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Every year, 400 amazing volunteers help Mary Mags Dinners thrive through cooking, hosting, donating money & not to forget all the behind the scenes in email inboxes

To everyone who has generously volunteered in small & big capacities, we say a big thank you

Volunteer Board Members of the Collective of St Mary Magdalene

Our board members devote their voluntary time and energy to overseeing our humble but impactful charity

  • Jeremy Hayman

    Chairperson

  • Jessie Edwards

    Secretary

  • Yvonne Hu

    Treasurer

  • Heather Carter

    St Mary Magdalene Church Representative

  • Michael Forwood

    General Board member

  • Olivia Hayman

    General Board Member

  • Wendy Forwood

    General Board member

Volunteer Cooks of Mary Mags Dinners

On a Saturday night, you’ll find a group of these volunteer cooks generously donating their time, energy, money and culinary skills for our 3 course dinners. Each group of cooks volunteers 1-2 times a year


CHURCHES
Hills Baptist Church Aldgate
Parish of Stirling Anglican Church
Rosefeild Uniting Church
St Andrew’s Walkerville Anglican Church
St Barney’s Croydon Anglican Church
St Bart’s Norwood Anglican Church
St David’s Burnside Anglican Church
St Mary Magdalene Adelaide City Anglican Church
St Matthew’s Kensington Anglican Church
St Michael’s Mitcham Anglican Church
St Peter’s Cathedral North Adelaide Anglican Church
St Oswalds Parkside & St Chads Highgate Anglican Church
St Theodore's Toorak Gardens Anglican Church
Trinity Anglican Church Colonel Light Gardens

SCHOOLS
Pulteney Grammar Anglican School
St John's Grammar Anglican School
St Peter’s College Anglican Boys School
St Peter’s Anglican Girls School
Walford Girls Anglican School
Woodcroft College Anglican School

WORKPLACES
Arup Engineering
Belperio Connell Lawyers
Guidera O’Connor Engineering
IQ Medical
LK Law Lawyers
Norman Waterhouse Lawyers

COMMUNITY GROUPS
Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem SA
Soroptomists International


We acknowledge all the cooks of the past, who have served 100s of meals over the past 30 years

Volunteer Coordinator Hosts of Mary Mags Dinners

Our Saturday nights are led by 2-3 of our generous volunteer host coordinators, 1 x a month


COORDINATORS:
Jessie, Sofia, Mick, Vanessa, Wendy


APPRENTICE COORDINATORS:
Declan, Mike, Stephen

TRAINEE APPRENTICE COORDINATORS:
Jordan, Mitchell, Theo


Volunteer Hosts of Mary Mags Dinners

There are 6-8 of our amazing rostered volunteers helping host each Saturday meal, 1 x a month


Angelina (Aged 16-17) + Shanta (Adult Supervisor), Anain, Cheryl, Chris, Danielle, Jane, Josh, Kiana, Libby, Lisa, Lucy, Luke, Mary-Ellen, Matt, Melody, Mike N, Molly, Rosie, Sapphire (Aged 16-17) + Richard (Adult Supervisor), Tim, Terista, Tracey, Victoria, Wayne


We acknowledge all the coordinators and hosts of the past,
who have devoted countless Saturday nights over the past 30 years

Host Volunteer School Groups - 2025

School Groups coming regularly throughout the school term in groups of 5 with an adult supervisor
(all students must be over 16 years of age)


St Peter's Girls Anglican Church School Year 11 & 12s - Term 1
Glenunga International High School, Year 11 & 12s - Term 2
Seymour College Girls Uniting Church School Year 11 & 12s - Term 3
Prince Alfred College Boys Uniting Church School Year 11 & 12s - Once a Term
St Peter's Boys Anglican Church School Year 11 & 12s - Combined with their cooking nights

Host Volunteer Groups - 2025

Groups of 5 organised in advance, 1-2 times a roster


Engage Work Faith Women, Adelaide City
Optus Store, Adelaide City