VOLUNTEERING: Be a friend, Selkirk Waterfront fest
Want to volunteer? These opportunities and more are available at Volunteer Victoria: 250-386-2269 or volunteer victoria.bc.ca Reynolds Volunteer Fair presented by Volunteer Victoria: Visit our fair and explore volunteer opportunities in our community. Twenty organizations will be represented at the fair — ask questions and find out how you can make a difference. Wednesday, May 2, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 3963 Borden St, Victoria — entrance foyer of the school The fair is open to everyone. Any questions contact: jingwen@volunteervictoria.bc.ca or 250-386-2269 Lifetime Networks: Network Friend (volunteer role) We are looking for a volunteer who is interested in building a friendship with a young man in Langford who is non-verbal and has a developmental disability. Activities he would love to enjoy with a friend are exploring the outdoors with hikes and trails, painting and crafts, swimming, bowling and minigolf. For information, please contact Emily at 250-477-4112 or volunteer@Lnv.ca The Selkirk Waterfront Festival is a free family event featuring live music, fun activities, great food and a unique vendors market. Volunteer positions available: Setup crew, food café crew, traffic crew, valet bike-parking crew and takedown crew. For information call 2 50-388 5251 or visit burnsidegorge.ca Parent Support Services of BC (PSS): Volunteer facilitators needed — Grandparents raising grandchildren/kinship care and parent support circles. We have openings for volunteer Circle facilitators in: Greater Victoria, including Metchosin and Westshore, Nanaimo and Parksville. Initial Facilitator Training will be held May 4-6 in Victoria. For more information please email victoria@parentsupportbc.ca or visit parentsupportbc.ca (and complete the online volunteer application form). Volunteer Victoria: is seeking outgoing, friendly and organized volunteers who can assist with advising individuals looking to volunteer at a local nonprofit organization. Volunteering advisers will work with potential volunteers to support their search for a suitable volunteer position and carry out followup administrative tasks. For more information and to apply contact: Betty@volunteervictoria.bc.ca Victoria Lesbian Seniors Care Society: Four volunteers are needed for our concert on May 12, 2 p.m., at James Bay United Church. The concert is Our Voices with Special Choir AVIVA from Nanaimo. We are proud to put forward this fundraiser that will assist our members with health-related concerns. We need people for setup, take-down and light baking. If interested, please contact concert@vlscs.ca. More information can be found at vlscs.ca. Victoria Highland Games Association: Victoria Highland Games Volunteer — Victoria Highland Games and Celtic Festival, Topaz Park, Victoria Day long weekend May 19 - 21. This year is the 155th in the festival's long history and more than 25,000 people are expected to attend in total. Volunteers needed in several roles. For more information about volunteering at the games, please go to our website: victoriahighlandgames.com/games/participate/volunteers/