VOLUNTEERING: Symphony Splash; Mount St. Mary Hospital
Want to volunteer? These opportunities and more are available at Volunteer Victoria: 250-386-2269 or volunteervictoria.bc.ca
Victoria International Dragon Boat
Festival is seeking volunteers for this year’s Victoria International Dragon Boat Festival Aug. 10-12. Go to victoria dragonboat.com or click on this link https://www.volg-istics.com/ ex/ portal.dll/a p?ap=1859926996 to complete your application and be part of our crew. Arts & Music in the Gardens: Volunteers needed. The event at Horticulture Centre of the Pacific will feature three stages and up to 50 artists. Volunteers get free entry for the whole weekend. Volunteer shifts are three to four hours on Aug. 24, 25 or 26. Email volunteers@hcp.ca for more information
Lifetime Networks: Network Friend — we are looking for a volunteer who is interested in building a friendship with a fun, social young man with a developmental disability. Some activities he would love to share with a new friend include: riding the bus, car shows, church activities, long walks, going on drives, attending music concerts and special events. For information, please contact Emily at 250-477-4112 or at volunteer@Lnv.ca
Victoria Symphony: Symphony Splash Volunteer — engage our audience members and hand out signature Symphony Splash buttons to anyone who donates to our cause on Sunday, Aug. 5. Volunteers receive a free voucher to a Victoria Symphony performance and an invitation to our appreciation party. Contact: Taryn Craig — splash_v olunteers @victoriasy mphony.ca or visit victoriasymphon y.c a/splash to sign up.
The MS Society is looking for volunteers to help at the MS Bike — Cowichan Valley on Aug. 10-12. The ride begins at Camp Pringle and tours through the Cowichan Valley. Spend the afternoon at a winery or help us at our banquet. To sign up, email Jenessa.Noviello@mssociety.ca or call 250-388-6496 ext 7326. The B.C. Schizophrenia Society, Victoria Branch is looking to recruit business leaders, entrepreneurs and fundraising skilled individuals to join our board of directors. We welcome people with lived experience as well as family members. For more information, please contact Hazel Meredith, Ed, at execdir.bcss@shaw.ca or 250-384-4225.
Land Trust Alliance of British
Columbia: Summer in the Alley, a fundraiser for Land Trust Alliance of B.C., is seeking event volunteers. Send an email to PAUL@LTABC.CA
Pacific Women’s Day is the annual conference for women in the defence community. It takes place on Nov. 24, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at Royal Roads University and consists of workshops, a keynote speaker, and engaging activities. We are looking for volunteers to present workshops during the event. Call Ekaterina, 250-363-2640, or go to esquimaltmfrc.com /event/ pacific-womens-day
Mount St. Mary Hospital: Volunteer at the gift shop. Handle sales, customer service and visit with residents in the centre of our community. Some retail experience would be helpful. Volunteer one day per week between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. or between 3 and 5:30. Please contact: Anne McCaffrey, co-ordinator of pastoral care and volunteer services at 250-480-3118 or write to amccaffrey@mtstmary.victoria.bc.ca.
Mount St. Mary Hospital: Volunteer as a hairdressing assistant; help porter our residents to and from the hairdresser in Village Square and keep them company while they await their turn. Thursday mornings from 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Please contact Anne McCaffrey, co-ordinator of pastoral care and volunteer services at 250-480-3118 or write to amccaffrey@mtstmary.victoria.bc.ca.