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November Gold Pin Achievers

Congratulations to the following students who have each volunteered 500 hours and earned gold SVA Award Pins. Thank you for making such an awesome contribution to your communities! Pippa Nally, Kāpiti College Hayley Searancke, Kāpiti College Evalina Brunoro-Beilman,...

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October Gold Pin Achievers

Congratulations to the following students who have each volunteered 500 hours and earned gold SVA Award Pins. Thank you for making such an awesome contribution to your communities! Isaac Heap, Christ's College Scania Coffey, Gisborne Girls' High School Isabel Smirk,...

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September Gold Pin Achievers

Congratulations to the following students who have each volunteered 500 hours and earned gold SVA Award Pins. Thank you for making such an awesome contribution to your communities! Stefan Finderup, Kapiti College Sophie Taylor, Feilding High School Emma Hutton,...

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Could you be a great Dementia Friend?

Nearly all Kiwis know someone with dementia. That’s a lot of us. Have you, or someone you know, been affected by dementia? Would you like to know more about how to assist those with dementia? Well, you’re in luck, and the right place! Alzheimers New Zealand have...

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August Gold Pin Achievers

Congratulations to the following students who have each volunteered 500 hours and earned gold SVA Award Pins. Thank you for making such an awesome contribution to your communities! Josh Fail, Cornerstone Christian SchoolRose Ursem, Green Bay High SchoolOrion...

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Earning Gold By Helping The Community

Earning Gold By Helping The Community

We're excited to be awarding the first batch of Gold SVA Award Pins to SVA Service Award volunteers this month. More than twenty students from around New Zealand have each volunteered 500 hours to their communities - making a huge impact on their skills development...

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what schools are saying

This is perfect for our school. We have so many students who act as unpaid caregivers for grandparents and siblings at home. Ironically, this is often a barrier to producing a full CV of service related activities when it comes to completing applications for study or employment. The Service Record component of the Awards means our kids can be recognised for the work they actually do - exciting times

Vicki Cotton, Head of Careers - Sacred Heart Girls' High School

We are currently undergoing an awards review in our school to explore how we can make this more accessible and visible across all year levels so this will be fabulous.

Chris Jordan, Assistant Principal, Greenbay High School
“Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in
democracy. When you volunteer, you vote
every day about the kind of community
you want to live in”.

Dr Syed Muhammad Zeeshan Hussain Almashhadi