Wave Your Appreciation for Volunteers this National Volunteer Week
Put your hand up and thank all the volunteers around Australia by waving a special smile of appreciation and share on social media #NVW2020 #waveforvolunteers
National Volunteer Week 2020: Changing Communities. Changing Lives.
National Volunteer Week (NVW) is the annual celebration to acknowledge the generous contribution of our nation’s volunteers. At this uncertain time we feel that it is more important than ever to recognise and acknowledge Australia’s volunteers.
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This National Volunteer Week we ask you to thank the millions of volunteers around Australia for their outstanding commitment to our community.
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We've had a fantastic response to our Wave Your Appreciation campaign to recognise the great work volunteers do each and every day. While National Volunteer Week is over for another year, keep on waving to show your appreciation for volunteers. Thank you #NVW2020 #waveforvolunteers
If National Volunteer Week has inspired you to volunteer, visit the GoVolunteer website or download the GoVolunteer App to search for a volunteer opportunity to suit you. #NVW2020 govolunteer.com.au/
This year has tested our Aussie spirit as we have dealt with an onslaught of natural disasters and a global pandemic. In an ordinary year, volunteers contribute an estimated 743 million hours to the community, however, 2020 has seen us call on volunteers like never before.
National Volunteer Week concludes tomorrow. There's still time to join the wave of appreciation for volunteers. Upload your wave to social media #NVW2020 #waveforvolunteers
National Volunteer Week is supported again in 2020 by Aon Australia.
Gavin Deadman, Client Director Not for Profit at Aon Australia said, “Volunteering is the life blood of the Australian economy providing charities and not-for-profits the ability to exist. As the exclusive sponsor of National Volunteer Week, Aon is proudly providing innovative insurance solutions to assist in these endeavours including webinars on managing COVID-19 from a risk management perspective in these challenging times.”
Thank you Craig Foster, Former Socceroo and SBS Presenter, for stepping up to be one of our Volunteer Champions this National Volunteer Week. Thanks for waving your appreciation to the millions of volunteers across Australia CHANGING COMMUNITIES. CHANGING LIVES. #NVW2020 #waveforvolunteers
View our #NVW2020 video: youtu.be/vtUWIDu_Ui4
As #NVW2020 comes to close VT's CEO Lisa Schimanski shares a special message https://www.facebook.com/volunteeringtas/videos/616956619172801/
We've had a fantastic response to our Wave Your Appreciation campaign to recognise the great work volunteers do each & every day. While National Volunteer Week is over for another year, keep on waving to show your appreciation for volunteers. Thank you #NVW2020 #waveforvolunteers
If National Volunteer Week has inspired you to volunteer, visit the GoVolunteer website to search for a volunteer opportunity to suit you. #NVW2020 https://govolunteer.com.au/
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