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Cancer Council

I have co-coordinated an event called Piggy Wiggy’s in November 2015 to raise money for the Cancer Council and found this to be an extremely rewarding experience. My role was to organise food permits for local council approval (Marion), send out flyers to advertise the event, attend on the day and help out with any issues from the public and market stall owners, and in general ensure that everyone was having a fantastic time! Previous to the day I organised extras for the event including raffle prizes, lucky dip prizes, a generator which I managed to hire at no cost and I also negotiated with the owners of a bouncy castle to allow all proceeds to go to the Cancer Council.

The  typical day   starts of  with   opening    the mail that  the company gets    for  the  events  .  We  count  the mail   do  data  entry  and  sort merchandise  out.

I  learnt  to  have  high  attention  to  detail. I  also  learnt  to better my  time  management.

The  hardest  part  of  the job was  deciphering   poor handwriting.

The most  enjoyable part of the job was   learning   new  skills  from  the international  interns.  They were   really efficient    and accurate with  what  they  did  . I also  liked meeting  new people    and making friends  there.

Volunteer in administration, supervised by Volunteer Coordinator.
Only worked 3 hours per week mainly phoning other volunteers to spare their time for upcoming charity events eg Daffodil Day held in August annually.  After the charity event, phoning back those participants and finding out their progress, enjoyment of event, suggestions for next time and of course moneys sent into CCSA.

On a typical day as a volunteer, you'd engage in a fundraising crew, asking for donations and selling merchandise to passing participants. 
Working with the staffs/supervisors are a pleasure with their swell attitude as well helpful whenever assistance is required. 
Since you'll be working outside, the standing up for hours in the sun is the hardest part of the job. 
Interacting with passerby is usually the most enjoyable part of the experience.

Worked as telemarketer/office admin on temp basis in Australia for the Cancer Council.

The hours weren't regular as I was a temp and there wasn't a huge amount of progression for me due to visa restrictions. 

I was only there for 3 months as I didn't get enough hours but everyone who I worked with was lovely and the company are good, they just didn't have much work on at that point in time.

It was a confidence-boosting campaign. Where we have to approach people and ask them to raise funds. I met a lot of new people,  and I also got some friends and links. Those were the days to remember but tiring as well. But I was really happy to be part of the campaign.

working for the cancer council in a voluntary capacity has been amazing, learning and helping to formulate cancer guidelines for cervical cancer has been very rewarding

Small and close-knit office, lots of music and chatter. Get to meet heaps of people as there's always something going on. Need to lead the way in design to get new concepts through as there are no designers outside of the head office.
Often helping out on things outside your job description is a must.

Cancer Council is an amazing not-for-profit organisation. The atmosphere is always enjoyable and, of course, the most enjoyable part of the day is giving back to the community. Management is very understanding with all situations that may arise, they're quick to act and always get the desired job completed.

The stores were small and I didn't have any problems with this as I found it easier to keep an eye out for thieves and such. I enjoyed working with the people that I worked with as they were kind and patient and taught me what I needed to do.

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