INSIDE CPL
Meet our Volunteer Services Manager, Letitia!
In 2016, CPL volunteers contributed over 9000
hours! Letitia Bouloukos, CPL’s Volunteer Services
Manager shares her team approach to matching
volunteers with clients, projects and services all
across Queensland.
Why is volunteering important?
At CPL, volunteers provide opportunities for new
and meaningful relationships to be naturally created
between our community and clients. Volunteers share
many of the same passions and interests as clients.
We saw a great example of this in Springfield recently,
when a client passionate about Manga (Japanese
comic books) became connected to a volunteer who
is equally keen on Manga – and together their interest
and passion in this form of art expands. How special
is that! Volunteers are the beating heart of CPL; the
social networks of our clients and in turn, the broader
community expand and grow because of volunteers.
In your experience, why do people like
to volunteer? What does an average day look like in
your role?
People choose to volunteer for various
reasons, but fundamentally it’s important for
many to feel connected to their community
and to make a difference in their world.
Other motivations include: gaining new skills
and experience, building friendships and
workplace relationships or fulfilling a school
or workplace opportunity to give back. Full of excitement. The average day is spent
examining how we could best find a person
with a specific skill set who is seeking to
give back to their community through one
of our volunteer opportunities. An example
in Townsville, our service recently requested
a volunteer skilled in theatre, who could
facilitate drama workshops in Townsville.
Through our targeted recruitment approach
we found a perfect match – securing the
Artistic Director of a local theatre company!
Are there any myths about
volunteering that you’d like to break?
Volunteers are diverse in their interests,
skills and passions. Their motivations to
volunteer are equally diverse. People who
volunteer are incredibly talented and make a
huge difference to our society and the work
we do at CPL.
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We are in awe of our incredible
team of volunteers that give
back at CPL.
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Touchstone Autumn 2017
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could be achieved through the placement
of a volunteer.
It’s really exciting for me to see the massive
growth in volunteer services as we now
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