http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:44:57 Volunteering Gold Coast Articles http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=17517 http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=17517 Volunteering Gold Coast paid staff are giving back! On Saturday the 14th of May VGC staff got down and dirty to give back to their community. It was a corporate volunteering program put together to encourage staff members to look after their environment; all participants gave up there Saturday to help clean up Mermaid Beach. “It was a great day! We had a giggle, everyone did their bit and it was a great chance for everyone... http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=16745 http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=16745 Golden Idol – Golden You! Volunteering Gold Coast is holding the fantastic Golden Idol Talent Show for the 3rd year in a row. Golden Idol 2011 is a talent search for the over 55’s welcoming any performer from a wide range of talents. Encouraging singers, dancers, comedians, musicians and any other talented act to enter! This fantastic event has an enormous prize of $1000 for the grand final. The series... http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=16389 http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=16389 SCISCO Career Pathways is a non-profit organisation that helps hundreds of young people each year to transition successfully into employment, training, alternative learning or further education. Volunteer mentors, like retired school teacher Brent Anderson, are making a difference to many young adults by ensuring that they are prepared to meet the challenges of the working world, “I joined SCISCO because their... http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=16357 http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=16357 After taking on the challenge of coaching kids field hockey, Susan Mott decided that she wanted to give more of her time, so she volunteered for V.I.P (volunteers in policing). Just under a year later Mrs. Mott is still helping to keep many Gold Coast residents safe by doing letter box drops to ensure safety awareness, especially amongst the elderly, as well as giving home security audits for those who are most vulnerable and in need... http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=16353 http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=16353 Emma began her volunteer journey 8 months ago, it all started as a University Intern Project but she was soon to fall in love with her position at Volunteering Gold Coast (VGC). She went on board as a Marketing Intern helping develop the newly funded Sport and Recreation Service of VGC and it was from here that she boomed. “When I found out I’d been accepted into the highly sort after university course I was over... http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=15769 http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=15769 Volunteering Gold Coast, the peak body for volunteers on the Coast, will shortly be homeless as its 5 year stay at the Surfers Paradise Transit Centre comes to an end. The upcoming refurbishment of the Transit Centre will see an end to the tenancy for Volunteering Gold Coast and it now urgently needs to find new premises. “Five years ago the Gold Coast City Council came to our rescue when the rent boom hit the Coast.... http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=15765 http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=15765 Volunteering Gold Coast (VGC) is always on the look out for specialty entertainers of all types! And this year on Sunday 3rd July, there is a very special volunteer entertainer request. As part of the annual Lavender and Lace Garden Party organised by The Leukaemia Foundation’s Gold Coast Branch; Volunteering Gold Coast are seeking an Aboriginal Dance Group to help out by volunteering for the event. “We always... http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=15761 http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=15761 Yet another Clean up Event at Tallebudgera was successfully run by BeachCare over the past weekend. “I scheduled the date in my diary and made a commitment to attend the clean-up, and am very pleased that I did!” – Chantel Charchalis, from Volunteering Gold Coast. “The morning kick-started at 9am with over 15 happy faces ready to volunteer their Saturday morning to help keep our coast... http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=15757 http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=15757 Vanessa has presented regular programmes at Jazz Radio 94.1fm for a number of years and started with us when we were at Sanctuary Cove. Her father, the late Paul Toose, was one of the creators of Radio Hope Island which later became Jazz Radio 94.1fm. For her own pleasure and for the community, Vanessa has a keenness to help provide easy access to jazz and swing music and for her father’s efforts to flourish. ... http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=15753 http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=15753 After he was airlifted by RACQ CareFlight in 2008, Gold Coast local John Neaves was inspired to give back to the service that helped him in his hour of need. Airlifted from Springbrook National Park, John said his experience as a patient opened his eyes to the benefits of the service, and he decided to become a volunteer. “Being a former patient, I volunteer with CareFlight because I feel it’s a way of giving... http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=15749 http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=15749 With all the rain lately, it was amazing to see the spirit of Queenslanders who banded together to lend a hand in the relief effort in our neighbouring city of Brisbane. Among the Gold Coaster’s who headed up the highway to give up their weekend to assist flood victims, were our local comical singing duo - Bram and Marina Nicholson - also known around the Gold Coast as “Double the Fun.” The couple... http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=15745 http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=15745 Tamra began volunteering with Radio metro, a non-profit community radio broadcaster, seven months ago. During this time her dedication, spontaneity and hard working attitude have paid off enormously. “As a 30 year old Media student studying at university, Radio Metro was like a dream come true for me!” says Tamra. She has become an invaluable and heavily relied upon member of the team, initially enrolled... http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=15741 http://www.volunteeringgc.com.au/?process=views/article.php&articleId=15741 Three times a week for the past 20 years, Yvonne Cody, the Co-ordinator and Founder of Pets for Therapy (PFT) has brought, Joy, Laughter and Love to residents in aged care facilities and respite centres throughout the Gold Coast, as well as visiting the blind and visually impaired, and mental health facilities. “Initially I provided this service with my little snow white poodle Jo Jo for 16 years and for the last 7 years my...