Mavis Booth, Ambassador

Event volunteer and member of the Sydney Olympic Volunteer alumnae

Mavis Booth started began volunteering in 1981, working on reception at the Woodstock Community Centre run by Burwood Council, and continues to volunteer there today.

Mavis has volunteered in two Olympic Games: the "best ever" Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and in Athens in 2004. In the spirit of the Olympics and to recognise 2008 being an Olympic year with the Beijing Olympic Games set to begin on 8 August 2008, The Centre for Volunteering thought it fitting to chose an Olympic volunteer as one of its Ambassadors. In addition to her Olympic volunteering, Mavis currently holds a key role in organising events for Sydney Olympic volunteers.

Mavis' other volunteering include being one of the pioneer groups of volunteers who drove VIPs around Sydney and volunteering as part of the Olympic bid in early 1990s and working as an event volunteer for the Breast Cancer Institute, the Heart Foundation, Diabetes NSW and many other charities.