A resource for change makers and hour counters! Look here for tools and tips from Power of the Hour, Get Involved, and Volunteer Canada.
If you knew that donating just 1.5 hours of the 168 hours you have available per week, could change 10 kids’ lives forever, would you do it? Kids.now provides programs for children in grade 7 and 8.
The Olympic Games are thrilling, heart-breaking, uplifting – pretty much all around amazing! But did you know that there are two Olympic Games? I would love to draw some light on the less-known Paralympic games, where some truly amazing and inspiring athletes are constantly pushing the limits of their physical and mental abilities.
The first day of school. We all remember it – you’re wearing a whole new outfit and shiny shoes, your parents gently nudge you through the school’s front doors, your older brother or sister telling you horror stories about your new teacher, and more children your age than you’ve ever seen. But the minute you find another kid with the same Scooby Doo lunch box – you are in your element, and you start having fun.
At Get Involved there are tons of volunteer opportunities that are constantly being posted. Here are some highlights of great opportunities posted this week:
The Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Rain forest Conservation (COTERC) is looking for volunteers at their Costa Rica Biological Research Station to assist in Marine Turtle Monitoring and Community Conservation Program.
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Check out TVO’s fantastic article on how to teach your kids to contribute to society and donate to a worthy cause! You will be surprised by how passionate kids can become when they get involved. There’s lots of fun opportunities too, volunteering is no longer about simply stuffing envelopes.
‘Tis the season to volunteer and nothing’s better then good karma right before Christmas. Put a smile on stranger’s face this season by giving back – there’s lots of ways to help out, you can do anything from volunteering gift wrapping to dropping off a brand new toy.
A guide on how to recruit and best manage your volunteers. Learn how to keep your volunteers happy and coming back – through simple tips – like appreciation!
At Get Involved there are tons of volunteer opportunities that are constantly being posted. Here are some highlights of great opportunities posted this week:
CAMH is looking for Drum Circle Volunteers for their mental health programs
Warden Woods Community Center needs Family Sponsors for the Christmas holidays
Kids.now is looking for a Communications and Development Coordinator (internship position) [...]
UPDATE: There’s still one more ipod to give away! We are only 200,000 hours from our last ipod touch winner! So sign up, pledge your hours, or add completed hours now!
At Get Involved there are tons of volunteer opportunities that are constantly being posted. Here are some highlights of great opportunities posted this week:
Youth Assisting Youth is looking for volunteer mentors aged 16 to 29 to mentor our juniors aged 6 to 15. Head to their volunteer information and training session on Tuesday, December 1, [...]
In honor of its 10th year, kids.now has created the Power of 10 Project, a challenge to corporate Canada to help create and implement 100 new kids.now programs for children all across Canada.
The Guluwalk organization started these walks in 2005 and has since made almost $4-million for Ugandan charities through online pledges, none of which could have been possible without the free tools of Twitter, Facebook, blogs and You Tube.
