Community Involvement Examples

Examples of community involvement demonstrated by successful EAP applicants in previous years:

Community Volunteering:

• The St Vincent de Paul Society
• Rosies: Street Outreach
• Edmund Rice Centre camps
• Amnesty International
• Wildlife Warriors
• Wildcare Australia
• Red Cross Door Knock Appeal
• St John’s Ambulance
• Surf Life Saving Club participation
• Lifeline (Christmas gift wrapping)
• Walk to Cure Diabetes
• Cancer Council: Relay for Life
• Leukaemia and Blood Foundation: Shave for a Cure
• The Salvation Army: Red Shield Appeal
• Save the Children
• Returned Services League (RSL) and Legacy
• Youth Ministries Australia
• Local Government activities (Australia Day Celebrations)
• peer mentoring/support programs
• camps for disabled, refugees and youth at risk
• lay ministry
• volunteering for reading groups at local primary schools
• participation in fundraising activities
• community liaison groups
• aged care facilities
• liturgy groups
• music groups
• assisting people with disabilities, including but not limited to: cleaning, shopping, communications and transportation

School Contributions:

• leadership
• drama
• music
• sport
• co-ordinator of school events (assembly, dances, fundraising activities, etc)
• student representative council