Benefits of volunteering:
Bring more fun to your life! You can use volunteering to pursue your hobbies while making a difference. If you’re interested in the outdoors, you could volunteer at a walking or biking event (such as Crankworx or local races). Interested in art? you could volunteer at the Arts Village! The list goes on…
Meet new people. You may make some new friends along the way!
Help by sharing your talents, and you could even learn new skills
Strengthen your job prospects. You may meet people that can become your mentors or part of your professional network
Create a better work/life balance. How would you like to spend your time outside of work? Is there a cause you’d like to support with your time?
Gain a sense of achievement. Bring some more fun and fulfilment into your life.
Here are a few different volunteer opportunities:
| (we know there are so many others out there too!) Rotorua Hospice: Whether you want to get involved weekly, monthly or occasionally, volunteer positions at Rotorua Community Hospice cover a wide range of skill sets and interests | Find out more Big Brothers Big Sisters: Volunteers are matched with a young person and provide mentoring | Find out more Crankworx Rotorua – an opportunity to get a glimpse into the inner workings of the world’s premier mountain bike festival | Find out more Rotorua Mountain Bike Club: social rides, event volunteering, social media, + more! | Find out more Rotorua Trails Trust: working bees! These are held monthly, on the first Sunday of the month. A fun morning out with the feel-good factor of helping the forest continue to be awesome | Find out more Arts Village: Help out at events, and with the village’s regular activities | Find out more SPCA Rotorua: from animal centre volunteers to event and administration support, and fosterers. | Find out more Parksyde (Older Persons Community Centre): There’s a range of volunteer opportunities at Parksyde, including volunteering in the cafe, and ‘Adopt a Garden’, giving an hour (maximum) a week to look after a small section of the Parksyde garden | Find out more Do you have a volunteer opportunity that you’d like to share? Please email – kaycie@rotoruatrust.org.nz |