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BY NAOMI SINGLEHURST As a young mum who volunteered at her local Salvos corps to sort Christmas gifts Julia says volunteering and serving together has enriched the family more than she could have imagined “I think others should do [volunteering] too,” says Isabelle. “The good thing about volunteering is that you don’t need to have a lot to be able to give. “And as a family, we have learned the secret of volunteering.

BY NICOLE COLLINS I volunteer at Brisbane City Temple (BCT) every Wednesday and Friday morning, helping Salvos Brisbane Recovery Services), and at the end of one of my programs, I was asked if I’d like to volunteer

BY KIRRALEE NICOLLE Sixteen-year-old Jurni Young is a volunteer with the Kids in the Kitchen program She never considered volunteering until her life took some unexpectedly hard turns. Jurni first encountered Kids in the Kitchen as a 10-year-old when she met Tarrawanna Corps volunteer Tarrawanna volunteer manager Lyn Mather. She has been volunteering with Kids in the Kitchen for three years and has volunteered over 150 hours

I am in charge of telling volunteers what to hang in the shop. I also volunteer many more hours assisting my corps officers. The shop manager went back to New Zealand, and so I volunteered then started working there.

Maree came to volunteer at Liverpool Salvos (NSW) after being let go from work.

Volunteer barista Rob Adami with the new coffee set-up. Image: Supplied. Over that time, SAES teams have used it about once a week, with coffee-loving volunteers Rob Adami and “We’ve wanted to build up our volunteers [and] we’ve wanted to rebuild a relationship with the CFS,” It was also a way to keep involving volunteers in the work of the SAES throughout the year.  The SAES volunteers and coffee vehicle with the Dalkeith CFS team.

A plant sale was the idea of two Riverland Salvos volunteers who wanted to uplift the community. Ministry Team Leader Helen Adamczyk said the initiative was driven by two volunteers who were inspired The volunteers approached stores including Bunnings, Stratco and Mitre 10 who supported the team with Riverland Salvos volunteers Barine Lampard and Dianne Rains. Helen said with the Pinnaroo region having recently experienced drought, the volunteers showed great

Major Linda Miller and volunteer Mick Pogorzelski, from the East Coast Salvos Emergency Services team “A lot of our volunteers are helping their corps with Christmas events. She said it’s a good reminder for SAES volunteers to check and update their availability to volunteer “And if you can, please register to volunteer now, before the season is fully underway.”   For more information on volunteering with the SAES, click here

Salvation Army is active at two evacuation centres in Darwin, with Salvation Army Emergency Services (SAES) volunteers SAES volunteers Heather, Kris, Angela and Julie from WA, who have flown to Darwin to assist teams on Image: Facebook In Katherine, 12 staff and volunteers from Katherine Corps, including Rural and Remote Sandra said many of the Salvos' own volunteers and staff had had their own homes inundated, with members Another evacuation centre has been activated in Bundaberg, Queensland, with SAES volunteers from the

Coffs Harbour Salvos Stores staff, volunteers and chaplain Major Greg Pack with the Mid North NSW store Corps Officers, mission leaders, Salvos Stores staff, volunteers and customers have paused in stores The reflection was a time for store staff, volunteers and customers to remember the year that was, celebrate Salvos Helensburgh, those present were gifted a small book of Scripture verses, and store staff and volunteers Salvos Stores chaplain Captain Steve Spencer (right) with staff and volunteers from Greenhills Salvos

With 50,000 people impacted by record flooding that has isolated towns, 40 SAES volunteers have served 700 meals over 450 volunteer hours. SAES has assisted 16 response hubs and is now in the process of dispatching volunteers to four recovery Staff and volunteers are working in tandem with the New South Wales Reconstruction Authority to deliver

SAES volunteers from New South Wales have travelled to Darwin to assist teams on the ground at the evacuation South Wales to assist Darwin Corps Officer Major Kim Hawke, Area Officer Major Kaye Viney and corps volunteers Colette Albino with fellow volunteers at the Yankalilla fire response.