VOLUNTEERS

One of the Meals on Wheels kitchens in Pierrefonds needs a kitchen coordinator. Tasks include contacting new clients referred by the CLSC, scheduling, communications with the volunteer team and occasional meetings. Minimum age: 55. Strangers in the Night is hosting a dinner and concert under the stars on Aug. 25 to raise funds for three community-based, not-for-profit organizations in the West Island: The Miriam Foundation, Lymphoma Canada, and The West Island Women’s Shelter. A total of 75 volunteers are needed to fill these roles: greet guests, busboys/busgirls, parking attendants, backstage crew and green team. Shifts are from 3 p.m. to midnight. Minimum age: 18. The 2018 Ribfest in Pierrefonds will soon be here. On Aug. 16-20, volunteers are needed for general set up of the event, arranging tables and chairs, cleaning up tables, replenishing supplies, helping with front door, collecting donations, handing out flyers and security at the door. Bartenders with experience are needed. Minimum age: 16. West Island Citizen Advocacy is a Centraide/WICS community organization that matches volunteers with seniors or with people suffering from a handicap. Call 514-694-5850 or visit volunteerwica.com. An English-speaking man in his late 50s would like friendly visits from a volunteer to break his isolation. He is a calm and soft-spoken former professional musician, who lives in the Pointe-Claire area. He has reduced mobility and likes to chat, and is also open to doing other activities. A Pointe-Claire resident in her 90s is living with Alzheimer’s. She would love to share some time with a caring, compassionate female volunteer who could visit her at her residence. She has done a lot of travelling and loves music from the ’20s, ’30s and ’40s. A very quiet 78-year-old woman with low vision, who lives in SainteGeneviève, would benefit from a female volunteer to visit her and accompany her on outings to break her isolation. She is pretty mobile and speaks French. A senior Pierrefonds woman is looking for a female volunteer to break her isolation through home visits. She has dementia and is very quiet and lonely. She speaks English and walks with a walker.