Join TVB for the Humewood House Blanket Blitz on February 17
We need volunteers to help staff tables at Humewood House’s Blanket Blitz on February 17!
WHAT: A one day sales event on Feb. 17th in the Toronto downtown / midtown area whereby fleece blankets will be sold
WHERE: At tables set-up in high traffic areas (office buildings & PATH network).
WHO: The tables will be staffed by volunteers and open from 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
NEED: Volunteers to donate an hour or several hours to staff a table. Each table will be staffed with a captain (someone closely tied to Humewood, a Board or staff member for example) who will be at the table all day.
INTERESTED? If anyone is interested in joining TVB to volunteer for the Blanket Blitz, please contact Gillian Moore at gm@post.harvard.edu.
Spotlight on Culture Link
Each month we like to put the spotlight on one of our partner charity organizations. This month, we are featuring Culture Link, which provides an important service to new Canadians. In 2004, more than 25 TVBers volunteered with Culture Link, making it one of our more popular volunteering experiences, and our feedback has said that it is incredibly rewarding for those who have become involved.
Culture Link is a settlement agency for new Canadians in Toronto. The organization administers programs promoting self-sufficiency, positive interaction and understanding between the Host and Newcomer communities, and the overall well being of all participants.
Culture Link is seeking volunteers for its Host Program, which is a one-on-one befriending program facilitating friendships between newcomers and volunteers from the host community. Volunteers are matched with new Canadians for 6 months on the basis of gender, age, and residential location. The new friends are expected to maintain weekly contact, and to meet at least twice per month for conversation, social interaction and resource/information sharing. Volunteers are given training to prepare them to participate in the program, including an orientation to social and community services and resources.
Culture Link is also seeking volunteers with expertise in marketing and public relations to assist the organization in its marketing efforts.
For more info, please contact us at info@volunteerbridge.ca or Culture Link directly by calling (416) 588-6288 and asking for Rubeen.
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For any of these issues, or any others that come to mind, please let us know by e-mail at info@volunteerbridge.ca or by phone at 416-957-8029.
Toronto Volunteer Bridge is an entirely volunteer-run organization. All of us are 25-35 years old and live and work across the GTA. TVB is a registered charity.
If you or your company are interested in sponsoring TVB, please e-mail us at sponsor@volunteerbridge.ca.
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