- Don’t forget to register for the biennial New Zealand National Volunteering Conference, entitled Volunteering Unleashed to take place on 28 - 29 October 2009 in the Wellington Town Hall. For further information, see the Volunteering NZ website www.volunteeringnz.org.nz
- A big thank you to everyone who donated knitting wool for the baby blanket and beanie programme at ARWCF. To date 88 blankets and 79 beanies have been made and donated to the South Auckland Health Foundation’s Wool Programme – a superb effort!
- As Christmas approaches it’s time once again to prepare for the Angel Tree programme. Angel Tree is a programme run by Prison Fellowship New Zealand with valuable assistance and support from the prison chaplaincy and volunteers across New Zealand. As part of the programme, presents are delivered to the children of prisoners at Christmas. In 2008, almost 3,400 presents were delivered. This programme relies on a huge volunteer effort. To find out more, check out the PFNZ website at www.pfnz.org.nz
- PFNZ has just released two training DVDs entitled Men Need Brothers and Getting Behind the Wire, aimed at churches undertaking chapel services in prisons. Each resource comprises two one hour training sessions, a facilitator’s handbook and a student workbook. Further information can be found on the PFNZ website at www.pfnz.org.nz
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