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.
Fringe Festival Volunteer: The Vancouver Fringe Festival is looking forward to another exciting year of friendly faces, great theatre, and fun times with people like you, who make up their talented cast of volunteers. Volunteers are needed for a variety of positions including ticket sellers, ushers, site crew, bartenders and a whole lot more. So no matter what your area of interest, there will be a volunteer position that is just right for you.
One-on-One Volunteer: The one-on-one volunteer will help frail, elderly seniors to leave their home, accompany them aboard the NSNH bus to a central location to socialize with others. They may be required to accompany senior on short walk for recreation or to a medical appointment.
Grocery Set Up Volunteer - Wednesdays: Volunteer is needed to assist the program in providing supplemental groceries to people living with HIV/AIDS in the Greater Vancouver area, and to promote nutritional health. The AIDS Vancouver Grocery allows for individuals to choose nutritious food items in a safe and nonjudgmental environment. Volunteer must be able to lift boxes of 40 pounds.
Special Event Assistants: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden is looking for volunteers to assist in setting up and cleaning up before and after events, crowd control and also to assist with demonstrations.
Volunteer: Evergreen City Park Project in North Vancouver brings together community partners and citizens to restore and enhance a natural space that supports habitat for native plants and animals. To accomplish this work local volunteers are relied upon to help plant native plants, remove invasive species and care for the park. On the fourth Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon, restoration volunteers will assist with stewardship events at city parks in North Vancouver.
If you are interested in these or other volunteer opportunities, call 604-985-7138. The society is a partner agency of the United Way.
