National Volunteer Week: SHARE’d Treasures Volunteers are Super-Heroes

April 13, 2011

Krissie Sondles, Store Manager of the  SHARE’d Treasures Thrift Store knows her volunteers are Super Heroes.  ”I have always been a believer that if it wasn’t for the dedicated volunteers we have throughout the agency, we would not be the agency we are today.” During National Volunteer Week, Krissie is taking her heroes out to [...]

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National Volunteer Week: SHARE CEO’s Hand Hurts from Appreciating SHARE Volunteers

April 13, 2011

Faced with a stack of certificates to match a 900-person strong team of volunteers, many CEOs might have gone with a robo-signature.  Not Martin Wyant, SHARE Community and Family Services’ new CEO. Martin Wyant took on the task of hand-signing each SHARE volunteer’s appreciation certificate as a labour of love. “Volunteers at SHARE do so [...]

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National Volunteer Week: Volunteers Too Busy for Appreciation This Week!

April 12, 2011

Vicki Robertson, Coordinator of Volunteers at the Hawthorne Care Centre, knows it’s always best to give her volunteers what they want. And what Hawthorne volunteers wanted in April was to be appreciated on April 28.   “We found that during National Volunteer Week our volunteers have other engagements so we are doing ours on the 28th [...]

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National Volunteer Week: Thank You Ad in Tri City News

April 11, 2011

Community Volunteer Connections joined forces with local non-profits to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the many volunteers who step up to make a difference in our community. On Wednesday April 6 the Tri City News ran stories of local volunteerism and ads from people, organizations, and businesses wishing volunteers a Happy National Volunteer Week. We’re [...]

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National Volunteer Week: Stroke Recovery Volunteers Try Their Luck!

April 11, 2011

The Coquitlam Stroke Recovery Association is taking everyone out to lunch at the Grand Villa Casino’s Scala Lounge to celebrate National Volunteer Week in style at the Flavours of the World Buffet.  About 35 volunteers and members will be there. The Stroke Recovery Association is a dedicated bunch of volunteers, many of whom have direct experience with [...]

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The Salt Spring Island Voluntour

April 4, 2011

For my birthday I got to go to an amazing cabin on Salt Spring Island.  I will not disclose the exact location because, well, I don’t want to have to fight for reservations when I go back. Anyhow, that’s not the point! The point is how many volunteers does it take to make the island [...]

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APRIL 16 – Burnaby Festival of Volunteers @ Lougheed Mall

March 24, 2011

The Lougheed Mall is a great location for volunteers in Burnaby, New Westminster and Coquitlam to come find out about local volunteer opportunities. On Saturday, April 16 Volunteer Burnaby is bringing together over 40 non-profit organizations that need YOU to make a difference. From the saving the environment, to working with kids, to welcoming new [...]

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APRIL 12: Port Coquitlam Volunteer of the Year Awards

March 24, 2011

“If you prepare food for them, they will come.”  We interviewed Leila Rodriguez shortly after she was one of Port Coquitlam’s 2010 Volunteers of the Year, and she knows what makes a successful intergenerational cooking program. Check out Leila being interviewed about volunteering at the Wilson Centre on TriCities Community Television! Leila Rodriguez: PoCo Volunteer of the [...]

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Laurel Foundation – Helping Homeless Persons with Mental Disabilities Fundraiser!

February 22, 2011

If you are homeless, you might not feel there is anyone interested in helping you. But there is. The Hope for Freedom Society has been doing outreach into the Tri-City’s homeless population since 1997. One key service they offer is a psychiatric nurse who connects with homeless persons where they hang out, and helps guide them [...]

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New Westminster Festival of Volunteers: Loving Your Volunteers

February 14, 2011

It takes a lot of volunteers to run a Festival.  At the Festival of Volunteers on Saturday January 29, we had 40 organizations showcasing their volunteer opportunities, with between one and eight volunteers at each table!  Over 130 volunteers signed in to do the great work of getting other people enthused about contributing to their [...]

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