A Community Volunteer Programme - Sport Southland

newsletter SEPTEMBER 2010
WELCOME TO THE FIRST ASSET NEWSLETTER!
As you are all aware, Sport Southland is
establishing a Community Volunteer Programme
that reaches across the entire Southland region
supporting sporting and community event sectors.
At Sport Southland it is our role to encourage the community
to engage in volunteering. With management practices in
place to cater for these volunteers, benefits will include; better
management of volunteers, increasing the pool of available
volunteers, provide new skills and utilise volunteers’ existing
skills, decrease the ‘burnout’ of volunteers by sharing the
load, and fostering a team work and club atmosphere.
It has recently been Volunteer Awareness Week. The week
this year celebrated from 20th to 26th June, carried the theme
“Volunteering across the Generations”. The 2010 Southland
Unigames was a great expression of this with our youngest
volunteer being age 8, to our oldest volunteer being in
their 70’s. It is important we all understand that anybody
can volunteer- no matter what age, gender, or ethnicity.
So far this year ASSET has contributed volunteers to the
2010 Southland Unigames, the Push Play Aerobics Festival,
Dance Your Southern Sox Off, the Kidzone Festival and
the 2010 Regional Aerobics and Dance Championships.
The Events team at Sport Southland look forward
to helping current volunteers achieve their goals,
encourage more volunteers to get involved, and look
after all those who get amongst our new programme!
Martin Knowler and Debbie Telfer
keeping the 2010 Surf to City participants
refreshed
A Community Volunteer Programme

ASSET Programme Update
• Research completed and a need for the programme has been established- 80.6% of survey respondents said
they would use a volunteer pool administered by Sport Southland
• 2010 Southland Unigames was a pilot project enabling us to use potential volunteer management practices
• Planning for programme implementation and budget established
• Funding success!- $10,000 secured from the Department of Internal Affairs Support for Volunteering Fund
• Presentations and applications to Community Funders now
Rugby World Cup 2011
On June 15th there was the Southland Road show of the Rugby World Cup volunteer programme.
The National launch for this programme is now officially opened. Sport Southland has a role on the local organising
committee for this event.
To register your names for this event please go to:
http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/destinationnewzealand/volunteers.html
or contact Melissa at Sport Southland, melissa.winter@sportsouthland.co.nz, (03) 211 2150 for more information.
Volunteer Profile - Anthony Botha
Anthony is from Durban in South Africa and moved to New
Zealand with his family at the beginning of 2009 where he
attended James Hargest College. Anthony is in the process of
obtaining New Zealand residency so at the moment is unable to
work or study in New Zealand.
Anthony says “the volunteer programme fills is his time and
allows him to lend a helping hand at events where he is needed.
It helps me meet new people and I get to learn more about Sport
and the events Sport Southland are involved in.
Once accepted for residency Anthony would like to study
Engineering at Canterbury University.

