Happy New Year from everyone at Volunteer Campbell River!
Spirit Week and Volunteer Hours Tally
Campbell River Spirit Week is Monday February 1st to Sunday, February 7th.
Volunteers are always willing to lend a hand, help a neighbour and support a cause. They are a huge part of the spirit of our community. Please help us show our community spirit during Spirit week by taking a volunteer hours tally for all the volunteer hours in your organization during this week and call or email your total hours into the Volunteer Centre by Tuesday, Feb. 9th at 2 pm. Thank you!
National Volunteer Week
NVW will be April 18 – 24th this year. Volunteer Campbell River is organizing some exciting things for this week, including a Volunteer of the Year Event! Watch for details!
New email for Volunteer Campbell River
For those of you wishing to contact Brenda Staub, our new office assistant, please email Brenda@volunteercr.ca. Thank you!
Fundraising Opportunity
Jockey, Person to Person is a new twist on an old business. Bonnie Delaurier, Independent Comfort Specialist, is offering 10% of the retail cost on women’s clothing items sold during your event to support a cause. For more information, contact Bonnie at 250-923-5050 or bonnied@telus.net or check out the website at www.jockyperontoperson.ca.
Non-Profit Management Course
NIC is offering a Non-Profit Management course at the Campbell River Campus April 12 – 20, 2010. For more information on funding and the course please contact Karin Bury at 250-923-9728.
Community Foundations of Canada Toolkit
The Community Foundations of Canada Presents the Building Community
Vitality Leadership Toolkit - This online Toolkit is a useful resource on decision-making for communities and NGOs in transition and includes assistance with: strategic planning, partnership development, grant programs, measuring progress, success stories, and finding other resources. It also includes an organizational performance self-assessment for NGO Board members which looks at governance, leadership, management, fund development, visibility, and grant/programs/projects. For more information see http://cfc-fcc.ca/building-community-vitality/.
Disney’s Give a Day Get a Day
Volunteer Your Way to a Great Vacation!
Volunteer Canada has announced that beginning January, 2010, when you sign up for a volunteer opportunity with a participating organization (and the volunteer commitment is completed and verified) the volunteer will receive a one day admission pass to Walt Disney World or Disneyland theme park FREE! Disneyparks, working with Volunteer Canada and Hands On Network, hopes to inspire families to volunteer in their communities during 2010 through this unique pilot program. To register your organization, go to: http://govolunteer.ca/cgi-bin/page.cgi?_id=68
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
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Investors Group as our 2009 National Volunteer Week Sponsor
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Strathcona Regional District Area D as our 2009 NIBI Sponsor
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Coastal Community Credit Union