December 2017 issue

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Volunteer Corner from Becky MacDonald
Volunteer Appreciation
November 2
To be a volunteer, it takes...
Generosity, a willingness to give
your time to others
Understanding, because their lives
might be very different from your
own
Empathy, an ability to put yourself
in someone else's shoes and feel
what they must feel
Compassion, to truly care about
making someone else's life better
Patience, because the process
doesn't always go as smoothly as it
might
Dedication, to stick with the project
and see it through
You've shown these qualities and
so much more, so thank you for all
that you do!
A fabulous night enjoyed by all!
A special thanks to all the Evergreen
staff for all your dedication,
assistance and support with the
planning and implementation.
Thank you to all the city staff,
family and friends who were able
to join us in the celebration in honoring
all of the wonderful volunteers.
Thank you to you all… for
all your continuous support, dedication
and passion in everything
you do. Thank You, Thank You,
Thank You!
Upcoming Volunteer Awards
Ontario Volunteer Service
Awards: This award recognizes
volunteers for providing committed
and dedicated service to an organization.
Deadline for submissions:
December 13 th
Please fully complete the Nomination
Form located at the front desk
and return it to Becky in the main
office. Those who are eligible for
an award will be chosen. Your assistance
and input is greatly appreciated
with this process. If you
have any further questions, please
feel free to speak to Becky from
T S - D 2017 — V. 42, N. 4
Monday to Friday between 8:30-
4:30.
All Volunteers – Training and
Orientation: Anyone new to the
volunteer team within the last 2
years, or who has not completed
their AODA and training, will be
required to register for one of the
trainings. It is a great refresher for
anyone, speaks to your role as a
volunteer, policies and procedures
and how the GWSA and City work
together. Please speak to Becky in
the main office for more details
and to register.
December 11 th -9:00-11:00
2018
January 15 th – 9:00-11:00
January 15 th – 1:30-3:30
April 4 th – 1:30-3:30
April 12 th – 9:00-11:00
July 10 th – 9:00-11:00
September 27 th – 9:00-11:00
October 3 rd – 1:30-3:30
Reception Desk
Registration Desk: volunteers are
needed to assist on the front desk
on Wednesday afternoons 12:00-
3:45 or every other Thursday
morning 8:45-12:15 or every other
Friday afternoon 12:00-3:45. If
you enjoy working with a great
team of volunteers, providing customer
service and working on the
computer, please speak to Becky
in the main office.
AGE FRIENDLY GUELPH
By 2031, Guelph’s population is
projected to be 175,000 with
57,000 people over the age of 55.
The City’s Age Friendly Guelph
(AFG) is recruiting volunteers in
the following areas:
Marketing
Communications
Community Outreach
Working Group members are being
recruited to assist with the implementation
and hands on guiding
of the working groups.
For more information on how to
become a volunteer with Age
Friendly Guelph or any of the current
roles with the committees,
please speak to Becky in the main
office.
2018 VARIETY SHOW
The Variety Show Committee is
looking for volunteers who are interested
in a joining a fabulous
team of volunteers.
GWSA COMMITTEES
GWSA Governance committee is
looking for interested candidates.
For more details and to explore
further please contact Becky.
Travel Committee: Travel Club
is looking for new members to assist
on the committee with organizing,
booking and hosting monthly
trips for the GWSA members.
GWSA Golf: The Golf Activity
Group is looking for 10 Greeters
to volunteer their time once a
week in the 2018 season for a few
hours (8:00-10:30 am). Please contact
Becky in the main office for
more information.
Book Club 2: If you enjoy reading,
organizing and leading a
monthly discussion on the book of
the month, this might be for you!
A second Book Club is needed to
accommodate all the enthusiastic
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