National Volunteer Week: Thank You Justin

National Volunteer Week: Thank you Simon

Tram Sessions volunteer: Simon Conlon

[caption id="attachment_1223" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Vance Joy, team shot by Simon Conlon[/caption]

What do you do as a volunteer at Tram Sessions? 

At Tram Sessions I am a photographer, I take the photos.

Who are you outside of Tram Sessions?
I take mini exhibitions from Melbourne Museum out into regional Victoria, I teach at Westside Circus, and I make a mean cocktail. And I take photos.

What motivates you to volunteer?
I'm new to Melbourne and trying to find my way into interesting projects. Also, you can call yourself whatever you like, but if you are not doing it regularly...

What would the world look like without volunteers?
There would only be a small number of large-scale, ready-established ventures. What can you name that didn't need a bit of a push from some good people for nothing at the very start? Never mind the charitable work that will never break even.

What has been your most memorable experience as a volunteer?
I worked with Clowns Without Borders and took a Clown show into outback communities in the Tanami desert in the Northern Territories for a week. I will never forget it.

Simon's favourite Tram Session:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Ih_7nEWNI

In the theme of National Volunteer Week, Tram Sessions would like to say 'thanks a million' to Simon!

National Volunteer Week: Thank you Rommel

Volunteering Australia has put together a new campaign which asks people to 'say thanks a million to Australian volunteers'. The statistics show that over 6 million people in Australia are giving up their time, free of charge on an annual basis.

Here at Tram Sessions there are 16 volunteers who help out in some way or another. We have put together a Q&A to find out why they love volunteering.