Power Tools

A resource for change makers and hour counters! Look here for tools and tips from Power of the Hour, Get Involved, and Volunteer Canada.

Summer, Having Fun, Animals, Swimming and Volunteering?! What’s not to Love?!

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When you volunteer at a summer camp, you get to enjoy yourself just as much as the campers! Whether your 14 or 45 – volunteering at a summer camp let’s you tap into your inner-child – you’ll be buying tuck, braiding boondoggle and having polar dips in NO time!

Pepsi Refresh Project – Giving Away Millions to Canadians!

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Got a great idea? Want to support the things you care about? Check out the Pepsi Refresh Project, a campaign to provide funding to individuals & organizations making positive change in their community.

Jan 2010
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Deloitte & Touche: Learning Business Skills Volunteering Abroad

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One of the most satisfying ways for employees to volunteer is to bring their unique skills to an organization in desperate need of help. That’s what HR consultants Stéphanie Boucher and Christine Bertrand did when they headed to West Africa for Uniterra’s Leave for Change Program. Based in Montreal at Samson Bélair/Deloitte & Touche, the duo headed to Africa – Boucher to Bamako, Mali, Bertrand to Kougoudou in Burkina Faso – with two different, challenging, assignments.

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Oct 2009
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Tropical Adventures

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Looking to volunteer abroad? Want to escape the Canadian winter? Look no further than Tropical Adventures, your number one stop for volunteer tourism in Costa Rica. The Tropical Adventures Foundation is a non-profit organization providing volunteer tour packages for individuals, families and groups interested in exploring the culture, language and natural beauty of Costa Rica. Tropical Adventures volunteer projects offer the adventure of a lifetime for those willing to share their love, skills and time with those less fortunate.

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