VOLUNTEERS
Volunteer West Island matches you with volunteer opportunities that suit your interests in the West Island. Visit www.cabvwi.org or call 514- 457- 5445, ext. 227.
An organization located in Kirkland that helps people in distress is in great need of a volunteer with a van or pickup truck, that could help with moving furniture such as beds, sofa, table etc. Any day of the week.
An organization that helps families and children in crisis is looking for volunteers to tutor elementary schoolchildren in math, French, or English. In Pointe-Claire on Mondays, Tuesdays and/ or Thursdays 4 to 6 p. m. The West Montreal Readaptation
Centre is looking for volunteers to help as support to educators during social skills group for young individuals — Saturdays starting Feb. 21 for 12 consecutive weeks. For three hours, mornings or afternoons in Beaconsfield. An organization that helps individuals suffering from mental illness is looking for volunteers to provide support to facilitators at a weekly swim group that requires, taking attendance, greeting new participants and showing them the pool facilities.
Another organization that works with families and their children is looking for volunteers to help run the study skills sessions of their homework program in Pierrefonds. Wednesdays from 3 to 5: 30 p. m. Initial training is available.
The church bazaar located at De l’Église St. in Ste- Anne- de- Bellevue is in desperate need of volunteers to serve clients. Tuesday mornings or afternoons.
A seniors’ residence in Pierrefonds is looking for a volunteer bridge player that would like to spend a couple of hours a week with a small group of seniors. Time and day is up to the volunteer.
Volunteers needed to help with the Meals on Wheels program. The kitchen serving Dorval is in need of cooks and so is the one in Lachine. The one serving Beaconsfield needs drivers, shoppers and deliverers. These are all once- amonth commitments, Tuesday or Thursday mornings or early afternoons.
West Island Citizen Advocacy is a Centraide/ WICS community organization that matches volunteer citizens with seniors or with people suffering from a handicap. Call 514- 694- 5850 or visit www.volunteerwica.com.
An 87- year- old woman living in Dorval would enjoy having a female volunteer who could offer her some social stimulation. She would enjoy going for a walk in the nearby mall or in the residence where she lives. She uses a walker. She speaks English and Greek.
A woman in her late 50s living in a residence in Pierrefonds would appreciate having a female volunteer who could visit her on a regular basis, once a week, on a Tuesday would be preferable. She has MS and uses a wheelchair. She enjoys playing cards and would enjoy short outings, going out for a coffee or a short ride in her wheelchair outside.
A woman in her early 60s, living in SteAnne-de- Bellevue who has recently had a stroke, would enjoy having a female volunteer who could visit her on a regular basis. She used to write poetry and loves to read. She has her own car which the volunteer could drive to go on short outings.
We are desperately looking for male volunteers to help out in our Youth Engagement matching project, which matches volunteers with individuals with intellectual disabilities to help break their social isolation. We are looking for soccer players, coffee drinkers, chess players, etc.
A very soft- spoken francophone man with a moderate intellectual disability, living in a mostly anglophone residence in Roxboro, is looking for a friend to chat with. The volunteer will have to be patient as the gentleman requires additional time to complete his tasks.
An extremely sociable Kirkland man with an intellectual handicap is looking for a friendly volunteer to kick the ball around with, or go dancing on Friday nights.
A sweet elderly Hungarian lady living in a residence in D. D. O. is in need of a volunteer who would be willing to take her outside for outings. She is in a wheelchair. She would prefer a female volunteer who speaks Hungarian.
A bilingual lady, 79 years of age, living in D. D. O. is in need of a female volunteer. She just lost her husband a few months ago and is looking for companionship.
A 83- year- old man suffering from Alzheimer’s is in need of a male volunteer to visit with him once a week or once every two weeks. His interests include bowling and golf. He also plays piano. He needs motivation and is a gentle soul. A very sociable, pleasant Russianspeaking senior woman in Roxboro would like to have a Russian- speaking volunteer to visit occasionally. She is a retired professor in industrial economics and loves to converse.
An elderly British woman in Dorval, with a number of health issues, is in need of a female volunteer to provide practical support such as accompaniment on outings.
A 70- year- old man living in Île- Bizard would benefit from a male volunteer to accompany him on outings such as bowling, going to the movies, going on walks with the dog, or out for coffee. He has some dementia.