VOLUNTEER ROUNDUP
❚ Urgently required to start this term: Calling all females over 18 interested in gaining experience working with young girls (from senior kindergarten to Grade 1) within a Sparks unit, as part of Girl Guides of Canada. The program runs from the end of September through to mid-May, one hour per week (Wednesday, 5 p.m.- 6 p.m.) plus a few optional opportunities (e.g. Saturday camp). The female volunteer will become a registered member of Girl Guides of Canada and help to deliver the varied Sparks program alongside an experienced Sparks leader and high school volunteer. Contact the unit administrator at 1-877-3234545 ext. 5137 or unitadmin.27@guidesontario.org
AIDS Committee of Ottawa is looking for your help: This organization works to provide support, prevention, education and outreach services from an integrated anti-racism anti-oppression social justice framework that promotes the holistic well-being of those living with, affected by, impacted by and at risk of HIV/AIDS in Ottawa. Needed are volunteers to join our Safer Partying Outreach Team, which helps bring information about sexual health and safer drug use to the places where people party. We are also looking for Workshop Facilitators for our Gay Zone Workshops, which help to present various topics on gay men’s health issues. Contact Leslie Wells at volunteer@aco-cso.ca
❚ Volunteers needed for third Annual Scotiabank Nordic Walk: The Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation kicks off Fall 2013 with our third Annual Scotiabank Nordic Walk on Oct. 20 at Survivors Park, 1500 Alta Vista Dr. With each step taken and each dollar raised, participants will ensure that thousands of local cancer patients and their families have access to the Maplesoft Centre and the innovative and inspirational programs offered there. All proceeds from the event support cancer coaching programs at the Maplesoft Centre. Responsible, energetic and enthusiastic volunteers are needed on event day between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Free parking. Interested? Contact Sarah MacLaren 613-2473527 or smaclaren@ottawacancer.ca with “Nordic Walk Volunteer” in the subject line.
❚ Wanted: UNDEAD: The Diefenbunker, Canada’s Cold War Museum, is seeking volunteers, young and old, breathing or not, to add “life” to Incident at the Bunker: a Zombie Adventure. In partnership with Haunted Walks Ottawa, the Diefenbunker will host four days and one night of familyfriendly zombie mayhem this Halloween. Bring your best undead look! No bus transportation to the Diefenbunker. Zombie costumes and brains not provided. Contact Heather Montgomery at volunteer@diefenbunker.ca or 613-839-0007. ❚ Looking for board members: Friends of Amethyst Women’s Centre is seeking members for its board of directors. We are a non-profit charitable organization with a mandate to raise funds to finance the work of Amethyst Women’s Addiction Centre. As this is a fundraising board, they need volunteers who can: regularly attend board and important meetings; make a commitment to actively participate in fundraising for the organization; accept assignments and complete them thoroughly and on time. A minimum one-year commitment is required, beginning in September. Contact Rima Zabian at 613-566-3448 or patdunphy84@gmail.com
❚ Light the Night: Volunteers are needed for the fourth Annual Light The Night Walk Evening, Oct. 19 at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada. On this special evening, thousands of participants will carry illuminated lanterns as they walk from Marion Dewar Plaza at Ottawa City Hall, down Queen Elizabeth Driveway to the Pretoria Bridge and back to the festivities, with live entertainment, food and activities. Walkers will raise funds for vital, life-saving research and patient services. Interested? Visit www.jmaeventplanning.com/events, click on Light the Night and fill out the registration form. Please indicate your preferences and comments on the registration page.