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.
Receptionist: Lynn Valley Seniors' Association is looking for a receptionist to answer the phone and provide information about programs at the agency. Volunteer will perform basic administrative tasks, emails, letters, tally visitors, etc. and will provide tours of the agency facilities.
Box Office Volunteer: Pacific Baroque Orchestra seeks a box office assistant who will be responsible for processing cash, credit, and/or debit transactions and recording these transactions for office records. Box office volunteers also hand out tickets.
Youth Leadership Program: The St. John Ambulance Youth Program gives young people between the ages of six and 17 the opportunity to contribute to their community by learning new skills and helping others. The program promotes social, educational and personal development through community service and leisure activities and training in first aid, health care and safety skills.
Retail Store Volunteer: A volunteer is needed at the Ten Thousand Villages store to assist customers purchase gifts, to tell the story of the agency and to greet customers and assist in finding items for gifts. The volunteer will also hand out promotional material, answer the telephone, restock inventory and tidy and dust the store.
Special Event/Administration Volunteers: North Shore Connexions seeks volunteers with administrative or accounting experience to assist various departments in hosting special events.
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.
