Awards
2023 Westfield Local Hero St Lukes
Natasha Jumelet was recognised by the community for her services with Deaf Wellbeing Society. She was voted as the Local Hero at Westfield St Lukes and Natasha won $20,000. This money will allow Deaf Wellbeing to continue its free services to the NZ Deaf community.
2022 NZSL Award in the Media: Deaf Wellbeing Society (DWS)
NZSL in the Media
- made over 200 NZSL cooking demonstrations from the community and invite guests
- provided 75 different NZSL videos on how to compose different styles of art work
- Information on Facebook and Instagram are all in NZSL
- Their weekly NZSL e-newsletter shares what they have and are going to be doing and includes some NZSL national news.
2021 Volunteer Recognition Award for Warren Ng
We are so proud of our amazing volunteer, Warren. Congratulations!
2021 Minister of Health Volunteer Award - Runner-up – Deaf Wellbeing Society (DWS) Volunteers
2020 Letter to our wonderful volunteer Sharon from Ministry of Health
We would like to say thank you to our wonderful volunteer Sharon for all her hard work and dedication to DWS!
2020 NZSL Champion Award
What a wonderful achievement, what a wonderful team! It’s a privilege to be part of DWS!
2020 NZSL Art Award for Monari Falepeau
Acknowledging Monari’s skills in a wide range of arts and her initiative in sharing her skills with the NZSL community.
Volunteering Auckland - our volunteer Sharon Robertson
Creating craft is an ideal way to break through the language barrier that can isolate the deaf, and empowering the deaf is what it’s all about.
2019 Volunteer Award for Yolanda Sutton
The Ministry of Health awarded Yolanda Sutton of Runner Up for her achievement as a volunteer in the community health service!!
She was so excited and very humbled when She realised that Abbie, Monica and Natasha had nominated her.
Deaf Wellbeing Society is always expanding and continually brings joy to many members of the Deaf community.
She wishes her award had space for all the wonderful volunteers names that Deaf Wellbeing Society has! We could not achieve the great things we do without your dedicated help and commitment.
You all deserve an award too - so please share mine…
Abbie, Monica, Sharon, Carmen, Warren, Melanie, Piper, Linda, Georgia, Dee, Greer, Julie-Ann, Johanna, Tim, her gorgeous sister Natasha and many more!
2018 NZSL Health Award for Natasha Jumelet
Thank you to everyone who nominated me for the Deaf Aotearoa awards.
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