Category: Eastern Volunteers

Eastern Volunteers Business Booster Breakfast at Club Ringwood

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Eastern Volunteers is a not-for-profit community based organisation, which provides transport services for eligible Home and Community Care recipients, as well as volunteer recruitment to provide pathways for people to participate in the wider community.

This morning Eastern Volunteers held its inaugural business booster breakfast, aimed to strengthen connections between the business and community sectors.  The breakfast introduced Eastern Volunteers to businesses within the community and launched Friends of EV, a program which will provide ongoing partnerships between the organisation and businesses.

Eastern Volunteers, which was formed in 1976  is a medium sized not-for-profit organisation, with approximately 20 staff members and over 100 volunteers, covering across Whitehorse, Maroondah and the Shire of Yarra Ranges.  Eastern Volunteers is clearly a sustainable organisation and one which is able to provide beneficial partnerships with the business community.

For further details please visit www.easternvolunteers.org.au.

The Future of Volunteering – Strengthening Communities Through Volunteering

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The Future of Volunteering – Strengthening Communities Through Volunteering, is a conference organised in partnership between Boroondara Volunteer Resource Centre, Monash Volunteer Resource Centre and Eastern Volunteers.

The conference follows from the Community Conference organised last year by Eastern Volunteers, with an emphasis on strengthening communities and enhancing the ability of community based organisations in being able to attract and retain volunteers.

I was one of the speakers for the workshops that were held during the afternoon, where I discussed the potential of technology, including social media, in recruiting and maintaining volunteer involvement within an organisation. Community based organisations need to be able to communicate directly with the community and technology provides an opportunity for this to occur.

The Conference was attended by over 150 participants from a range of community based organisations, providing the ability to learn new skills to strengthen community based volunteering.

Eastern Volunteers – Business Booster Breakfast

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Eastern Volunteers would like to invite you to our Business Booster Breakfast at Club Ringwood on 15th September, to launch our new business network, Friends of EV.

Our Business Booster Breakfast will offer the chance to:

  • hear Tom O’Dowd (Exclusive Distributor for Power Balance in Australia & NZ) speak on ‘The benefits for businesses of engaging with the community (and some strategies on how to make this a competitive advantage)’
  • hear from Alex Makin, Mayor of Maroondah
  • see the launch of ‘Friends of EV’ and find out more about it
  • meet Terry Macdonald, Chair of EV’s Board and other key staff, and
  • network with other like-minded local business-people

all while enjoying a cooked breakfast at Club Ringwood!

We will also discuss some of the synergies available and benefits to you of partnering with Eastern Volunteers and our networks. We are keen to hear your questions and needs and we encourage you to bring your thoughts to share in the discussion.

For further information please visit www.easternvolunteers.org.au/boosterbreakfast.php

Eastern Volunteers Board of Management Meeting

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Eastern Volunteers is a not-for-profit organisation that provides volunteer assistance, as well as community transport for the frail aged and people with disabilities. The organisation aims to strengthen volunteering by providing training services and assistance in recruiting and placing volunteers within other community based associations.

Eastern Volunteers is also heavily involved in community transport solutions and provides a range of transport services for home and community care (HACC) eligible clients to assist in enhancing social inclusion and reducing isolation. The organisation is also involved in programs which aim to look at how community transport can augment public transport and taxi services. Eastern Volunteers is planning three major events this year, including its Fun Run in March, a Business Dinner and a Regional Conference in August.

Eastern Volunteers was formed in 1976 and has 14 part-time staff with approximately 100 volunteers to assist in service delivery. A voluntary board of management oversees the policies and strategic direction of the organisation. I have been a member of the board of management since July 2008.

For further details on Eastern Volunteers please visit www.easternvolunteers.org.au.

Eastern Volunteers – Regional Conference Preparation

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Eastern Volunteers is a not-for-profit community based organisation that provides volunteer recruitment and transport services for the frail aged and people with disabilities.

The organisation is working in conjunction with Boroondara Volunteer Resource Centre and Monash Volunteer Resource Centre to organise a second conference on volunteering.

