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.

held at The Collaroy Centre in Sydney’s Northern Beaches on 14-15 March, offered a chance for SAES volunteers “We’re blessed in that the [NSW] State Government gives us a bucket of money to train volunteers,” Norm Twenty-three people attended the worshop, including 20 volunteers. It was crucial for volunteers to feel supported, he said, and that the weekend was a chance for the volunteers “Unless we’ve got volunteers on the ground, very, very, very little, if anything happens.

Some of the team at Newcastle Salvos – (from left) volunteer and soldier Vicky Brown, Majors Leanne and Peter Bennett, and volunteer Auxiliary-Lieutenant Melissa Purcell. Marilyn loves volunteering at Newcastle Salvos. Newcastle Salvos Market Day volunteer Sonny Purcell on the coffee machine. READ MORE: Newcastle volunteer Vicky’s unexpected blessing

Salvation Army Emergency Services volunteers at the International Firefighters Day memorial services Image: Facebook BY KIRRALEE NICOLLE Salvation Army Emergency Services (SAES) volunteers in Western Australia Dedicated volunteers provided finger food including cakes, scones and sandwiches. Five new volunteers – Anthony, Tash, Elester, Karryn and Glenda – all offered assistance at the event

The awards were given at the Advisory and Emergency Services Volunteer Appreciation event on 22 July. Facebook page that they were deeply grateful for the courage, sacrifice and service of the region’s volunteers to everyone who faithfully serve[s] our community in times of crisis, and every week - highlighting volunteers “And to every volunteer and emergency services worker: thank you.

Shire Salvos volunteers (from left) Mahalia, Rachael, Ezara and Bella with Shire Salvos Menai Children and early high school students have been coming along to receive support from our growing number of volunteers Volunteers from the corps provide a small, healthy afternoon tea, and volunteer tutors assist the young

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

A Salvos volunteer serves up a hot cuppa to a winter night shelter guest in Bendigo. There are 14 churches involved, along with a variety of volunteers.  Corps volunteers and supervisors provide food, fellowship and a listening ear before guests are picked Our volunteers serve them, sit with them. Image: Supplied Keeping the night running smoothly, volunteers from various churches and organisations