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Brigade on a High!
It's National Volunteer Week, promoted by Volunteering New Zealand to recognise the nationwide contribution by volunteers who participate in so many ways. The week-long focus is also used to encourage those who are not yet volunteers to join an organisation and "pitch in". Volunteer Week coincides with the completion of the Brigade's operational year and once again we have shown our value to the Fire Service and community - call numbers are well up and it will be our busiest year since 2008. It's estimated 1.2 million Kiwis volunteer in some way and a recent independent assessment of the value of the work by New Zealand's volunteer firefighters is $529 million each year. Contribution well worth celebrating during National Volunteering Week!