The conference seeks to address some of the present and future issues and challenges that the volunteer and not-for-profit sectors face for volunteering in Eastern Melbourne and beyond.

As a board member of Eastern Volunteers I have been chairing the steering committee and working group involved in the preparation of the Conference, which will be held on Tuesday the 17th of August at the Novotel in Glen Waverley.

For further information please visit www.easternvolunteers.org.au.

Eastern Volunteers – Business Breakfast

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Eastern Volunteers is a not-for-profit community based organisation that provides volunteer recruitment and transport services for the frail aged and people with disabilities.

Over the course of this year the organisation aims to strengthen the involvement of businesses within our local community. Eastern Volunteers in planning a business breakfast to bring together the business community to begin working towards this vision.

As a board member of Eastern Volunteers I have been chairing the working group for this event, which will be held at Club Ringwood on the 15th of September.

For further information please visit www.easternvolunteers.org.au.

Eastern Volunteers – Multicultural Spring Festival

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Eastern Volunteers is a not-for-profit community based organisation that provides volunteer recruitment and transport services for the frail aged and people with disabilities.

The organisation is preparing a number of events over the course of this year to strengthen volunteering within our community, including a Multicultural Spring Festival at Ringwood Lake.

As a board member of Eastern Volunteers I have been chairing the Festival’s working group, which is charged with seeking sponsorship and organising the event.

For further information please visit www.easternvolunteers.org.au.

Eastern Volunteers – End of Year Luncheon

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Eastern Volunteers is a not-for-profit community based organisation that provides volunteer recruitment and transport services for the frail aged and people with disabilities.

Like many not-for-profit organisations Eastern Volunteers has a number of part-time staff and volunteers who all work different hours and days during the week. This afternoon Eastern Volunteers organised a lunch for the staff and volunteers that work on Fridays to celebrate the end of the year.

The lunch provided an opportunity to discuss the organisation’s plans over the next twelve months including the annual conference in August, a proposed business dinner in April and a Multicultural Food Festival for October.

Eastern Volunteers is able to deliver these events, as well as its regular services through the dedication of its staff and volunteers. Many of these events are expected to be finalised early in the new year meaning that 2010 will be an exciting year for Eastern Volunteers.

Eastern Volunteers – 2009 end of year function

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Eastern Volunteers provides volunteer recruitment and transport services for the frail aged and people with disabilities. The organisation has approximately twenty staff members and is supported through at least a hundred volunteers who assist in program delivery and services.

Tonight’s dinner provided an opportunity to thank the staff and volunteers who devote their time to the organisation and ensure that Eastern Volunteers is able to deliver its service professionally and sustainably.

Eastern Volunteers continues to experience strong growth and is planning on undertaking a series of major events over the course of next year to further its goals of securing funds for a new premises.

These events include the Fun Run in March, a Business Networking Dinner for April, the second Annual Regional Conference for August and the Multicultural Food Festival for October.

These events will assist in raising the profile of Eastern Volunteers and encourage new organisations and community members to become involved in the organisation.

For further details on Eastern Volunteers please visit www.easternvolunteers.org.au

Eastern Volunteers 2009 AGM

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Eastern Volunteers is a not-for-profit community organisation that provides volunteer referral services and transport for people with disabilities and the frail-aged within Maroondah, Whitehorse and parts of the Yarra Ranges.

This morning the organisation held its annual general meeting to elect board members for the next twelve months.  I have been re-elected to the Eastern Volunteers Board and Management and will continue to Chair the organisation’s event working groups.

The guest speaker was Phil Turner, the Director of Major Projects and City Development, who discussed the Ringwood Central Activity District and the Council’s vision for Ringwood. This vision will only be successful if it incorporates community facilities for the centre of Ringwood.

Eastern Volunteers is continuing with its goal of purchasing its own premises to facilitate its continued growth and provide a hub for other community organisations.  While this is a longer-term vision Eastern Volunteers has already begun to raise funding for its vital project.

For further information on Eastern Volunteers please visit www.easternvolunteers.org.au.