VOLUNTEER ROUNDUP
OCISO is a non-profit agency providing comprehensive settlement and integration services to newcomers in Ottawa since 1978. We need a volunteer computer tutor for seniors. You will teach seniors Microsoft Word, email, Internet, Facebook and Google, as well as encourage and help students develop positive attitudes toward learning and studying computers in individual and group settings. Do you have knowledge of computers, teaching experience, good listening/problemsolving skills, patience, and a non-judgmental attitude? Enjoy working with newcomers? Time commitment is six months; two hours per week. Contact Sheila Rowland at 613-725-5671 ext. 396, srowland@ociso.org
Get on board: Contribute to an organization that helps women in Ottawa build healthier lives by taking control of factors affecting their well-being through a holistic, women-centred approach. Amethyst Women’s Addiction Centre needs board members to assist in developing and updating policies and procedures, participate in strategic planning sessions, hire personnel and monitor finances and other areas of governance. Needed are women who are 18+ years of age, have demonstrated (in paid, volunteer work, or studies), a feminist commitment to bettering women’s lives; who can contribute to Amethyst’s work through expertise, life experience and support; and who are genuinely interested in working with board members of different backgrounds and interests and willing to work by consensus with other board members, using its feminist model of decisionmaking. Must have sufficient time to attend board and committee meetings, read required reports and other material, and be willing to chair a board committee and take part in committee work. Send resume and a short statement of interest to Genevieve Charest at genevievec@amethyst-ottawa.org, or call 613-563-0363 ext. 228. Interviews held during the last week of July.
Move-In weekend volunteers needed @ Housing Service — uOttawa: Over 4,000 students move in to uOttawa’s residences. With two new residences opening (Rideau and Henderson) we need volunteers more than ever. Various tasks available: greeting attendants, traffic attendants, parking attendants, drop-off zone attendants, cart attendants, fit volunteers, and a special tasks volunteer. Sign up by zone on the campus. Register through. Contact Monique, Moriana and Mélanie at 613-562-5800 ext. 3422 or benvol@uOttawa.ca