Awards
& Events
Events
International
Volunteer Manager's Day
Established in 1999, International Volunteer
Manager's Day is celebrated each year on November
5. It is a day set aside to recognise the important
work of volunteer program managers and the international
committee overseeing IVMA Day is chaired by OzVPM
Director Andy Fryar.
National
Volunteer Week (Australia)
In Australia, National Volunteer Week is held during
May of each year. The dates for National Volunteer
Week 2009 are May 11th - 17th. A list of dates for
future years is available on the Volunteering
Australia web site.
Volunteer
Awareness Week (NZ)
In
New Zealand, National 'Volunteer Awareness Week' is
held during the third week of June each year.
Volunteer
Day Public Holiday (South Australia)
A
proclaimed public holiday for volunteers in South
Australia has been celebrated for several years now.
The day shares celebrations with the Queen's Birthday
public holiday on June 8th. To our knowledge this
is the only government proclaimed public holiday to
celebrate volunteer effort anywhere in the world.
Awards
AAVA
Volunteer Manager Awards(Australia)
Founded in 2007, the Australasian Association
for Volunteer Administrators (AAVA) Award of Excellence
is an annual award presented to volunteer managers
from Australia or NZ who has displayed professionalism
in their work. Nominate someone today!
National
Honours Award Scheme
Know of an Australian who has rendered outstanding
achievements to the community through their voluntary
activity? Why not nominate them for an Australian
honours award?
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