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"We've got you covered Canterbury" peggy square blanket project

17 April 2023 | Articles

Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury in partnership with Volunteering Canterbury need Volunteers to knit peggy squares for our “We’ve got you cove...

Helping the refugee's settle in Mid Canterbury - Volunteer of the Month Evan Glass

11 April 2023 | Articles

With a ready smile, a lived experience of engaging with other cultures and a passion for helping others Evan Glass was naturally drawn towards putting...

December - Volunteering Mid & South Cantebury and the Hotel Ashburton Volunteer of

12 December 2022 | Articles

Changing into the last set of dry clothes as a volunteer Guide leader at a jamboree in Sydney, Australia, is a lasting and pleasant memory for Bronwyn...

Portrait of Robbie
Well known in the district for talking about mental health - Robbie is a Volunteer of the Month

29 October 2022 | Articles

Sitting in a layby in Mid Canterbury, in a pink caravan, inside and out, the story of this month’s Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury and the Hot...

Alice an ace volunteer and a Volunteer of the Month

25 October 2022 | Articles

An overseas experience led to Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury and the Hotel Ashburton Volunteer of the Month Alice Czerski beginning with volu...

Have your checked out our Map of all the Charity Op Shops in Canterbury?

17 October 2022 | Articles

“Wow, it's been a full year since we launched our ⭐️Charity Op Shop Map⭐️ in collaboration with Volunteering Canterbury as part of NZ Recycling Week...

A willing and dedicated Volunteer - Volunteer of the Month - Yvonne Harrison

14 September 2022 | Articles

Let it out six inches, take it in six inches, that needs to go up, that needs to go down, no these are the words from a song from one of the Variety T...

Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury and the Hotel Ashburton's Volunteer of the Month - Junior

7 September 2022 | Articles

Passing the volunteering baton from one generation to the next is part of Teariki Junior Takairangi way of life and has seen him be awarded the Volunt...

Heather vanderKley - A Volunteer of the Month with Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury

31 August 2022 | Articles

Volunteering is someone people’s DNA, people like one of our Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury and the Hotel Ashburton Volunteer of the Month –...

Ruth Logan - A Volunteering Mid & South Canterbury and Hotel Ashburton Volunteer of the Month

24 August 2022 | Articles

A lifetime of loving kids and wanting to work with and support them has seen former Kindgergarten teacher Ruth Logan, dedicate around 30 years of serv...