VOLUNTEERING

The Kiwanis Pavilion is a complex-care facility that is home to 122 residents. Many of them require specialized dementia care and are able to benefit from a variety of programs. There is music therapy, pet visits, walking programs, special outings and many indoor activities such as baking and bowling. Volunteers are needed to help residents participate in these programs for a few hours a week. For 30 years, the Pavilion has been operated by the Oak Bay Kiwanis Health Care Society. A major fundraising activity for Kiwanis to support the Pavilion is the Willows Beach Tea Room, and volunteers are needed there for the summer. This is an opportunity to gain experience in the hospitality or service industry, or a way to spend useful time near the water. If you are interested in any of these activities, please call 250-592-2022. Want to Volunteer? These and many other opportunities are available at VolunteerVictoria.bc.ca or by calling 250-386-2269. Board Members: Learning Through Loss, which delivers grief and loss education to young people, is seeking two-year board members to assist in grant and fund development. Call 250-6581284. Gift Shop Volunteers: Island Health’s Auxiliary gift shops at Glengarry, Aberdeen, Mount Tolmie and the Priory hospitals

require customer service volunteers for flexible shifts. Training is provided. Call 250-370-5645. Facilitator for Investment

Strategies: Junior Achievement is seeking facilitators for one or more four-hour high school visits to teach financial literacy skills. Training provided. Other positions available. Call 250-380-6765.

Web Content Editor: Innovative Communities, which is involved with poverty alleviation overseas, needs an editor to produce content for its website. Requires ability to explain complex issues in a readable manner. Call 778-4408838.

Italian-Speaking Companion: James Bay Community Project is looking for an Italian-speaking volunteer to provide companionship and conversation with a senior for about one hour per week. Other positions available. Call 250388-7844 loc. 308.

Treasurer: The Canadian Mental Health Association’ Board of Directors is seeking a board treasurer with knowledge of professional accounting norms to liaise with the accounting administrator. Call 250-216-4228.

QuickBooks Mentor: The Island Artisans Association would appreciate a volunteer with proficiency in QuickBooks to assist the treasurer with skill development for a short time. Call 250-686-6221.