VOLUNTEERING: Literacy tutors, transition house

Want to volunteer? These opportunities and more are available at Volunteer Victoria: 250-386-2269 or www.volunteervictoria.bc.ca

Literacy Tutors for Noisy Kids

Reading Club: We support children to gain literacy skills throughout the Greater Victoria region. School-aged children are referred to our after-school services by schools or their families. If you are interested in helping these young people learn in a kind and supportive environment, we would like to hear from you. Training is provided. Contact us at 250 514-5951 or at childco@victorialiteracyconnection.ca

Mountain Equipment Co-op — MEC

Victoria: is seeking volunteers for our 2018 Race Series — five races throughout the year. Lochside Jan. 14, Thetis Lake March 25, Royal Roads June 10, Sooke Potholes Aug. 26, Beaver Lake Oct. 28. Volunteer roles include: bib pick-up, event set-up/tear-down, parking lot marshal, gear check support, food preparation and service, course marshal and aid station helper. For details contact Caitlin Brown 250-386-2667 ext. 235 Victoria Women’s Transition House will be hosting our 2017/18 winter training for general in-house volunteers. Contact Carol Bilson for an interview and intake at 250-592-2927 ext. 221.

Volunteer Victoria My Journey

Project: If you are an adult over 55 and your life journey has included volunteering with a charitable or nonprofit organization, we would love to hear from you. Seniors have a wealth of experience and knowledge that is of value to the next generation of community leaders. It is the goal of the “My Journey” project to capture your experiences and insights and pass them on to those coming up. To do this we are asking you to come forward and share your stories. Have you: organized a special event or fundraising campaign, started a new program or organization in your community, organized at any level activities in which you were the lead volunteer, chaired a committee or team, sat on a board of directors or held an officer positions on a board? If you have, please join us on Jan. 16 to meet with other older volunteers and a group facilitator and be invited to talk about leadership, lessons learned, and your own leadership journeys. For more information or to register contact Betty Leitch: Betty@volunteer victoria.bc.ca