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Volunteering

Posted by crunchy | June 13, 2007 .

I have volunteered on and off for years…depending on my time and so on.

When I was a teen I was a volunteer guide at the Burnaby Heritage Museum.  It was really fun.  We dressed up in period costume and did all sorts of things, from baking on a wood stove, to churning butter or making ice cream for the kids.

My last volunteer position was fascinating.  I was a board member (and President for a term) of a Dance Company.  It was a great learning experience and I tried to use my background in event planning to aid in fund raising and so on.  I met amazing people and it was a very rewarding experience.

Volunteer Vancouver has a fantastic program that can match you and your skills with a board of a non profit agency.  Visit the site for more information or email Justin Grenier at boardmatch@volunteervancouver.ca.  Board Match has a orientation session on June 27 at the Volunteer Vancouver offices from 6 pm to 7:30 pm.

Check it out if you are interested in donating your time and skills.  Don’t forget, volunteering is a great way to network.


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  1. Andrea June 14, 2007 8:35 am

    volunteering is definitely rewarding. it is also a big eye opener for people to understand what kind of work really goes into holding events of any kind.
    I have been a volunteer for a horse park in Chilliwack for over 12 years. even when I lived in Japan I still volunteered for them by setting up and maintaining a website.
    http://www.island22horsepark.com

    volunteering can be fun, rewarding and a great way to become a part of your community.

  2. B June 14, 2007 3:25 pm

    oh isn’t it so rewarding. time is the stickler though, never enough time to give away is there. the volunteering section of my resume would be longer than my the rest of my resume if i included everything i have done. haha, and yes it is a great networking tool and way to just meet cool people.

    i am all ready aware of that web site but great idea to pass it along.