VOLUNTEERS
ABOVAS — a non-profit group 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 514-6943838 or visit abovas.com.
Volunteer West Island matches you with opportunities that suit your interests. Visit cabvwi.org or call 514457-5445, 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 seeks 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 seeks volunteers aged 20+ to answer calls from grandparents who need comfort and advice. You commit to seven hours per week, usually five calls or less; calls are routed to your home from the main line. Active listening training is provided.
The JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes, is recruiting volunteers for this year’s rally on June 10. Volunteer opportunities include: traffic management, crowd control, food and refreshment area, set-up and take-down, etc. Min. age: 13. Visit http://jdrfwalk.ca/
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 77-year-old bilingual woman seeks a volunteer for social support, such as going to restaurants and shopping. She lives in Dorval and is autonomous, though requires a walker as she has difficulty with mobility. She is a strong lady as a cancer survivor; she recently lost her son due to cancer.
An independent senior woman in Dollard with no family seeks a female volunteer advocate to accompany her on social outings and grocery stores.
A Pierrefonds man in his 70s seeks a compassionate male volunteer who can visit him at home, engage him in activities or go out for some fresh air. Due to a stroke, he does not talk a lot but he is sociable.