COMMUNITY members are invited to help celebrate National Volunteer Week, with Alpine Shire Council running free barbecues in Bright today and Mount Beauty tomorrow.

Today's barbecue is running at the Bright Library from 12pm to 1pm and tomorrow's barbecue in Mt Beauty is outside the Commonwealth Bank in Hollonds Street from 12pm to 1pm.

Council hosted a free barbecue for Myrtleford and district residents at The Piazza yesterday, with the lunch coinciding with the launch of the mosaic patchwork, designed and created by The Crackpots, as a permanent symbol of the vital role of volunteers across Alpine Shire.

Alpine Shire Mayor, Cr Sarah Nicholas, said that volunteerism takes many forms and can look different for different people.

"While we often associate volunteering with organised groups or large-scale initiatives, it can be as simple as lending a hand to a friend who needs help with something they cannot do alone," she said.

"Almost everyone has volunteered in some capacity throughout their lives, and so I warmly invite people from across Alpine Shire to attend these community barbecues and celebrate the positive impact they have made by helping others."