Campbelltown residents who give up their valuable time as volunteers have been recognised at Council’s annual Gift of Time Award ceremony this week.
This year’s awards program recognised 1035 volunteers from across 51 community organisations and services who have collectively given up more than 21,000 hours of their time throughout the year.
For example, the two volunteers who run the Silver Coin Project contributed 3,200 hours.
The same can be said for the Campbelltown Lost, Found and Injured Pets group, whose 38 volunteers put in an amazing 17,885 hours.
Then there were the four volunteers at St Thomas More Catholic parish primary school at Ruse, who chipped in with 200 hours of unpaid work.
Another standout was the Claymore small maintenance crew, whose three volunteers put in a combined 1,000 hours of community work.
Each person was recognised and attendees presented an award certificate from Campbelltown Mayor Dr George Greiss at a ceremony today.
“Campbelltown is fortunate to have many great community organisations who run events and programs throughout the year, all of which are run by volunteers,” Dr Greiss said.
“This year’s award winners represent a diverse range of organisations that includes school organisations, charity groups, emergency services, sports and fitness organisations, veterans groups, library programs and more,” he said.
“Being a volunteer means you are not only there to run an event or program on the day, but also doing a lot of preparation and admin beforehand.
“Congratulations to all of this year’s award winners, it’s a well deserved acknowledgment of your hard work.”
Nominations for the Gift of Time Awards are open year-round on the council website.
