“We Support, Promote, Value and Encourage Volunteering” Forms of Accommodati on Principally for Kaumatua and Kuia, to with Them Regarding Their Ti Mes and Directi Ons
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JULY 2021 TE ATIAWA KAUMATUA HOUSING TRUST ST VINCENT DE PAUL NORMA HALEY – Taranaki Cancer Society The Board of Te Ati awa Kaumatua Housing Trust deed was Could all members of the St Vincent De Paul Team please stand Norma has been a Volunteer for the Taranaki Cancer signed 16 May 1996, and 2 founding Trustees remain today. St Vincent de Paul’s mission is to provide practi cal and eff ecti ve Society for around 22 years. She started out by organizing The Trust undertook social housing for the rental of 8 units at help to those in need. the Daff odil Day Street Collectors for many years. This role 11 Leslie Street, Waitara from the Maori Aff airs Department. St Vinnies have been supporti ng Taranaki Women’s Refuge involved fi nding volunteers to occupy sites with another The Charitable Trust was formed, parti al extract from the deed clients for many years and in 2018 the arrangement was person for a scheduled ti me on Daff odil Day. Norma was as follows: ‘To provide, deliver and administer rental and other formalized. required to contact all of the volunteers and stay in touch “We support, promote, value and encourage volunteering” forms of accommodati on principally for kaumatua and kuia, to with them regarding their ti mes and directi ons. They follow up, check and collect donati ons, storing them raise funds and receive grants to further the purposes of the and when our women need items for a home, they provide Norma has been contacted many ti mes over the years Board’. whatever they can, with no cost and physically help move the to sell fresh Daff odils at various places when they have 2011 – Trustees applied for grants to assist with major family into their new home. bloomed earlier than they should. Hi Everyone, upgrades to all 8 units. In the lead up to Daff odil Day, she has gone out and They also donate extra funds, support clients who may need Again. 2016 – Trustees purchased the property next door, 15 Leslie smaller items such as clothing, bedding, etc. The ti me, delivered Business Merchandise orders. Wow St, Waitara. organisati on, travel costs and physical needs of the move is Norma has been a general volunteer throughout the 22 Since our last newslett er it has been 2019 – Te Puni Kokiri assisted the Trust in building 4 x 1 huge. It also means that women are not accumulati ng debt years. If a job arises, Norma is one of the fi rst to help out. busy as usual. We celebrated Nati onal bedroom new units. by needing to borrow money to furnish a new home for their She is one of those volunteers that anyone can count on. Volunteer week and during that ti me 2020 – during COVID19 a grant from TET installati on 8 heat family. Norma is a trustworthy, reliable, dedicated volunteer of we had the Managers Morning tea at pumps to the older units, 2 units fi tt ed with new double glazing They are hardworking committ ed volunteers who work to the Taranaki Cancer Society and we appreciate everything Starbucks and we launched the Op 2021 – June, TSB Community Trust (now TOI) grant fi nal 6 older make life bett er for others. Without their support we do not she does for us. Shop Brochure – (hard Copy) to be units to receive new double glazing. have the capacity to help fi ll all the needs and get donati ons Not only does she volunteer for Cancer Society she also uploaded onto our website soon – look out for it at www.volunteeringnewplymouth.org.nz Six Trustee volunteers meet on a regular basis, strategically plan into the hands of who need them most. Their commitment volunteers for Hospice and has done for 20 years and for the future of the Trust and tenants. Trustees do not receive to good is admirable and we are conti nuously grateful for their Riding for Disabled for 4 years We have just celebrated our Annual Volunteer Recogniti on Awards. an honorarium, proceeds from rental income reassigned and support. They have changed the lives of countless families who This is always a fantasti c opportunity to appreciate and thank those budgeted for operati onal expenses. conti nue to be grateful and recall their generosity. Awardees who do awesome mahi within our community. Venture Taranaki (Event Sponsor) It is thanks to those people who take the ti me to nominate their Sport Taranaki (Training Venue ) volunteers who are also to be appreciated and praised. If it weren’t With Thanks Marbles Buff et (Event Sponsor) Blind Foundati on (Event & Training Venue) Z Service Stati on (Sponsor) for them spending the ti me putti ng the nominati on together, we to our The Wheelhouse (Event / Educati on Support) would not have any Awards to celebrate. I know the amount of North Taranaki Midweek (Volunteer Call) Taranaki