Volunteer Victoria » NVW2010 http://volunteervictoria.bc.ca/blog Connect to What Matters...Volunteer! Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:27:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Celebrating Volunteerism http://volunteervictoria.bc.ca/blog/2010/04/23/celebrating-volunteerism/ http://volunteervictoria.bc.ca/blog/2010/04/23/celebrating-volunteerism/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:45:33 +0000 volvic http://volunteervictoria.bc.ca/blog/?p=843

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This week, all across Canada, organizations are celebrating National Volunteer Week. Here in Victoria, we are also recognizing the very significant contribution that volunteers make to our community.   Along with this celebration of volunteerism, Volunteer Victoria is also celebrating 35 years of service to our community. As we reflect on the changes that have taken place over the past 35 years, we are very much aware of the way volunteer ...

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Volunteer Victoria is celebrating our 35th anniversary as well as National Volunteer Week (April 18-24). We, along with our partner, the TELUS Victoria Community Board, are recognizing the 138,000 volunteers who contribute to our community this week! That means that 1 in 3 people in Greater Victoria volunteer with at least one community organization, if not several.

We are hosting a number of events this week, including a Volunteer Recruitment Fair at The Bay Centre from 10am-2:30pm on Friday, April 23rd. Come by to celebrate with us from noon to 1pm, enjoy some cake/coffee/musical entertainment and enter to win a TELUS smart phone courtesy of Tom Harris ...

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