Volunteers Report
1st Quarter Achievements
• A simpler 2-page volunteer Form compiled & now in use which includes the volunteers’ consent re POPI Act as well as all necessary personal information to enable us to update our Database. – attached for ease of reference
• Receiving & filing the POPI forms – 90% complete – just waiting for Tech, Lighthouse & Worship Teams’ forms.
• Drew up Volunteers Feedback forms – attached
• Met with all Ministry Leaders & compiled their Ministry Profile & list of volunteers ( Still need to doPs Errol & Jeff’s teams ) NB ; Jeff & Billy to advise – not sure if there other “groups” that you would like on the database ? Elders / Deacons etc?
• Together with Angelique, we are busy with updating our NSC Connect Database with the new & current Groups & the names of the relevant volunteers – Also 90% complete
• When necessary, orientating & looking after some of our International visitors ( Maria & Kristen,Berge Family from Norway )
• I am also keeping a Separate Database with different categories (work in progress ) – please see attached
• Helping with The Welcome Slides and The Wall of Fame pictures.
• Recruited volunteers to help with Light Con ( 6)
• Recruited volunteers to help Thuli sort out a massive book donation ( 6 plus interns )
• Recruited volunteers to assist me in making just over 1500 sandwiches for the June HBC ( 6 )
• Recruited volunteers to assist me with painting of wooden toys for Thuli / Crèches ( 8 )
Hosting students & scholars
We have had a number of University students coming to volunteer with us as part of their required community service hours. This has been a success & I am sure that this number will grow. In a short time we will be hosting a group from Esayidi College on 16 July to do an interview.
We host a large number of scholars from surrounding schools, mainly Sheppy High & Creston, who have to come and serve their community service hours. They are mainly sent to the Baby Home & Murchison Community Centre.
We have even had a theology student who needed to do some voluntary hours as part of his studies. Kay Bailey, a regular El-Roi volunteer, is now part of The Youth Ministry at Open Skies Church in Kloof. She brought nine of her young people to volunteer with us from 25th -28th March. They stayed at Ekhaya & helped with The Holiday Bible Club.
We are expecting a group of 28 scholars and 3 leaders from The Michael Mount Waldorf School. They will also be staying at Ekhaya & plugging into all of our ministries. (Oct 2024)
CURRENT & ARCHIVE DATABASE -
• 122 Archive or past volunteers
• Have recruited +/- 33 new volunteers this year
CURRENT VOLUNTEERS
Classic Service - 34
9am Service - 45
Parking - 9
Prayer - 12
Tech team - 17
Worship - 20
Catering - 26
Lighthouse - 60
Kids Church - 39
Choir - 25
Choir Eats - 10
Tea Duty - 37
Intercessors - 26
Wave of Hope Lunches - 18
El-Roi - 8
CC - 1
SCRC - +/- 10 – 15 SC Recovery Centre
Genesis Trustees - 7
Host Norwegians - 3 (Cally Roberts, Brian & Doreen Hansen)
Flexible - 43
Total of 450 current & 122 Archived / Past