Pegasus Post: July 16, 2019

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Since moving to Christchurch
from Suffolk in England 11
years ago, Mrs Gibson said she
“saw there was a need for help.”
She said of volunteering at
the church: “it was what I was
meant to do.”
Mrs Gibson had seen
hundreds of people get exactly
this out of the activities she
helped to organise.
And this was what had kept
her coming back for so many
years.
“We get a lot of people
that just want to come and
talk and it’s their only outing
for the week, so it’s that
fellowship and companionship.
As well as being a church
group, we are there for the
community to give them an
outing, give them a place to go
if they want to sit and talk and
be warm.
“We’re doing our little bit to
help the world go around and to
make the place a nicer, friendlier
place and, for me, it’s my way of
serving the lord.”
Mrs Gibson said having her
volunteer work recognised
with an award had been a great
feeling and her proud daughters
Sarah and Clair had come to
watch her receive it.
Other award winners
Jim Nicholls – For his
services as the Kite Man. He has
voluntarily flown his colourful
and spectacular kites on the
foreshore of New Brighton and
North Beach for many years,
including as part of multiple
community events. He loves to
pass his passion on to others who
are interested in the hobby of kit
flying and created a free website
to share useful advice and tips.
David
Collins – For
services to the
Dallington
Community. He
has volunteered
as part of the
Dallington
Community Cottage Trust, as
part of Civil Defence, with the
Scout jamboree, as a member of
the Shirley Primary School PTA,
his church, as part of Canterbury
Neighbourhood Support and
as a volunteer driver for Archer
Retirement Home.
John and Heather
Pickworth – For their work with
the community lunch programme
as part of Compassion Trust.
They have been involved in the
programme for just over four
years. In the last year alone, them
and their team have provided over
972 voluntary hours to provide
fortnightly community lunches
for those in need.
Sarah Butterfield – For
services to the eastern suburbs.
She has been involved in groups
such as the Avon-Otakaro
Network, Avon-Otakaro
Incorporated, Food Resilience
Network, Central City
Christchurch Aunties, Wainoni
Avonside Community Services
Trust, Soil and Health and New
Brighton School boards. Her
work with these organisations
has provided valuable input to
many programmes and projects
in the eastern community.
Joy Brandon – For services to
the Parklands and wider eastern
communities. She has been
involved in a number of groups,
including Parklands Ladies
Probus Club, Neighbourhood
Watch, the Older Generation’s
forum, bowls, the Child Cancer
Foundation, Christchurch
Marathon and Rotary.
Annie van der Dussen
– For her volunteer work
with Arthritis Hydro. She is
a supervisor for water-based
exercises at the Burwood
Hospital Pool. The exercises in
the hydro pool provide relief to
arthritis sufferers, with people
from across Christchurch
attending. This service has
survived due to work from
volunteers like her.
Soozie
Bragg – For
services to
the South
New Brighton
Community.
She has been
actively involved
in a number of organisations
including Renew Brighton, The
Bridge South Brighton Trust,
Sustain South Brighton, Te
Waka Aroha South Brighton and
recently organised the Save Our
Suburbs Community Safety Expo.
Fay Dearden – For her work
with Arthritis Hydro. Arthritis
New Zealand was previously
operating the hydro pool at
Burwood Hospital and was
looking at closing it down. The
running of the service was taken
over by volunteers to ensure
its survival. She volunteers as
a supervisor for water based
activities at the pool.
Jack Lawson – For
his work with the Burwood-
Pegasus Community Watch.
He has been a member since
2007 and is on a monthly roster.
His nominators reported the
excellent way that he interacts
with the Community, who feel
safe when the community watch
is around.
Timothy Evans – For
services to the Brooklands
Volunteer Fire Brigade. He has
been a member of the brigade
for more than 25 years. During
that time, he has given time
and expertise to planning for
scenarios and training. He was
heavily involved in the work
around the earthquakes and Port
Hills fires.
Leonie
Hawkey – For
her work at
the Wainoni
Avonside
Community
Services Trust.
She helps with
monthly themed fundraisers
and generously contributes her
home baking. She is often the
photographer for the events and
is great at sending these photos to
local reporters.