“Volunteering – every minute counts” was the theme for the 2011 Volunteer Awareness Week which took place from 19th – 25 June.
The theme highlighted that volunteers provide an invaluable contribution to our society and that every minute of their work counts. For those who manage/organise volunteer programmes this means they need to consider how they can be flexible in how and when they involve their volunteers so as to enable everyone – even the busiest – to have the opportunity to volunteer. For everyone who is considers volunteering, it means that every moment of their busy life they can spare for volunteering is valuable because volunteers all contribute no matter what amount of time they give.
In the wider context, the theme was inspired by 2011 being the 10th anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10) and the broad objectives of the year.
For more information and promotional materials visit Volunteering NZ website.
2011 Volunteer Awareness Week