Volunteer Stories
To share your volunteering story email vanessa.codling@volqld.org.au or call our Marketing & Communications team on 3002 7600.
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Volunteering on the other side of the world Volunteering, for most people means being a volunteer at their local charity, or helping provide food for the less fortunate; but for a lucky few, volunteering can literally take you to places you’ve never been to before – like the other side of the world! |
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Your wish is granted through volunteering For Cassandra Slimmon, volunteering with the Starlight Children's Foundation has helped her learn to appreciate hospitals and doctors after being diagnosed with breast cancer. |
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Caring for animals a rewarding career Michelle Thompson has been volunteering with RSPCA since they rescued her dog in 2003, to give something back to an organisation who gave her back her best friend. |
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Volunteering becomes a lifestyle For Glenda Campbell volunteering is not only a short term commitment but a lifestyle. Glenda has been volunteering with Diabetes Australia - Queensland, since 1984, and has never had second thoughts about staying steadfast and loyal to her local community organisation. |
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Volunteering with a love for learning Jill Nightingale, a Pyjama Angel for the Pyjama Foundation spends her spare time helping children learn how to improve their literacy and reading skills. |
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Creating a healthy world for kids With childhood obesity reaching record highs across Australia, the importance of nutrition and lifestyle for children has come to the forefront of many Australian lives. |