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Scoop
13-06-2025
- General
- Scoop
Hato Hone St John Gives A Shout Out To Volunteers
Press Release – Hato Hone St John Since 1885, Hato Hone St John has stood alongside the people of Aotearoa, with a commitment to improving their health and wellbeing. Our volunteers are instrumental in helping us adapt and respond to the evolving needs of our communities. As National Volunteer Week gets underway, Hato Hone St John is calling on New Zealanders to join the organisation in recognising the extraordinary efforts its more than 8,000 volunteers put into bringing people together and building stronger communities. Volunteers are at the heart of Hato Hone St John's mission to build resilient communities, and each year they give millions of hours into emergency ambulance and event health services, Major Incident Support Teams, Health Shuttles, Archives, Area Committees, Therapy Pets, Caring Caller, Friends of the Emergency Department, St John Youth, retail stores, and other services. This year's theme for National Volunteer Week (15 – 21 June) is Whiria te tangata – Weaving the people together, which highlights the role volunteers play in supporting their communities. Peter Bradley, Hato Hone St John Chief Executive, says it is a timely opportunity to reflect on the enduring legacy and vital work of the organisation's volunteers, as they celebrate 140 years of service in New Zealand. 'Since 1885, Hato Hone St John has stood alongside the people of Aotearoa, with a commitment to improving their health and wellbeing. Our volunteers are instrumental in helping us adapt and respond to the evolving needs of our communities.' Steve Montgomery, Hato Hone St John General Manager, Community Impact and Programmes, says the organisation simply could not operate without the dedication of its volunteers. 'Whether they're driving health shuttles, teaching CPR, offering a friendly voice over the phone, or mentoring young people, our volunteers make a lasting difference,' says Mr Montgomery. 'Our people play a critical role in helping us deliver essential programmes and services right across the motu. Their contribution enables us to build resilience and respond to community needs more effectively. We are incredibly grateful for their time, energy and compassion.' Trudy Haringa, Hato Hone St John National Operations Manager – Ambulance Volunteering, highlights the importance of this year's theme. 'Our volunteers embody the theme of weaving people together, through their commitment to health equity and patient care. Whether providing urgent medical support, responding to significant weather events, or ensuring the safety of festival patrons, their collective efforts strengthen the social fabric of our nation. 'The dedication of our volunteers not only saves lives but also brings comfort to those in need. If there's a volunteer who's made a difference in your life, now is the perfect time to say thank you,' says Ms Haringa. On 18 June, Hato Hone St John will host an online 'thank you' event for its volunteers, as part of The Big Shout Out – a campaign by Volunteering New Zealand, run in conjunction with National Volunteer Week. Hato Hone St John encourages the public to get behind the initiative and express their thanks and appreciation to the volunteers around them. Hato Hone St John volunteer snapshot 2,642 emergency ambulance service, Event Health Services, Major Incident Support Team (MIST) volunteers 1,750 retail store volunteers 950 Health Shuttle volunteers 807 Youth leaders 733 Area Committee volunteers 631 Friends of the Emergency Department, Hospital Friends and Community Carers 614 Caring Caller volunteers 490 Therapy Pet volunteers 350 Community educators 87 Chaplains 59 Governance volunteers 14 Order Matters volunteers Content Sourced from Original url
Scoop
13-06-2025
- General
- Scoop
Hato Hone St John Gives A Shout Out To Volunteers
As National Volunteer Week gets underway, Hato Hone St John is calling on New Zealanders to join the organisation in recognising the extraordinary efforts its more than 8,000 volunteers put into bringing people together and building stronger communities. Volunteers are at the heart of Hato Hone St John's mission to build resilient communities, and each year they give millions of hours into emergency ambulance and event health services, Major Incident Support Teams, Health Shuttles, Archives, Area Committees, Therapy Pets, Caring Caller, Friends of the Emergency Department, St John Youth, retail stores, and other services. This year's theme for National Volunteer Week (15 – 21 June) is Whiria te tangata – Weaving the people together, which highlights the role volunteers play in supporting their communities. Peter Bradley, Hato Hone St John Chief Executive, says it is a timely opportunity to reflect on the enduring legacy and vital work of the organisation's volunteers, as they celebrate 140 years of service in New Zealand. 'Since 1885, Hato Hone St John has stood alongside the people of Aotearoa, with a commitment to improving their health and wellbeing. Our volunteers are instrumental in helping us adapt and respond to the evolving needs of our communities.' Steve Montgomery, Hato Hone St John General Manager, Community Impact and Programmes, says the organisation simply could not operate without the dedication of its volunteers. 'Whether they're driving health shuttles, teaching CPR, offering a friendly voice over the phone, or mentoring young people, our volunteers make a lasting difference,' says Mr Montgomery. 'Our people play a critical role in helping us deliver essential programmes and services right across the motu. Their contribution enables us to build resilience and respond to community needs more effectively. We are incredibly grateful for their time, energy and compassion.' Trudy Haringa, Hato Hone St John National Operations Manager – Ambulance Volunteering, highlights the importance of this year's theme. 