Opportunities
Here you will find details of new opportunities as they arrive and arise. Remember you can create your own opportunities as well. Make sure you keep Liz up to date about what you’re doing and when. Happy volunteering!
this year is going to be SIC
Hello and welcome to a year of challenging yourself to volunteer to make a positive difference in your community. As usual, SIC programme will run from the start of term one to the end of term three. With the organisational structure of the school changing, I'm aiming...
Hawea Working Bee
Daffodil day
Good Morning Wanaka Area Schools & Childcare Centres! You may have already received a message from the Cancer Society about getting involved with Daffodil Day 2019 - I would like to encourage you to get on board now with this important national fundraiser and have...
Day of Silence
Browsing in the staffroom over a cup of tea, I found this ... Day of Silence is a day you show solidarity for people being silenced, by staying silent. Simple? Profound? Worth it? Have a read of their website here, and you decide!
Wanaka Stakeholders Group are looking for student volunteers
Mark Sinclair from Wanaka Stakeholders Group Inc. has been in touch to see if any students want to get involved in the organisation. He says the group has been "set up to advocate for a positive, community-led future for people living in the Upper Clutha - we want our...
Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week is from 23rd - 29th September - the last week of this term and the last week of your (countable) SIC volunteering hours. There are so many potential opportunities for you, as individuals, committees and groups to come up with some great...
the Festival of Sport & Recreation are looking for volunteers!
The Festival is on Sunday 15th September from 10am - 1pm - they're also looking for people to help with set up and pack down. Interested? Please let Liz know and we'll make a plan.
watch the birdie!
Landcare Research are asking people to get involved in surveying birdlife in their local area. The survey runs from 29th June to 7th July and you can get more info and do the survey here. - we found this opportunity via this post by Wanaka Backyard Trapping - (And...
Want to volunteer at Mountainside Educare?
If you'd like to volunteer at Mountainside Educare, and you have transport to get yourself there (it's in Albert Town), then they'd love to hear from you. They're particularly interested in boys volunteering as " in such a female dominated environment that is...
Want to give a helping hand?
A broken-handed-local would love some help with throwing firewood into a woodshed - if you can get out Luggate way and have an hour to spare, it would be a huge helping hand...