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International Volunteers Manager's Day
AAVA is a firm supporter of the International Volunteer Managers Day . Which is on November 5. We suggest that volunteer managers from across the country write/email to their local or regional newspapers in the days before this date to raise awareness of both the day itself and the profession of volunteer management. To assist AAVA has a letter scripted that you may wish to use.
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Australasian Retreat For Advanced Volunteer Management
Be part of Australasia's Premier Training Event for Managers of Volunteers by attending the 2010 Australasian Retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management.
The 2010 retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management will be held in Adelaide on March 17 to 19, 2010.
The Faculty will include: Martin J Cowling, Jayne Cravens and Andy Fryar. there will be a limit of 50 participants. More Details will be in added progressively through 2009.
Many people celebrate their 40th birthday in a big way. Big parties or intimate meals out, or sky diving or something new and exciting! DJ Cronin has decided to mark his own 40th by volunteering. And he will be doing so on his birthday during Lifelines Bookfest being held January 16th to 24th.
“I’ve been thinking for some time on what I should be doing for my fortieth. I don’t normally do anything for birthdays but I figured a 40th is a little special” said DJ who happens to be manager of Volunteer Services at Greenslopes Private Hospital.
“So I thought, what better way of spending your birthday than by volunteering for a great cause” DJ added “I have previously volunteered for Lifeline as a telephone counsellor so I have a great affinity for their cause. I also realise that it is vital for Lifeline to raise much needed funds through events like Bookfest to enable their important services to continue. I would hate to think of someone unable to reach out to another in a time of crisis because of lack of funding. But that’s what it comes down to – Lifeline relies on the funds it raises at events like Bookfest”
Being a full time volunteer manager and having managed volunteer teams for the last 13 years DJ believes it’s also important for himself at the coalface of volunteering itself. “Volunteering is one of our great movements for change” DJ says “Things happen because of volunteering and lives are changed. When people ask me what I did for my 40th I will proudly tell them that I volunteered for the Lifeline Bookfest!”
AAVA is a firm supporter of the International 
Be part of Australasia's Premier Training Event for Managers of Volunteers by attending the 2010 Australasian Retreat for Advanced Volunteer Management.
Volunteer Manager & Member of AAVA,