Albany and Regional Volunteer Services sundowner welcomes new staff and celebrates volunteers
![Jen Bane and Sarah Udecz.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-13964426/158cc6ea6eea9f7dbe9f0774082a7813cb763a11-16x9-x0y92w2048h1152.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
Members of community and volunteer support groups attended the Albany and Regional Volunteer Services sundowner on Thursday to welcome new manager Sarah Udecz to the team.
Over a delicious spread, ARVS chairperson Sue Dawes welcomed Ms Udecz, who joined the team in January.
ACCI chief executive Kristen Pyrz-Brown also gave a speech, championing the role volunteers play in Albany’s community and around the world.
The sundowner saw the official launch of ARVS’s re-brand with a new logo, fresh colours and a move into a bigger office space.
The organisation hopes to expand into the Great Southern, extending the help they can provide vulnerable communities.
![Rosie Williamson and Tony King.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-13964426/fe66eccbcd95b875fec6cb802df143b1de853e92.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Carol Thomas, Erica Pegler and Don Titterton.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-13964426/3bf984aa2e60e57b320398bd442579dd247be4ec.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Rick Wilson, Greg Stocks, Sue Dawes and Tracy Sleeman.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-13964426/daa5ed714a8e02dac68ecb16c562b4208081ba2c.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Thelma Symons and Helen Parry.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-13964426/23b033dc0050e9b1d1179b13ab420f77d8d8f0f4.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Sarah Udecz and Kristen Pyrz-Brown.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-13964426/4fe51e1f0f5264a501d5c3c4c14e583ce37a1ee7.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Carol Thomas, Erica Pegeler and Merve Pegler.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-13964426/5cbc67b64785a3bf7cb27bc498cb587cd9d30764.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Catherine Johnston and Jamie Mawer.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-13964426/c0589bbf19a365ed58e0ce64b389d575c6c181c5.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Tracy Sleeman and Dianne Van Clarke.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-13964426/f42808c0f5a6d326345a5e30b0a497786138df44.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Anne Dunlop, Lynley Harrison and Alice Ackley.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-13964426/89bae05426b211e70ccce1062c128915a5ecada0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
![Jennifer Hunt and Don Titterton.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-13964426/f1dc42f5d83d93dae426da7f88f85ab2b2250d94.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
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