Youth required to become role models at Extend-A-Family inclusive camp

The following are volunteer opportunities in Waterloo Region. For more information, call the Volunteer Action Centre at 519-742-8610 or check the website at www.volunteerkw.ca.

Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region is offering a “peer vacation” experience for high school students who are interested in contributing to an inclusive community. Work together to complete a puzzle, sing along to the camp songs, and make some new friends. Be a positive role-model, build community, and receive 40 hours of volunteer time. The camps run Monday to Friday, Aug. 14 to 18 and Aug. 21 to 25 in a rural setting 30 minutes outside of Kitchener-Waterloo. By sharing your time and gifts with Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region, you will be contributing to a community where everyone belongs. If you would like to apply, contact Michelle at mscala@eafwr.on.ca or 519-741-0190 ext. 253.

• The second annual Hat Walk at Cambridge Rotary Ribfest, in support of the Child Witness Centre, will be happening on Aug. 12. We need volunteer ambassadors to help staff “The Hat Shack” by greeting Ribfest attendees, providing information about the Hat Walk, registering walkers, accepting donations and helping create funky and fabulous hats. No creative skill is needed — just have fun. Shifts are Friday, Aug. 10, and Saturday, Aug. 11, between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 12, between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. To find out more, contact Sally at 519-7440904 ext. 218 or sally.sarachman@childwitness.com.

• Interested in connecting with community and supporting the mission of effective, just and humane responses to crime and its causes? John Howard Society/ Cambridge Career Connections are looking for a volunteer administrative assistant in our Cambridge area office. We offer individualized job search assistance and programs which support the vision of healthy individuals and vibrant communities with minimal crime and the capacity to readily and positively address crime when it exists. The volunteer administrative assistant will welcome clients and answer telephones to provide information and direction. We require a volunteer to commit to at least one of five available shifts per week: Monday, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and Tuesday to Friday, 9 to 11:30 a.m. To find out more, contact Lynn at 519-743-6071 ext. 208 or lynnteixeira@waterloo.johnhoward.on.ca.