Special Features - Volunteer Week - April 10, 2015

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National Volunteer Week is about taking action and encouraging individuals and their respective communities to be at the center of social change – discovering and actively demonstrating their collective power to make a difference.

National Volunteer Week, a program of Points of Light, was established in 1974 and has grown exponentially each year, with thousands of volunteer

Thank you, Volunteers!

Volunteer – at one of the many organizations in your community.

Recognize Volunteers – Are you a nonprofit that benefits from volunteers?

Thank them for their service by nominating them for the Presidents Volunteer Service Award.

Share on Social Media – Take action by creating buzz around the importance of volunteering on social media.

THANK YOU CHILLIWACK HOSPICE SOCIETY VOLUNTEERS!

We are a community based volunteer organization which accepts death as a part of life. We support individuals and families during the dying and grieving process.

YOUR COMMITMENT AND CARE ARE THE HEART OF OUR ORGANIZATION.

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National Volunteer Week, April 12-18, 2015, is about inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities. It’s about demonstrating that by working together, we have the fortitude to meet our challenges and accomplish our goals.

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THE SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERISM

As a volunteer, you can make a difference!

Thank you to all who volunteer for health care in your community and who help the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation in our fund-raising endeavors!

Thank you to the many volunteers who help make our schools an even greater place to be and to those who take the time to serve on committees.

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Ann Davis Transition Society would like to thank all our volunteers who provide support and services to those effected by abuse and violence.

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For volunteer opportunities, please contact your neighbourhood school.

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We salute the dedicated volunteers who generously donate their time and energy for the benefit of our community. Their commitment and caring make a difference in the lives of many people, and their example is an inspiration to all of us. Thanks, volunteers, for lending a helping hand and making our community a better place. We salute you for your service IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN OUR TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS PLEASE CALL 604-393-3000

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ICBC thanks Chilliwack volunteers for keeping roads safe ICBC relies on a valuable ally in B.C. communities to help reduce crashes, prevent auto crime and educate drivers – volunteers. In recognition of National Volunteer Week (April 12 to 18), ICBC is thanking Chilliwack volunteers for their dedication to helping reduce speeding, distracted driving and auto crime incidents in their community.

“We’re tremendously grateful to every one of our volunteers in Chilliwack for their hard-work and commitment to deliver these important road safety programs,” said Mike Weightman, local ICBC road safety coordinator. “On behalf of everyone at ICBC, thank you. You are truly making our community a safer place to live and undoubtedly inspiring others to do more.”

“Volunteers make an invaluable contribution to the well-being of

our community,” said Chilliwack MLA John Martin. “Vehicle drivers in Chilliwack benefit greatly from the work of these volunteers who commit their time and efforts to driver speed assessment, driver education, and crime prevention.”

ICBC worked with volunteers to introduce the Cell Watch program in 2013 and last year alone, volunteers in Chilliwack spent 110 hours to help reduce distracted driving. Volunteers stand near the roadside with signs to remind drivers to leave their phones alone and conduct road-side surveys to observe drivers and their behaviours.

The information helps ICBC and police better understand the issue at a local level and to develop initiatives to combat distracted driving.

Speed Watch volunteers in Chilliwack spent 1,100 hours in 2014 using radar and speed-reader boards supplied by ICBC to show drivers the speed they’re actually travelling.

Volunteers usually set up at high crash locations and school and playground zones and often

THANK YOU to our 237 volunteers that donated approximately 19,000 hours of their time in 2014

partner with police who will ticket speeding drivers who don’t slow down after seeing their speed on the reader board.

Volunteers in Chilliwack spent 2,200 hours in 2014 delivering the Lock Out Auto Crime program and Stolen Auto Recovery program.

Lock Out Auto Crime volunteers hand out notices that resemble parking tickets onto the windshields of vehicles, many with valuables in sight, offering drivers tips to protect themselves from becoming the victim of auto crime.

These volunteers also operate the Stolen Auto Recovery program in Chilliwack and check vehicles in 2014 to look for signs of theft and help identify stolen vehicles. Volunteers throughout the Lower Mainland also helped recover over 150 stolen vehicles.

To learn more about how you can get involved and help keep your community safe, contact your local road safety coordinator, Mike Weightman, at 604-702-3837.

Teaching kids to give back

Recognize, celebrate and thank the volunteers who strengthen our community and make our country vibrant “ I was a participant before becoming a volunteer and loved getting to know people. CCS covers a wide variety of programs so it continues to be a great fit for me as a volunteer”

It is often during times of extreme devastation when children first see how communities can join together to help one another. Such efforts may be a child’s initial exposure to charity while highlighting the importance of putting another person’s needs before your own.

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• Emergency Shelter • Homeless Outreach • Food Bank • Thrift Store • Community Church • Summer Camps • Counselling Fireside Addictions • Soup Kitchen • Recycling Program • Day Care • Family Services • Christmas Hampers • Correctional Services To volunteer with us, please call or visit us: The Salvation Army Chilliwack, 45746 Yale Road, Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 2N4

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But children need not be exposed charity solely during times of tragedy. Teaching children to be charitable is one of the ways to help them become good citizens of the world. By helping others, parents can instill early on lessons of kindness, empathy and compassion into their sons and daughters. Children who are ready and willing to lend a helping hand may grow up to be more appreciative of what they have in their own lives. What’s more, they may learn to be selfless while assigning less value to material things.

Youngsters who repeatedly see their own parents and other role models doing good and lending a helping hand may be more inclined to repeat that behavior, and giving will be the norm for them rather than the exception.

VOLUNTEER WORK Kids of all ages can volunteer. Acclimate youngsters to the idea of volunteering. Youngsters’ efforts need not be elaborate. Toddlers can help collect food for a food pantry while school-aged children can assist elderly neighbors. The entire family can work together at a school, hospital or nursing facility. The earlier children become accustomed to giving back, the more inclined they may be to continue those efforts and make it a central part of their lives.

CLEAN OUT THE CLOSET Donating items also can teach kids valuable lessons, including helping them recognize how fortunate they are and how they are in a position to help those who are not so lucky. Parents and children can work together so it doesn’t seem like the little ones are the only ones giving away their belongings. Adults also should sort through their items and have an equally impressive pile of donations.

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Over 15,000 people across BC and the Yukon volunteer for the Canadian Cancer Society. It’s National Volunteer Week and we’d like to thank all of our volunteers for the great work they do. Thanks to you we can invest in life-saving research and prevention programs and support people living with cancer.

Another fun way children can get involved is by hosting a bake sale or craft sale. The proceeds of all items sold can be used to benefit a charity chosen by the kids. Let youngsters set the course for the creative extravaganza.

CLEAN UP Families can work together to clean up a stretch of beach or a local park or even make improvements to a neighborhood playground. Ideas include painting murals, installing benches and cleaning up litter. Just be sure to get permission from the property owner or appropriate civic authorities so that your project is not interrupted or deemed illegal.

EDUCATE OTHERS Children old enough to understand the plight of others can help to spread knowledge and awareness about particular issues. Ask a teacher if children can speak in front of the class about their charitable efforts and what others can do to make real changes.