Our Volunteers
A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This month, we shine a spotlight on the Burnie Branch, and thank all of our amazing Burnie volunteers. Already
in 2014, they have raised an incredible $50,000 to help grant wishes for children with life-threatening illnesses.
From tennis tournaments to swimming carnivals to sausage sizzles, Burnie has been involved in 10 separate
events since January, all of which were a great success. Thank you to all the hard-working volunteers at the Burnie
Branch who have contributed to this incredible effort! ■
VOLUNTEER
PROFILE – PETER
MADSON
“A friend’s grandchild had leukaemia and didn’t
want to get out of bed. His wish was for a puppy.
They became inseparable. They played together until
exhausted and crashed together to sleep. This wish
changed his life. That’s what I think is a great wish
granted.”
Peter is a master of collection tins, and he offers some
tips for great collection tin fundraising:
• Ring local businesses and ask if you can leave a tin
on their counter.
• Main targets are all small cash change venues i.e.
coffee shops, bakeries, newsagents and food shops
where you always come out with small change.
• Don’t give up too soon: I’ve been lucky to get one
can in, out of every two or three attempts.
In less than two years of volunteering
with Make-A-Wish Albany Branch, Peter
Madson has raised more than $50,000 for
seriously-ill children. Tirelessly pounding
pavements and rattling tins, Peter has already
raised $11,000 this year alone – that’ over
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a period of just three months!
Peter loves volunteering for Make-A-Wish because of
the connections it allows him to make with people. He
says the impact of a wish can never be overstated:
Volunteer Newsletter | Issue 2 2014
• Where possible, ask them if they