Twenty four volunteers from Tzu Chi Foundation held a community Christmas party in Yenda last weekend, their third visit since the floods in March 2012, where the volunteers provided much-needed assistance to the residents impacted.

Other visits were aligned to the Chinese New Year in February and the annual Multicultural Festival in October.

The aim of the visit was to find out how the residents were going and if there was further assistance required in getting lives back on track.

Their bamboo signature collection tubes were returned by residents who had repaid their generosity by means of collecting funds that would be paid forward to other people requiring support.

Mayor John Dal Broi said residents were moved by the additional support shown to them on the weekend and were thrilled to know they had not been forgotten.

The organisation has approximately five million volunteers around the globe who work tirelessly providing support both financial and hands on to people experiencing hardship. Their generosity and commitment to community development and welfare is outstanding.

Community development co-ordinator Peta Dummett was among those who attended on the day.

She spoke with the CEO and volunteers of the organisation about starting a program that would mentor the young people of Griffith about the benefits of volunteering.

She said the aim was to plan a yearly holiday away supporting people in isolated communities.

"I am positive young people would change the experience of attending schoolies week to one where they visit a community and contribute to creating positive outcomes for those less fortunate," she said.