility for one site for a day – or both days). Here’s an opportunity to help out as a collector – grab a friend for a shift of two hours – or take on more of a leadership role and coordinate a site for a day (or both days) of this Appeal. Get your team together, pick a site and lend a hand to make a difference to this organisation.
More details and to register an interest, here.
Pop Up Store preparation – set up and pack down help required!
Organisation: Birthright
Date: Friday 7 July – set up/ Saturday 8 July – pack down
Location: Chapel Street Centre Complex, Papanui
Birthright is hosting a pop-up shop venture for ages 9-18 years to empower parents and their teenage children who will be designing, planning set-up and running a pop-up shop right in their own community. They need some help –
Pre-event: Friday 7 July (shifts of 2 hours between 10 aam and 5pm: help sort clothes, set up venue, carry boxes of clothes
Post-event: Saturday 8 July (shifts of two hours between 9am and 3pm): help with customer service, restock clothes during the event and help keep the space clean and tidy
If you are interested in participating in this event, contact Glenda.
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