Volunteer Heroes
Volunteers are the backbone of any organization. Read powerful stories featuring volunteers across Canada and learn how you can Get Involved!
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A resource for change makers and hour counters! Look here for tools and tips from Power of the Hour, Get Involved, and Volunteer Canada.
The Paralympics Games
The Olympic Games are thrilling, heart-breaking, uplifting – pretty much all around amazing! But did you know that there are two Olympic Games? The first games, happening in Vancouver as I write this, are the ones we have all watched and been moved by. The results cover the news, the papers and the web. But 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.
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Earth Day Canada Everyday Heroes
In order to celebrate this year’s Earth Day (April 22nd), Earth Day Canada is hosting a contest for all aspiring filmmakers. Every Day Heroes Film Competition is urging all filmmakers to submit their piece 90 second, silent film by March 15th.
Enthusiastic. Remarkable. Inspiring. These are just a few words that describe the individuals and groups across Canada that are doing amazing things to reduce their impact on the environment in large and small ways. They’ve taken the three R’s and made it a way of life. They’re every day heroes whose stories need to be told.
Finalists will have their films screened in shopping malls across Canada, displayed on the 270 monitors on subway platforms around Toronto, and hosted on YouTube and the Earth Day website.
Prizes will be awarded in four seperate categories, including Best of ‘Under 18’ years of age, Best of ‘18 and Over’, Best of Competition and the People’s Choice Award – so all filmmakers young and old, established and aspiring are invited to compete. Among the prizes are a MacBook Pro and a Toronto getaway to attend the Earth Day Canada Gala in June. 
Voting for your favorite film (the People Choice Award) will enter you into a contest to win a $250 shopping mall certificate.
OR are you an inspired filmmaker? Then inspire Canada this Earth Day. Tell the story of your every day environmental hero and their dedication to support of a healthier environment through the power of film.
Snail mail or courier your movie file on a CD or data DVD, along with a printed submission form [345KB PDF] to:
Earth Day Canada Film Competition 111 Peter Street Suite 503 Toronto ON M5V 2H1
Or click here to submit your film online.
Olympic Volunteering
The volunteering experience at Vancouver 2010 Olympics is certainly a great and life-changing one. Over 30,000 volunteers are needed to help run the Olympic games. Volunteers have the opportunity to be involved in almost all aspects of the Olympics (including helping with the medal ceremonies and meeting the athletes!)
Get Inspired: The 2009 Mackenzie Awards Winners!
Youth between the ages of 13-19 are at the fore-front of change. The Mackenzie Awards celebrate youth who are making a difference in their communities. Candidates are judged on: the scope of their volunteering and fundraising efforts, their leadership and creativity, their hands-on involvement in their philanthropic pursuits, the length and level of their involvement and the impact on their community and their charity.
Teens Becoming the Generation of Social Change
The Mackenzie awards celebrate an entire generation of youth that are giving back, donating their time and money, and inspiring others to create change – not just change in a few years – change NOW!
Beautifulcity.ca Volunteer Sedina
“Support of art and youth is a major part of the work I do. As a local independent artist, we need support to continue to our work which sometimes goes unnoticed by the general public. If we can bring attention to our art and continue to push that corporations who use art as a medium to sell products, give back and allow art for arts sake, we can continue to create art that the public sees and connects to.”
Kiwanis Club of North York Volunteer Peter
Peter Douglas volunteers his time with the Kiwanis Club of North York. Formed in 1950, the club is part of worldwide Kiwanis International, that has over 300,000 members in over 70 countries. It hopes to help build better communities and help educate and support underprivileged children.
LetsStopAIDS Volunteer Yvonne
“I got involved because it felt natural to lend a hand to those in need- holding a door, joining in on school yard clean ups, donating to those down on their luck- they were all simple tasks that didn’t warrant a request. When I realized the magnitude of the global HIV and AIDS pandemic 4 years ago I knew I needed to do what I could to help so I volunteered with LetsStopAIDS.”
CARD volunteer Ingrid Hanslep
Ingrid volunteers her time with CARD (community riding for the disabled). CARD’s therapeutic horseback riding program benefits riders who seek physical or cognitive therapies, who have a variety of disabilities, including Autism, Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy, and multiple sclerosis.
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