TAMARA Hazelden has been recognised in the 2023 Glass House Volunteers Awards, for the countless hours she puts in as the Glasshouse Chamber of Commerce president.
Deserving volunteers from the Glass House electorate recently received a certificate of appreciation at the Glass House Volunteers Awards (November 17) hosted by Glass House MP, Andrew Powell. Tamara has been volunteering for many years in a range of community groups, and initially started serving residents scones at Beerwah Sconetime.
“I stumbled across it one day while looking for volunteering roles to start, and I wondered what it was all about,” she said.
“No one knew who I was at that point, and I just kept turning up every week, and eventually people got to know who I was.
“That was actually how I got a role in the Glasshouse Chamber of Commerce, through the people I met, like Jenny Broderick, by helping out at Sconetime.”
The Glasshouse Chamber of Commerce president isn’t sure who nominated her for the accolade, but said she doesn’t do it for the recognition, rather for her love of volunteering.
“For me I’m a giver, if I could give the shirt off my back I would, and honestly I’m passionate about,” she said.
“I love giving back to people and I think what you give, you get back tenfold.
“I’m a big believer in that.”
Other volunteers who received recognition from the awards included John Wright from the Maleny Neighbourhood Centre, the Murphy’s from the Silverfox Initiative, Kirsty Levis from the Beerburrum School of Arts Hall and Amanda Milburn from the Beerwah Glasshouse United Football Club.