Department of Corrections will be using the occasion of International Volunteer Day to salute the contribution of the 3,000 or so community volunteers who regularly work in our prisons. We have launched our very first Volunteer Recognition Awards initiative. Across the country over the past few months we have been collecting nominations from Corrections staff for worthy recipients of these awards - both for individuals and teams - and the judging process is now complete.
Between 28 November and 5 December we will be holding a series of local ceremonies to present these awards. Two of the biggest events are planned in Wellington and Auckland. On the afternoon of 28 November, volunteers and staff from the Wellington prisons will attend a barbeque in the Chapel at Rimutaka Prison, during which the awards will be presented. On the evening of 2 December, volunteers and staff from the Auckland prisons will gather at the Alexandra Park Raceway to mark their awards.
The full list of ceremonies is as follows:
Northern Region
Auckland prisons - 2 December 2008 at Alexandra Park Raceway, Auckland
Northland Region Corrections Facility - 5 December 2008
Central Region
Hawke's Bay - to be arranged
Manawatu - 5 December 2008
New Plymouth - 5 December 2008
Tongariro/Rangipo - 5 December 2008
Waikeria - 3 December 2008
Wanganui - 28 November 2008
Southern Region
Wellington prisons - 28 November 2008
Christchurch Men's - 3 December 2008
Christchurch Women's - 3 December 2008
Otago Region Corrections Facility - 30 November 2008
Invercargill - to be arranged
Please contact Russell Underwood at russell.underwood@corrections.govt.nz or (04) 495 8428 if you would like any further information.
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