Volunteering with heart
Sapphire by Living Gems

Volunteering with heart

How many hands make light work There’s a saying that ‘volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart’. On behalf of Living Gems, we’d like to thank all volunteers who so selflessly donate their time to help events run smoothly. Ahead of National Volunteer Week, which runs between May 20-26, we spoke to a few volunteers at Sapphire by Living Gems where resident photographer Allan Kajewski said there was always a strong contingent of generous homeowners ready to lend a hand. “Residents of Sapphire are fun-loving people, and we have so many volunteers doing jobs from setting up for functions to organising events. We have two hard-working committees – our homeowners and social committees. All volunteers do a wonderful job,” he said. Roy and Margaret Koplick are volunteers who will this year celebrate their 20th year of living at Sapphire, along with their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple has volunteered ever since moving in, wearing a range of different hats –...