NEWS RELEASE May 10, 2009 Volunteer your votes Join the quest for New Zealand’s top volunteer New Zealanders are being asked to vote for
hard-working volunteers who donate their time to charity, for the inaugural Intrepid Travel National Volunteer Awards. The awards are being held in the lead up to Volunteer Awareness Week (June 14-20) which aims to highlight volunteering and the wide range of volunteering roles available within the community. Good magazine Social Marketing Manager Gavin Healy, who developed the volunteer recognition programme, says the awards come at a time when thanking the country’s volunteers is more important than ever.
He says volunteers are critical to society during recession