Your Volunteering Stories

Hospice Waikato has over 700 volunteers who support us in so many ways. Here are some of their stories and reasons why they volunteer for Hospice Waikato. If you are interested in sharing your experience of volunteering to inspire others, please get in touch with our Volunteer Manager Karen Mansfield by emailing [email protected].

The greatest gift you can give is your time

3 Jul 2018

Ka Choon Lee (KC) began volunteering at Hospice Waikato in 2015. Due to the nature of his employment, KC spends a lot of time travelling between ...

Why I volunteer for Hospice Waikato

3 Nov 2017

Hi there. My name is Ian, and every Friday you will find me behind the wheel of the Hospice Waikato Truck.I am proud to be, among some wonderful ...

Volunteer gives back out of aroha

28 Feb 2017

Volunteers contribute a significant amount of the manpower that is required to keep Hospice Waikato services available free of charge to patients and ...

Hospice volunteer enjoys helping out

11 Jul 2017

Lynne Rudman has become a familiar face on a Wednesday at the Gallagher Family Hospice. Lynne remembers back to her last year of high school when she ...

Working at Hospice a ‘privilege’

11 Jul 2017

Hospice volunteer Jenny Rowden says it is an honour to spend time with patients and their families. Jenny Rowden has been a volunteer with Hospice ...

Lake Road Hospice retail volunteer nominated for Youth Award

8 Jun 2017

Maia Hungerford loves to help out at the Lake Road Hospice shop one day a week. She spends her time cleaning, sorting donations, putting clothing out ...