Volunteer Contributions to Date
2010 Southland University Games
Aafke Huisman Elizabeth Tapper Ranjita Satsithanandan Abby
Ellen Dolman Regan Dunne Aleisha Kennard Georgette Yanouzas
Ricky Hopcroft Andrew Pirie Graham Linton Rubina Bogati
Angela Smith Heather Hopcroft Salome Maerangi Annabelle Welsh
Joan Sutherland Sam Dallas Anthony Botha Jonathan Barrow
Sandra Blackburn Audra Teepa Kate Hall Sarah Lamont
Barbara Robertson Kate Spiers Sarah Williams Bev O’Callaghan
Kelly Townsend Sheena Wright Brad Hopcroft Kevin Kim
Steven Ithell Carlos Wilkie Kim Tipene Taryn Shine
Charlotte Read Laura McKillop Teri Bergman Cheryl Hobson
Leah Parkes Terry Son Chloe Fahey Luke Henderson
Thomachan Thettayil Christelle Blackler Lydia Ward Toni West
Colin Heath Maureen Smith Tracey Senior Courtney Hansen
Melissa Aitken Vinay Sood Craig Smith Nicki Jury
Wal Smith Debbie Rankin Pamela Smith Zhivanna Burgess-Heald
Doreen Lamont Patricia Hopcroft Dorothy Horrell Philippa Pears
Push Play Aerobics Festival
Dance Your Southern Sox Off
Dwyllis McStay Joy Gormack Dwyllis McStay Joy Gormack
Bev Dixon Sheena Wright Bev Dixon Sheena Wright
Doreen Lamont Anthony Botha Doreen Lamont Bev O’Callaghan
Kidzone Festival
2010 Regional Aerobics & Dance Championships
Salome Maerangi Anthony Botha Bev O’Callaghan Bev Dixon
Charlotte Read Angela Smith Joy Gormack Dwyllis McStay
Kate Spiers Jane Reeves Anthony Botha
Annabelle Welsh
THANK YOU
to all our wonderful ASSET’s who
have been involved in these events to date!
Bev O’Callaghan and Bev Dixon taking
part in the Southern Regional Aerobic
and Dance Championships at Stadium
Southland
Dwyllis McStay and Joy Gormack
enjoying the competition after
volunteering for the morning at the
Southern Regional Aerobic and Dance
Championships
Volunteers Regan Dunne, Kelly Townson, Courtney Hansen,
Sarah Lamont receive some instruction from Unigames Event
Manager Dene Lynch and Media Manager Kate Buchanan

We Need Volunteers for the following ...
Environment Southland Summer Walk Series
We are introducing a new summer walking series utilising the Flood bank network around the City and the new ICC
Walking/Cycling Trail Maps. The walking groups would potentially include; retirees, unemployed, “Kiwi Seniors”,
GRX clients, dog walkers, workplace “breakouts” etc. It will be held on the same day each week (both morning and
evening walks) from mid November to mid March offering a new walk each week.
To help this run successfully we are looking for a volunteer to fill the position as the Summer Series Walk Coordinator.
This can also be a shared role if preferred. The role would suit those with walking experience and confident in leading
others. If you think this sounds like you, please contact Melissa at Sport Southland 03 211 2150 for more information.
Stencil Project
Sport Southland with the support of Malloch McClean will be implementing a Stencil Project which will be available to
schools to paint their playground with games and educational stencils. There will be a range of stencils of all shapes
and sizes with the only cost to schools being the cost of paint. An electronic paint gun is also supplied to schools.
We are looking for a volunteer who would be able to go into the schools and assist in painting the stencils. It would
be preferable to have a background in painting and a flexible timetable to work in with the schools involved.
Please contact Melissa if you would like to be involved.
2010/2011 Events Season
The Southern Events Calendar is being confirmed to advise you
in advance of these key dates for 2010/2011
1st - 6th November 2010
Powernet Tour of Southland, Southland
www.tourofsouthland.com
14th November 2010
Ascot Park Hotel Southland Marathon, Invercargill
www.southlandmarathon.co.nz
13th February 2011
Community Trust of Southland Surf to City, Invercargill
www.surftocity.co.nz
19th February 2011
MLT Moonshine Trail, Gore
www.moonshinetrail.co.nz
20th March 2011
AMP/ Kids Tryathlon, Invercargill
www.southlandtriclub.co.nz
27th March 2011
Contact Women’s Tri Series, Invercargill
www.triathlon.org.nz
COMING
SOON
Keep an eye out for our very own website that
is underway. You will be able to go online and
register all your details so we know what you
want to get out of your experience with ASSET.
You can find us at:
www.assetvolunteer.co.nz
Bev O’Callaghan and Liz Tapper
hard at work
“RECRUIT, TRAIN, RETAIN”
www.sportsouthland.co.nz
PO Box 224, INVERCARGILL Phone: 03 211 2150
SBS House, Stadium Southland Fax: 03 211 2250
Isabella Street, INVERCARGILL
Project Manager: Melissa Winter
Website: www.sportsouthland.co.nz
Email: asset@sportsouthland.co.nz