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.
Home Repairs - Better At Home Pr ogram Seeking a volunteer to carry out home repair tasks for seniors registered in the Better at Home program. Tasks could include minor wall repairs; replacing light bulbs; installing grab bars; replacing bolts/screws; fixing weather stripping; replacing toilet seats; checking smoke alarms, radon monitors and changing batteries; adjusting or replacing curtain rods; fixing any closing mechanisms like door knobs, closet knobs, drawer handles, and fixing shelves.
Drop Box Champion Volunteer will keep an eye on two to three donation boxes in their community by driving or walking past every one to two days and reporting when the box needs service (e.g. because it has bags or boxes stacked outside the box, is full or has been defaced by graffiti). Volunteer will also promote the Canadian Diabetes Association and the Clothesline initiative among their networks.
Deep Cove Heritage Weekend Volunteer Volunteer is needed to welcome the general public to the Deep Cove Heritage
Society and give out tourist information. Volunteer will work independently entering data when required, answering the telephone, picking up messages and filing.
Big Sister Big Sisters of B.C. Lower Mainland is seeking women (minimum age 19) who are interested in developing a positive and fun mentoring relationship with a young girl (ages seven to 17). Each Big and Little Sister match gets together once a week for two to four hours to do fun activities they both enjoy, such as going to the park or beach, doing crafts, baking, watching movies, talking and simply just hanging out together.
Daffodil Campaign - Pin Distribution Volunteer Volunteers work with the pin distribution leader in their community to assemble, distribute, service, collect and track boxes of daffodil pins at retail locations close to their home, work or school. They are also encouraged to identify and approach businesses in their personal network that would be willing to host pin boxes in their office or store.
Maintenance Volunteers Silver Harbour Centre seeks volunteers interested in helping at the centre with small building maintenance tasks and repairs.
If you are interested in these or other possible volunteer opportunities, call 604-985-7138. The society is a partner agency of the United Way.