Community Law (Educati on Sponsor) Razz Print & Design (Printi ng & Design) ti me that this takes to put together a worthy nominati on. We do ask Sponsors..... Primo Wireless (Internet Sponsor) for a citati on of 200 words and for all Awardees I know how hard Le Dejeuner Catering Services (Event Sponsor) Access Radio Taranaki 104.4FM (Airti me) New Plymouth District Council (Funding & Venue) Kati e Coplestone-Tipler that is – so the committ ee does appreciate all the informati on that MSD (Funding/Staff ) nominators send it – it just gives me the challenge of reducing it to DIA - Supporti ng Volunteer Fund (Funding) (Event Volunteer Photographer) Lott ery Grants Board (Funding) Starbucks (Event Sponsor) NZ Red Cross (Training) be 200 words . I enjoy reading the informati on sent in and learning about what these people are doing in our community. I realized this year why the event means so much to me personally. I have read about all these people who are awarded and then I get to meet them and thank them for all that they do. It is such a joy and all recipients say much the same when I phone them to tell them that they are going to receive an Award – “We don’t volunteer for any accolades, we just volunteer for the personal rewards that we receive from it “– this might be something like a releasing a kiwi into the wild or the Tuku Iho - (Three Generati ons or more of one Family / Whanau) smile that a person who is receiving a meal gives the deliverer or Beverley Prankerd Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust the people who have a warm home to live in because they have just ROSEMARY RICHARDS SEASONS FOR GROWTH TEAM (PAT) PATRICIA KEINZLEY Age Concern Taranaki Kara Prankerd Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust had their home double glazed and had a heat pump out in. It is also Matt Kyle Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust Rosemary trained as a volunteer Seasons Companion Could all members of the Season’s for Growth Team & Staff Pat has devoted numerous hours as a volunteer for Age oft en that they JUST DO and they don’t think of it as volunteering. in 2007 and started facilitati ng groups.. Rosemary oft en please stand Concern Taranaki for the past three years. Indie Kyle Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust You will see in this newslett er the many diff erent types of Bella Edwards Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust provides her own resources for groups and is oft en required Seasons for Growth (SFG) is an educati on and support Pat brings to our organisati on a vast number of skills which to induct newly trained candidates, into their fi rst program, volunteering that happens and the range of ages of the people who Teams programme for 6 – 18 year olds facing loss and grief. Small include great communicati on, reliability, food preparati on Kaumatua Housing Team Te Ati awa Kaumatua Housing Trust where she guides and supports them ably. groups of 3 – 5 parti cipants meet for weekly sessions and and kitchen skills, a keen desire to help in any situati on. She volunteer, and how much that the young ones are doing. It has been reported in the media that the young ones are volunteering less – Seasons for Growth North & Central Seasons for Growth She has also trained to run the LTI (Life Threatening Illness) are facilitated by two volunteers called Companions. The is volunteer extraordinaire, nothing is too much trouble. St Vincent de Paul Furniture Team Taranaki Women’s Refuge Program which specifi cally supports children and young program and volunteer team in New Plymouth and Central that is certainly not the case in our experience here at Volunteering She is very established in her current role as Convenience New Plymouth. The example of the two youth categories we had Individuals people living with someone who has a serious illness. are managed by two Coordinators. Within these groups Meals Service Volunteer and having completed our policies in the Awards. The Camp Rolo have a total of 43 in their team and Kim O’Connor Taranaki Women’s Refuge In 2015 a decision was made to join two similar grief and there are at least three who volunteer for both. and procedures training pertaining to our food licensing Lynda Hooker ParaFed Taranaki loss support programs together. Rosemary made this Recently we have been inundated with requests from responsibiliti es. Pat completes weekly stock takes, stock Kane has been volunteering for more than 2 years for two diff erent Organisati ons. Then there are the two girls Bella and Indie from Tuku Julia McNeil Take Them a Meal adjustment smoothly and conti nued to mentor many newly schools, other professionals and families and for youngsters rotati on, ordering and safely delivers meals each week to Julia Kuriger Take Them A Meal Special Appreciati on trained Companions over the subsequent 5 years.