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8<br />
Volunteer Corner from Becky MacDonald<br />
Merry Christmas &<br />
All the best in 2019!<br />
As many of you are aware, I will<br />
be on maternity leave for a year to<br />
start a new chapter in my life.<br />
There will be someone stepping<br />
into my role and assisting with the<br />
volunteer program. They will be<br />
working out of Evergreen at my<br />
current desk, sharing an office<br />
with Jocelyn. I hope all the best to<br />
everyone in 2019 and I look forward<br />
to this new experience and<br />
seeing everyone when I return.<br />
Upcoming Volunteer Awards<br />
Ontario Volunteer Service Awards<br />
This award recognizes volunteers<br />
for providing committed and dedicated<br />
service to an organization.<br />
Due January 11, 2019.<br />
Please fully complete the Nomination<br />
Form located at the front<br />
desk and return it to Becky in the<br />
main office. Those who are eligible<br />
for an award will be chosen.<br />
Your assistance and input is greatly<br />
appreciated with this process. If<br />
you have any further questions,<br />
please feel free to speak to the<br />
Volunteer Co-ordinator from Monday<br />
to Friday between 8:30-4:30.<br />
All Volunteers – 2019 Training<br />
and Orientation:<br />
Anyone new to the volunteer team<br />
within the last 2 years, or who has<br />
not completed their AODA and<br />
training, will be required to register<br />
for one of the trainings. It is a<br />
great refresher for anyone, speaks<br />
to your role as a volunteer, policies<br />
and procedures and how the<br />
GWSA and City work together.<br />
Please speak to the Volunteer Coordinator<br />
in the main office for<br />
more details and to register.<br />
FRONT DESK<br />
T S - D <strong>2018</strong> — V. 43, N. 4<br />
Registration Desk: The front<br />
desk at Evergreen is currently recruiting<br />
for the registration desk. If<br />
you like to work as part of a team,<br />
provide excellent customer service<br />
and work on the computer, this is a<br />
position for you. Available days:<br />
Monday mornings 8:45-12:15 and<br />
a temporary shift for every Tuesday<br />
morning 8:45-12:15. Full<br />
training is provided.<br />
Information Desk: Volunteers<br />
needed at the front desk to answer<br />
phones, provide tours of the facility<br />
and answer questions from<br />
members or the community.<br />
Available day: every Friday<br />
afternoon from 12:00-3:45.<br />
SENTINEL<br />
Drivers Needed: If you enjoy<br />
volunteering once a month and<br />
like to drive, the Sentinel team is<br />
recruiting volunteer drivers to assist<br />
with the Monthly Newsletter<br />
delivery. A set route will be provided<br />
to you for your delivery at<br />
the end of the month. For more<br />
information, please contact Becky<br />
at the centre.<br />
EVERGREEN RESTAURANT<br />
Kitchen Assistance: If you like<br />
to work in a team environment,<br />
socialize with other volunteers and<br />
provide customer service, this<br />
might be for you! Assistance is<br />
needed in the kitchen to assist with<br />
food preparation, serving and assisting<br />
with odd jobs from 8:45-<br />
1:15 on specific days during the<br />
week. For more information,<br />
please speak to Chef Jocelynn,<br />
complete a volunteer application<br />
and return it to Becky in the main<br />
office.<br />
Coffee Volunteers: Two days are<br />
available for a coffee volunteer<br />
starting in November: every Monday<br />
and every other Friday from<br />
8:45-1:15. A temporary shift on<br />
every Thursday is available in November<br />
and <strong>December</strong>.<br />
If you like a slower pace and<br />
working as a team and providing<br />
great customer service, this is for<br />
you! Tasks: assist the customers<br />
with hot beverages, keep the dining<br />
room clean and tidy and assist<br />
with <strong>small</strong> tasks assigned by the<br />
chef. Training is provided. Please<br />
speak to Becky in the main office.<br />
GARDEN FRESH BOX<br />
A volunteer is needed to assist<br />
with the Garden Fresh box pickup<br />
day on the third Wednesday each<br />
month from 11:30-2:30. Work<br />
alongside another volunteer and<br />
assist community members with<br />
gathering their fresh goods.<br />
AGE FRIENDLY GUELPH<br />
By 2031, Guelph’s population is<br />
projected to be 175,000 with<br />
57,000 people over the age of 55.<br />
The City’s Age Friendly Guelph<br />
(AFG) is recruiting volunteers in<br />
the following areas:<br />
Marketing<br />
Communications<br />
Community Outreach<br />
Working Group members are<br />
being recruited to assist with the<br />
implementation and hands-on<br />
guiding of the working groups.<br />
For more information on how to<br />
become a volunteer with Age<br />
Friendly Guelph or any of the current<br />
roles with the committees,<br />
please speak to Becky in the main<br />
office.<br />
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