VOLUNTEERS
AB O VA S—anon-profit organization that offers accompanied transport for West Island residents going to medical appointments on the island of Montreal. If you need assistance and/or services, please call. If you have a few hours to offer, access to a car and would like to volunteer, call 514-694-3838 or visit abovas.com.
Volunteer West Island matches you with volunteer opportunities that suit your interests in the West Island. Visit cabvwi.org or call 514-457-5445, local 227.
A CLSC client needs someone to accompany her to two downtown appointments in her Transport adapté bus and to push her wheelchair at the hospital.
Pointe-Claire Friends of Stewart Hall is looking for a volunteer to help in the reference room.
Meals on Wheels runs 12 kitchens in the West Island and some kitchens are still looking for cooks and drivers, one Tuesday or Thursday per month. The Grandparents’ Association of Québec is looking for volunteers aged 20+ to answer calls from grandparents who need comfort and advice. You commit to 7 hours per week, usually 5 calls or less and calls are routed to your home from the central number. A training in active listening is provided.
The city of Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue is organizing a Welcome Spring Family Fun Day event in Lalonde Park on March 31 and needs volunteers aged 14+ to help out!
West Island Citizen Advocacy is a Centraide/WICS community organization that matches volunteer citizens with seniors or with people suffering from a handicap. Call 514694-5850 or visit volunteerwica.com. A Pierrefonds woman in her 80s with an easygoing personality and a good sense of humour would love to share some time with a female volunteer who could engage her in meaningful conversation or meet her for coffee. She is available during the week in the afternoons.
A trilingual Pierrefonds woman in her 60s would benefit from a female volunteer who could spend time with her out of the house to socialize, go for coffee or just run small errands. She has a small dog and is incredibly compassionate.
A quiet Italian and French-speaking Pierrefonds man in his 80s would benefit from a male volunteer who could take him out on social outings for coffee or to help him run simple errands. He has a small dog, a great sense of humour and a lovely smile.
A music enthusiast, suffering from a mild personality disorder, is seeking a volunteer who can “jam” with him and spend some time outdoors. He loves cars, has a small dog, and he is a courteous smoker. If you’re enthusiastic and have a little time to give, it would certainly go a long way in helping this gentleman.