'Our volunteers embody the theme of weaving people together, through their commitment to health equity and patient care. Whether providing urgent medical support, responding to significant weather events, or ensuring the safety of festival patrons, their collective efforts strengthen the social fabric of our nation. 'The dedication of our volunteers not only saves lives but also brings comfort to those in need. If there's a volunteer who's made a difference in your life, now is the perfect time to say thank you,' says Ms Haringa. On 18 June, Hato Hone St John will host an online 'thank you' event for its volunteers, as part of The Big Shout Out – a campaign by Volunteering New Zealand, run in conjunction with National Volunteer Week. Hato Hone St John encourages the public to get behind the initiative and express their thanks and appreciation to the volunteers around them. Hato Hone St John volunteer snapshot
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Explorers defeat Cougars 4-3 in ten-inning thriller
GENEVA, Ill. (Courtesy of the Sioux City Explorers) – The first extra-inning game of the season saw a Sioux City Explorers (2-0) victory over the reigning American Association champion Kane County Cougars (0-2) in a close 4-3 win. Austin Drury got the start for the X's and tossed seven scoreless frames, but the bullpens decided the contest. It was a quiet first couple of innings at Northwestern Medicine Field. Austin Davis doubled in the first inning, but he was stranded at third base after Kurtis Byrne grounded out. Trendon Craig led off with a single for Kane County, but Drury retired the next three batters in order. Drury and Cougar starter Tommy Sommer (0-0) faced the minimum through the next few innings, but the bats got going in the fourth for the X's. With Davis at third and Luis Toribio at second with one out in the top of the fourth, Abdiel Layer rolled over on a ground ball to Galli Cribbs Jr. at short. He fielded the ball cleanly, but his throw sailed on first baseman Todd Lott, and both Davis and Toribio scored to give Sioux City a 2-0 lead. The next batter, Dario Gomez, smoked a single to center, pushing Layer across, bringing the lead up to three runs. Nick Shumpert struck out to end the inning. Sommer would go 5.1 for Kane County and yield only one earned run. Drury, who finished with 99 pitches and struck out five across seven scoreless frames, exited the game after seven innings, and manager Steve Montgomery brought in Ben Madison to keep the 3-0 lead intact. The Arkansas-native punched out Nick Dalesandro, but walked the next two batters, and Montgomery went back to his bullpen with the tying run at the plate. Dominican right-hander Peniel Otaño, who relieved Madison, came in with runners at the corners, only one out, and the top of the order due up. With the adrenaline flowing, the former Arizona Diamondbacks farmhand struck out one hitter, Trendon Craig, and two hitters flew out to center for out number three, keeping the lead at 3-0 for Sioux City. Otaño returned to pitch the ninth inning but immediately ran into trouble. Thomas Jones singled, and Todd Lott walked. After the first mound visit of the season from X's pitching coach, Bobby Post, Josh Allen strolled to the plate to represent the tying run. Allen singled home Jones, cutting it to 3-1 while putting the tying run at first base. Claudio Finol was next at the dish, representing the winning run, still with no outs, and grounded back to the mound, but both runners advanced, placing the tying run in scoring position. Otaño continued to battle on the mound and forced Nick Dalesandro to ground out, bringing home Lott to make it a one-run game. Oscar Santos came to the plate as the last hope for the Cougars and smacked a 0-1 pitch into right field to tie the game at three. Steve Montgomery once again turned to his bullpen, hoping to find an arm that could shut down Kane County's late-arriving bats. His finger landed on the left Chase Jessee (1-0), who pushed the game to extras as he struck out Galli Cribbs Jr. Abdiel Layer started the top of the tenth inning at second base, and Dario Gomez moved him over on a sacrifice bunt. Torin Montgomery was up next and sent one deep enough out to left field for Layer to score and for the X's to retake the lead. Jessee came back out to begin the bottom of the inning. Cribbs Jr began the inning at second base as the extra-inning zombie runner and a walk and hit batsman later, Jesse had loaded the bases with nobody out. Thomas Jones came to the plate with a chance to win the game with a single but went down looking as Jesse dug deep for the first out. Jesse forced a pop out from Todd Lott as the Cougars were down to their final out again. It would be Josh Allen standing between the X's and 2-0 start to the season. Allen broke his bat on a ground ball to Layer at third, who threw the short way to second and somehow Nick Shumpert got to the bag in time for the final out. Despite the victory, the X's mustered just three hits throughout the game (Davis, Gomez and Shumpert), giving them only six hits across the first two games of the 2025 campaign. After the three-run fourth inning, the next 18 Explorers' hitters were retired in order before Nick Shumpert reached on an infield single with two outs in the tenth. The Explorers play the final game of the three-game series Saturday night against the Kane County Cougars at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva, Illinois. Game time is set for 6:30 p.m. The first pitch is slated for a 6:30 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
