Newsletter
APRIL 2010
Campbell River Volunteer Centre
P.O. Box 983, Campbell River, BC V9W 6Y4Phone 250-287-8111, Fax 250-287-9658
www.volunteercr.ca
mail@volunteercr.ca
National Volunteer Week April 18 – 24, 2010
Special events, community programs and fundraisers are all made possible because of volunteers! Let’s celebrate and show them our appreciation!
During NVW, Volunteer Campbell River will be holding these events:
• Monday, April 19th - Domino’s Pizza Fundraiser
$1.00 (or an additional donation amount of your choice) from every pizza sold will go to VCR! Please call 250-923-9228 or go in person to 2253 S. Island Highway.
• Wednesday, April 21st – Volunteer of the Year Awards
Wine and Cheese Reception
Volunteer Campbell River will host the first Volunteer of the Year Awards Wine and Cheese Reception at the beautiful Museum at Campbell River on Wed. April 21st from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. We will be honouring all the volunteers nominated, celebrating volunteerism and announcing the award winners! There will also be time for networking, snacks and a no host wine bar. If you haven’t already, please rsvp today if you would like to attend! Thank you to our sponsors:
• Thurs. April 22nd – Volunteer Management Workshop
Facilitator: Marjorie Driscoll
Time: 9 am – 12 noon at the Rivercorp boardroom.
Marjorie Driscoll from Volunteer Nanaimo is a dynamic speaker with many years experience working with volunteers. She will give insight to those managing volunteers with information on Recruitment, Orientation/training, Motivating Volunteers and How to Fire Volunteers.
The Volunteer Management Workshop fees are $25.00 for VCR member agencies, $40.00 for non members. Please note – this workshop is almost full so register now to avoid disappointment!
VCR Annual General Meeting
The CR Volunteer Society will hold their AGM on Tuesday, May 18th, 6:30 pm at the Museum at Campbell River. We are excited to have Sylvie Hatch as our guest speaker this year. Please see the information below and rsvp by May 13th to louise@volunteercr.ca if you would like to attend.
Health & Wellness and Volunteers in the Workplace
Facilitator: Sylvie Hatch
Sylvie is a Wellness Coach, graduated from Rhodes Wellness College in Vancouver, a Counsellor with the Persona Therapy Institute and a Business Consultant with SWITCH, People Power Performance, a company she co-founded with her business partner. Prior to Coaching, Sylvie worked as a business manager for such organization as 3H Hotels, Habitat for Humanity, and The Bay.
Sylvie has served on various boards in the Comox Valley such as the Airport Commission, the Chamber of Commerce, CV Tourism, and Habitat for Humanity.
Content Information:
Health & Wellness can assist people find their own optimum level of wellness and wisdom. Work-life balance is a state of well-being that allows people to effectively manage multiple responsibilities at work, at home, and in their community.
Organizations can learn to facilitate this balance in the areas of stress management, goals identification, needs, values, interests, and more. Assimilating wellness principles into the workplace provides a high degree of commitment and a desire to be an agent of change and these practices have many pay-offs for both volunteers/employees and the organization in terms of volunteer/employee satisfaction, productivity and efficiency..
Learn more…by attending!
New funding opportunity from Heritage Canada
Heritage Canada presents the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage Program created to help Canadians celebrate their communities past and present. The program will increase opportunities through festivals, events, and activities for local artists and artisans to be involved in their
community and for local groups to commemorate local history and heritage. The Program has three components: Local Festivals, Community Anniversaries, and the Legacy Fund. The next deadline for applications for all program components is April 30, 2010. For more information visit
http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/dcap-bcah/finApp-eng.cfm
Call For Board Members
The Volunteer Centre is currently looking for a Secretary and Directors for our board. If you or someone you know is interested in supporting volunteerism and our society please contact Louise at 250-287-8111.
Equipment and Donated Items Available
Quantity Description
1 HP Desktop printer, comes with ink but no printer cable
2 Pentium 4- 2.6 GHz 1.o G RAM 40 GB Hard drive
All running Windows XP. Have installed free version AVG anti-virus software.
No monitors available but we can provide keyboards and ball mice.
These items will go on a first come first serve basis. For more information please call Island TechEase at 250-287-3239.
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For more information please contact the Volunteer Centre at 287-8111 or email mail@volunteercr.ca check out our website at www.volunteercr.ca or come by to see us Monday – Thursday, 9 am – 2pm at 301 St. Ann’s Rd, lower level of city hall.
THANK YOU TO ALL BINGO PATRONS AND THE BC GAMING POLICY AND ENFORCEMENT BRANCH FOR SUPPORTING
VOLUNTEER CAMPBELL RIVER
We would also like to thank the City of Campbell River for their continued support
Investors Group, Thrifty Foods, Hilcam Trophies, and Quality Foods
As our 2010 National Volunteer Week Volunteer of the Year Awards Sponsors
Strathcona Regional District Area D as our 2009 NIBI Sponsor
Coastal Community Credit Union 2009 Jeans Day Proceeds