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Volunteer Lethbridge can help with their column of opportunities which appears in Monday’s Herald. Visit www.volunteerlethbridge.com or call 403-332-4320.

UNITED WAY OF LETHBRIDGE & SOUTH WESTERN ALBERTA – BOARD MEMBERS

United Way’s purpose is to raise funds to support essential local programs at United Way Partner Agencies. Grants from United Way’s Community Fund support programs that target poverty reduction, building healthy families and strong communities, and helping children and youth be all they can be. United Way is seeking up to three new faces for

its Board of Directors. United Way board directors are dedicated and skilled in their work, and provide clear and consistent leadership. The board assumes both a mandatory role, based on legal requirements of boards of directors, and a chosen role, based on the board model it has elected for itself. New board directors will work with the board chair and executive director to discuss and define their role on the board and chosen committees, and get to know the organization and its work to support local communities. Those interested can submit a resume and cover letter to ED@lethbridgeunitedway.ca This posting will remain open until positions are filled.

OLDMAN WATERSHED COUNCIL – CASINO VOLUNTEERS

The Oldman Watershed Council is a not-for-profit organization of southern Albertans that maintains and improves the Oldman watershed by improving and sharing knowledge, building and strengthening stakeholder partnerships, promoting community action and stewardship and developing and implementing integrated land and water plans. Oldman Watershed Council has a casino on Sunday, Nov. 8 and Monday, Nov. 9 and they are looking for both daytime and nighttime volunteers. Day shifts are 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. and night shifts are 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. Positions will be determined the day of the event. Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at the event, but if you have your own mask please bring it. For more information call 403330-1346 or email: info@oldmanwatershed.ca.

VOLUNTEER LETHBRIDGE – LSCO DRIVE HAPPINESS PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS

Your help is needed for important community support! Many of our community’s seniors are experiencing loneliness and extreme isolation. Getting to their medical appointments, running errands and attending recreational activities is hard for them and compounds the loneliness. In this position you will make a difference in the lives

of our community’s seniors, one ride at a time. Volunteers in this role must be a resident of Lethbridge or surrounding areas, learn how to use RideScheduler, and must follow all COVID safety precautions. Training and supplies will be provided. For more information contact Chelsea at 403-332-4320 or email: volunteer@volunteerlethbridge.co m.

LETHBRIDGE SENIOR CENTRE ORGANIZATION – COURIER AND DRIVER VOLUNTEERS

Meals on Wheels is a charitable, volunteer based organization, committed to providing home delivery of hot and nutritious meals to people in need. The LSCO Meals on Wheels program has a deep, positive impact, within the City of Lethbridge. The people they serve to are able to maintain a sense of independence and stay in their homes and count on a hot noon meal. Volunteers deliver kindness, along with a meal. A friendly wave through a window or a quick hello, while maintaining social distancing, is helpful to the people they serve. Onsite training is provided. For more information call 403-3202222 or email: volunteer@lethseniors.com.

INTERFAITH FOOD BANK SOCIETY – GENERAL VOLUNTEER

Interfaith Food Bank is committed to recognizing the human dignity of those in need and providing food and access to services and resources generated from within our community. They are looking for general volunteers who would be responsible for stocking and pricing their donated items, as well as handling cash. For more information, call Echo at 403-3208779 or email: info@interfaithfoodbank.ca.

TETRA SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA LETHBRIDGE TRADES/TECHNICAL VOLUNTEERS

Tetra Society of North America is a non-profit organization that empowers people with disabilities through volunteer built custom assistive devices that overcome obstacles to independence. Do you like to build, design and create? Can you think outside the box to find solutions? They are looking for technically skilled volunteers to design and build customized assistive devices to help people with disabilities overcome physical barriers they face in day to day tasks and in recreational opportunities. Volunteers with various technical backgrounds (i.e. engineers, technicians, machinists, carpenters, seamstresses, etc.) and of various ages are welcome. As a volunteer, they typically ask for a minimum one-year commitment. For more information on the Tetra Society, visit www.tetrasociety.org or if you would like to join their team, fill out the volunteer application form at: https://tetrasociety.org/support/ volunteer-application.php.

STREETS ALIVE MISSION – DONATION ITEM SORTING

Streets Alive Mission exists to provide for the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of the poor, to empower them to change their lives through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They are seeking volunteers to help sort through donated items at the Community Donation Centre. For more information call 403-320-1159 or email: volunteer@streetsalive.ca.