On the Up: Teen volunteer finds joy in helping Ōtanewainuku Kiwi Trust, COLAB
High school student Jules Delaere is finding there's a joy in volunteering to help others.
She's just completed her first volunteer sessions, first with Ōtanewainuku Kiwi Trust clearing trails and then with COLAB in Te Puke 's Kai Resilience movement, supervising activities on last month's Kids' Kai Trail.
The 17-year-old Te Puke High School student said her job was simple – helping hand out goody bags, helping at a few stations, walking the children to the local early learning centre and helping them make 'flower bombs' of seeds to plant out at home.
'I saw an ad for volunteers to help out with the Kids' Kai Trail last month and thought 'that's a bit of me, that sounds cool'.'
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On the Up: Teen volunteer finds joy in helping Ōtanewainuku Kiwi Trust, COLAB
High school student Jules Delaere is finding there's a joy in volunteering to help others. She's just completed her first volunteer sessions, first with Ōtanewainuku Kiwi Trust clearing trails and then with COLAB in Te Puke 's Kai Resilience movement, supervising activities on last month's Kids' Kai Trail. The 17-year-old Te Puke High School student said her job was simple – helping hand out goody bags, helping at a few stations, walking the children to the local early learning centre and helping them make 'flower bombs' of seeds to plant out at home. 'I saw an ad for volunteers to help out with the Kids' Kai Trail last month and thought 'that's a bit of me, that sounds cool'.'
