More awesome volunteers at Lake Taupo Hospice
As part of National Volunteer Week #NVW2017 we are profiling some of our amazing volunteers and the work that they do!
Today meet the Turangi Shop Team
The most public face of Lake Taupo Hospice is no doubt the amazing teams of volunteers who work in our two Hospice shops – one in Turangi and the other in Taupo. Recently our Turangi shop has moved to bigger and brighter premises which gives it much more scope to accept the enormous range of great donations we receive. In the shop there is a real ‘team feel’ where everyone pitches in sorting, pricing, displaying and selling the items. “We’re smaller than the Taupo shop – where you can choose to be in the ‘depot’ or out ‘on the floor’ – here we all get to have a go at everything” says shop manager Sarah. And it’s a sentiment underlined by the rest of the team who chip in. “I love volunteering for Hospice in the shop. It is fun and I meet lots of lovely people” says Sue. “We have our ‘regulars’ which we see most weeks. It’s a great shop to work in and I also get to buy some amazing ‘treasures’ for not much money. And the icing on the cake is that I get to work with my best friend in Turangi!” And the rest of the team agree. “It gives us the opportunity to meet people in our community who we wouldn’t normally get to meet. And it’s the best way to be involved in the community. The giving and receiving is very special – being able to give is fabulous. It’s a great social outlet and we enjoy it”.
Turangi Shop is always open to new volunteers. To find out how to become a volunteer or to search through more than 40 different volunteer opportunities with Lake Taupo Hospice pop into the shop to have a chat or visit www.laketaupohospice.co.nz... , call 07 377 4252 or email volunteers@laketaupohospice.co.nz
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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78.9% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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21.1% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
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