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VOLUNTEER CHILLIWACK LINKS WITH VOLWEB.CA™ TO MAKE IT EASIER TO VOLUNTEER
Chilliwack, B.C. (April 11, 2007) – 2010 Legacies Now and Volunteer Chilliwack are celebrating National Volunteer Week by partnering to offer a new online system for residents seeking volunteer opportunities as a way to contribute to their community.
“Volunteer centres are a community connection for every sector reliant on volunteers, such as sport, faith or health,” said Mary MacKillop, director of Volunteers Now at 2010 Legacies Now. “VolWeb.ca™ recruiting tools assist volunteer centres to provide added benefits to their members, and widen the net to attract more volunteers to more volunteer opportunities across B.C.”
VolWeb.ca™, a free volunteer recruitment website designed to connect volunteers with event organizers across B.C., is now hosting and providing added capacity for Volunteer Chilliwack’s opportunities listings. Using VolWeb.ca™, Chilliwack’s member agencies can list a new volunteer position, change information on a posting or delete positions that no longer need filling – all online, quickly and easily. For potential volunteers, the online system will provide the most up-to-date information and enable them to conduct a search based on their interests and availability.
“Many people want to give back to their community and gain valuable volunteer experience, but they are restricted by their schedule or want to develop their skills in a particular field, like health care, theatre production or coaching,” said Cari Moore from Volunteer Chilliwack. “Our new volunteer opportunities listings will make it easier for people to find a position that’s right for them.”
“Volunteers are the heart and soul of our community,” said John Les, MLA for Chilliwack-Sumas. “Without people willing to give freely of their time and energy, so many of the events and services we take for granted would not exist.”
“I would encourage everyone to check out this innovative new service and browse through the range of opportunities available to become a volunteer in Chilliwack,” said Barry Penner, MLA for Chilliwack-Kent.
The online opportunities listings went live today with approximately 30 volunteer opportunities, including positions such as: board members, office support, yard help, mentors, child minding and kitchen support. All of these volunteer opportunities and more can now be found at www.comserv.bc.ca
VolWeb.ca™ originally launched this service for volunteer centres in August 2006, with Volunteer Victoria as the pilot user. Since that time, Volunteer Victoria’s volunteer opportunities database has received more than 58,000 page views. 2010 Legacies Now anticipates the announcement of more partnerships with B.C. volunteer centres over the next few months.
2010 Legacies Now is a not-for-profit society that works in partnership with community organizations, non-government organizations, the private sector and all levels of government to develop sustainable legacies in sport and recreation, arts, literacy and volunteerism. 2010 Legacies Now actively assists communities to discover and create unique and inclusive social and economic opportunities leading up to and beyond the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. For more information, please visit www.2010LegaciesNow.com
April 15-21, 2007 is National Volunteer Week. Celebrated in April each year, National Volunteer Week recognizes and honours Canadians who donate their time in communities across the country. For more information, please visit www.volunteer.ca/volunteercanada
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Media Contacts:
Karen McDonald
Director, Communications
2010 Legacies Now
Ph: 778.327.5180
Cell: 778.840.8779
Natasha Vander Wal
Manager, Communications
2010 Legacies Now
Ph: 778.327.5189
Cell: 778.840.5189
Cari Moore
Coordinator
Volunteer Chilliwack
Ph: 604.793.7203
