BlueCross General Manager, Client Relationships, Julie Maya (L) says thank you to Cynthia (centre) at BlueCross Riverlea with Trudy the BlueCross Volunteer Coordinator (R)
BlueCross Springfield enjoys terrific volunteer support. Pictured here L-R Anne, Jan, Tony, Nangai (Leisure and Lifestyle Coordinator) Brigid, Mary celebrate volunteers week.
Claudia is a volunteer at BlueCross Riverlea and visit residents every week to provide communion to those wishing to participate.
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Volunteers are vital
During volunteers week, volunteers gathered across all our regional areas to celebrate Volunteers Week 2012. At BlueCross there are 200 volunteers across our services that provide a vital contribution to our ageing community. Their involvement ranges from weekly dancing lessons to offering the simplest of gestures, a good old chat, an outing, playing scrabble, or reading someone a book. But the benefits are extraordinary.
During Volunteers Week we say thank you!
“At the end of the day it is good to feel that you can make a difference in someone’s life,” says Cynthia. “I started playing scrabble with Marie eight years ago, one day a week, and Marie tells me it is the best day of her week. We are now friends, and I know her daughter well too now and I feel part of Marie’s family. I just want to keep coming back every week.”
BlueCross CEO, Carol Allen says “Our volunteers offer a diversity of activities that would not be possible without their involvement. The value added to the lives of those touched by volunteers is enormous. We are very grateful for their donated time, generosity of spirit and the practical support they provide that enriches the lives of our aged care residents and home care clients.”
The three “Healy girls”, Mary, Anne and Brigid are an amazing support to the staff and residents at BlueCross Springfield in Box Hill. Their mother was a resident there for many years but passed away four years ago. All three sisters are still volunteering every week as they believe this is their way of giving back to the community that supported their mother. They have made good friends with other volunteers too and enjoy the company and camaraderie each time they visit BlueCross Springfield.
Like to know more about Volunteering with BlueCross? Call Trudy our Volunteer Coordinator on 0458 090 969 or email
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or view our volunteers information page
Here are some fast facts about volunteering:
- National Volunteer Week will be held from the 14-20 May 2012
- 6 million Australians volunteer
- Australian volunteers contribute more than 700 million hours of community service to so many areas of society
- Volunteering Australia’s most recent survey 68.3% of respondents said that their organisation needs more volunteers
Source: www.volunteeringaustralia.org
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