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.
FOOD DRIVE COLLECTOR: BC Thanksgiving Food Drive is looking for volunteers from Sept. 16 to 18 to deliver instructions on how to donate to the food drive. Volunteers will work in a group of three to five to cover a geographic area. Volunteers will also help with the donation collection scheduled for Sept. 21.
HOUSE VOLUNTEER: Volunteers are needed to assist staff with the day to day operations of SAGE House. Duties may include child minding, accompanying women to
appointments, assisting with meal preparations, some light office work, organizing storage areas, etc. Duties are distributed according to the personal strengths and requests of volunteers. Volunteers must be able to work in a stressful environment with volunteer duties changing week to week.
TEA TIME VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers are needed at Lynn Valley Care Centre to set up tables, get supplies from the main kitchen and make tea and coffee. Volunteers also help to serve the seniors and visit/chat with them. On holidays, volunteers are needed from 9:45 to 11 a.m. or 2:45 to 4 p.m.
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.
