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Lalangi turns volunteering into a career
In her native Sri Lanka, Lalangi was a quantity surveyor in construction working in a high-pressure environment when [...]
Kathy has trouble saying no!
Kathy Webb says she’s always had trouble saying no when asked to volunteer for anything. The current chair of [...]
Kent Leung
Kent Leung Growing demand for St Johns Health Shuttle in the Bay of Plenty We recently caught [...]
Lalangi turns volunteering into a career
In her native Sri Lanka, Lalangi was a quantity surveyor in construction working in a high-pressure environment when she and her husband decided to try a different country and culture. New Zealand seemed like the ideal place, quiet and calmer than Sri Lanka. They arrived in 2015 and lived in Auckland for several years, focused on finding her husband a job in IT. Lalangi concentrated on setting up their home while taking a break after her busy working life in Sri Lanka and visiting to help and support two of her Sri Lankan friends with their children, cooking [...]
Kathy has trouble saying no!
Kathy Webb says she’s always had trouble saying no when asked to volunteer for anything. The current chair of Western Bay of Plenty Neighbourhood Support, and a Street Coordinator in Bellevue, is now in her 70s but shows no signs of giving up contributing yet. It was soon after she joined Neighbourhood Support that she was asked to go on the committee after several committee members had left. She’s also on the board of Alzheimer’s New Zealand in Tauranga and was on the National board for a while. “The same thing happened there. I’d been on the board for [...]
Kent Leung
Kent Leung Growing demand for St Johns Health Shuttle in the Bay of Plenty We recently caught up with Kent Leung, a Volunteer for the St John Health Shuttle, to find out a bit more about the Health Shuttle and the role its Volunteers play in keeping this community service operating. The St John Health Shuttle is a service by donation that transports people to essential medical and health-related appointments and then brings them home again. It is just one of many community services offered by St John throughout the country. In his role as a Volunteer, [...]