Silent auction aids counselling services
The following are volunteer opportunities in Kitchener-Waterloo. For more information, call the Volunteer Action Centre in Kitchener at 519742-8610 or check the website at www.volunteerkw.ca.
Interfaith Counselling Centre is seeking your help with its 31st annual silent auction. The ICC Silent Auction is a fundraiser with funds going toward the subsidization of counselling services which help support individuals in our community. This event features breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m., live entertainment throughout the day, and a bake sale organized by the New Hamburg Lioness Club. This year the event will be held on Saturday, April 28, and shifts vary from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We are seeking floor marshalls and volunteers to help with setup and cleanup the day of the event, as well as donor canvassers to start now up to April 25. For more information, please contact Kristin at 519-662-3092 or email interfaith@golden.net.
• Community Justice Initiatives is looking for Revive group facilitators to co-facilitate groups for people who have been impacted by sexual abuse/ trauma using a restorative justice framework. Volunteers must have a good understanding of personal boundaries, and a willingness to be non-judgmental and caring is an asset. Training dates are May 24 and 31 from 6:30 to 9 p.m., May 25, 26 and June 2 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All sessions are mandatory; a training fee applies; one-year commitment is required. For details contact Peggy at 519-744-6549 ext. 208, peggyl@cjiwr.com or visit www.cjiwr.com.
• Wanted: Big Bunch Mentors. Big Bunch provides children and youth with mentoring support through group-based recreational programming. Big Bunch Mentors and children meet for six weeks on weekday evenings to participate in recreational activities planned and paid for by Big Brothers Big Sisters Waterloo Region. The program runs three times per year in Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Apply online at www.bbbswr.org, or call 519-745-0180 ext. 222 or email info@bbbswr.org for more information.