The following is a selection of volunteer opportunities from various community organizations, made available through Volunteer North Shore, a service of North Shore Community Resources Society.
Operation Red Nose Navigator Operation Red Nose is a free, designated-driver service, provided by a team of three volunteers who pick up the motorist and his/her vehicle. The navigator accompanies the driver, answers client questions about the service and prepares a receipt for the service.
Aunt Leah’s Tree Lot Volunteer Volunteer duties include customer service, general tree lot maintenance, promotion of Aunt Leah’s, practicing good safety with tools and equipment, and cashier and administration tasks.
Community Food Hub Host Volunteers assist food bank members to access food and community resource programs at local food bank. Volunteers will be customer service oriented and be assigned roles as needed at various stations. Roles include member services/registration, food host, cashier/checkout, member assistants and food services.
Workshop Assistants Throughout the year the arts council puts on various community art workshops. These workshops are held at a few venues. Members of the community are invited to participate in creating art and often program workshops with events, traditional holidays and gallery exhibitions. Volunteers may also work with children.
Peer Support Volunteer Provide support and information on the telephone with newly diagnosed cancer patients.
If you are interested in these or other possible volunteer opportunities, please call 604-985-7138 or check out: nscr.bc.ca/volunteer/jobs.html.
