No home building skills? No problem
The following are volunteer opportunities in Kitchener-Waterloo. For more information, call the Volunteer Action Centre in Kitchener at 519-742-8610 or check the website at www.volunteerkw.ca.
Celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday by volunteering with Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region. The 2017 build season has begun and we are looking for energetic individuals who are ready to join us as build volunteers at both our Kitchener and Wellesley Build sites. No skills? No worries — we will train you. Give us a day and we will give you lunch, a T-shirt, and a feeling that you have done something great by building into your community. There is a wide range of building tasks including: preparing the foundations, framing, installing drywall, painting, flooring, and finishing work. Safety boots and hard hats are required; we have a variety on site to borrow if required. To sign up for a build day, check out www.habitatwr.ca/volunteering. Questions? Call Janine at 519-7470664 ext. 223.
Outstanding and enthusiastic volunteers are needed to power the 2017 TD Kitchener Blues Festival, Aug. 10 to 13. We need volunteers to assist with site operations, information and volunteer services, merchandise services. Eco team members needed — help us keep the blues green. We are also looking for volunteers with Smart Serve certification for beverage services. Apply online at www.kitchenerbluesfestival.com or e mail volunteer@kitchenerbluesfestival.com.
HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre offers free programs and services for those with cancer, their families and caregivers in the Waterloo-Wellington region. We are looking for passionate members of the community to join our board that bring focused skills and leadership experience to governance work. HopeSpring is governed by a skills-based volunteer board of directors that is responsible for considering the community’s psychosocial and wellness cancer needs, setting policy, establishing strategic direction and monitoring organizational performance. We are looking for eight individuals to join our board in April/May. All expressions of interest are confidential. Please contact linda@hopespring.ca or call 519-742-1544 ext. 103 if you are interested in this opportunity.