Massey soon to have its first official student volunteer club

Massey Albany will soon be home to Massey University’s first official volunteer club.  

ASA Engagement Officer and current club leader Fei Feng encourages everyone to come and join the Massey University Albany Volunteer Club. “The volunteer club will provide a platform for you to enrich your university experience, meet people who have the same enthusiasm as you, develop your leadership and communication skills, and help to build your CV,” she says.  

She says that the ASA Executive came up with the idea for the club after a NZUSA meeting in Wellington where they learnt about the National Student Volunteer Army (SVA).  

“ASA used to have student volunteers just for the ASA events. We want to offer a wider platform for students to engage in more on-campus and off-campus volunteering activities,” she says. 

The club has over 50 members now but is still in the application process for affiliation with ASA. They have been in contact with the national SVA body, and Feng says that the club will join with them after the ASA affiliation process is complete. This would make the Massey University Volunteer Club the first Massey-based chapter of the SVA from any of the three campuses.  

Fei says that they plan to organise volunteer activities twice a month. 

“The first event might be the Omaha Fishing competition on 10th April held by ARHT (Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust), our student volunteers will help with bucket shaking, auctions, kid’s zone, prize giving etc.” They plan to hold their first Annual General Meeting this week in the ASA Lounge on the Albany campus, check it out if you’re keen.  

On that note, if anyone wants to volunteer to help write Massive...please...we need it.