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Ozzie elder wins top marks for volunteer work!

04 January 2008

Marg Ward, AVI volunteer technical adviser for Baoji XinXing Aid for Street Kids Organization (ASK) has been honoured as one of the top 10 senior volunteer workers in Baoji Shaanxi province, China.

Marg Ward, AVI volunteer technical adviser for Baoji XinXing Aid for Street Kids Organization (ASK) has been honoured as one of the top 10 senior volunteer workers in Baoji Shaanxi province, Northwest China.

The local media covers this invent as follows:

"Wang Zhu, 64, is from Australia but she has been listed as one of the top 10 elderly volunteer workers in Baoji Shaanxi province, Northwest China.

Wang Zhu (her English name is Margaret) came to China two years ago, when she established a center for homeless children in Baoji. Since then she has assisted 389 children that bring her the great honor and big respect from the local community, through the public appraisal she was finally chosen as one of the ten top City Honored People in 2007 in order to confirm and compliment her persistent contribution and commitment in helping the street children out of difficult circumstances."

  Find out more about ASK.

For more information contact:
Christine Crosby, Publicity and Media Liaison, Australian Volunteers International
Phone: +61 (0)3 9279 1763, Email: ccrosby@australianvolunteers.com

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