Wilma Bajka-Van Vilze - volunteer 25 years

National Volunteer Week 18 - 24 May 2020

National Volunteer Week (NVW) is the annual celebration to acknowledge the generous contribution of our nation’s volunteers.

The theme for National Volunteer Week 2020 is 'Changing Communities. Changing Lives'.

When Pepper Street Arts Centre opened 25 years ago Wilma Bajka-Van Vilze was one of the first artists to exhibit. She is now one of our longest serving volunteers celebrating 25 years with a service award during National Volunteers Week. Wilma, 80, uses a loom to make scarves, wraps and shawls. She has travelled every Friday from her Bridgewater home to volunteer at Pepper Street. “I demonstrate spinning wool and do other odd jobs around that need doing, maybe helping with exhibitions.”

She says she was flabbergasted to receive her 25 year award. “I was just showing off my hobby and meeting lots of people. Pepper Street is such a lovely place.”