National Volunteer week is coming

National Volunteer Week 13-19 May 2013 is a celebration of volunteers and volunteerism in Australia.

It provides an opportunity to highlight the role of volunteers in our communities and to say thank you to the more than 6 million Australians who volunteer.

Connecting Up will be participating with an event for our own volunteers who help us with a range of tasks that help us to provide services to the South Australian community.

If you are not currently a volunteer, why not think about offering to help in one of the following areas: 

• emergency services
• first aid and health-related services
• helping children and families
• environment and conservation
• education
• animal welfare
• history and culture
• recreation and sport
• literature, science or the arts 

Did you know that in South Australia there are a number of Volunteer Resource Centres that can help you to find a volunteer position?

Here are more resources that might help if you are thinking of becoming a volunteer:

• How to find volunteer opportunities
  
• Volunteering in State Government
  
• Volunteering for emergency services - eg CFS or SES

Don't forget that you can look online to find opportunities that might suit: 

• Volunteering SA & NT -  has a database of volunteering opportunities
• GoVolunteer - a national database of Australia-wide opportunities
• Do Something Near You - a national website inviting individuals to get involved with local community groups and initiatives. Organisations seeking volunteer involvement can also list themselves.