Need information about these timely (and other) opportunities? Call Volunteer Ottawa at 613-736-5270 or visit www.volunteerottawa.ca
Bird Day! On Saturday, May 30, Nature Canada will host the third annual Bird Day Fair at Andrew Haydon Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., celebrating the incredible migration journey of birds through a day of fun family activities. Event poster volunteers urgently needed to help advertise the event, as well as lots of event day volunteers to make Bird Day a success. Contact Sarah Kirkpatrick-Wahl at 613-562-3447 ext. 252 or skirkpatrick-wahl@naturecanada.ca
Get on board: The Ottawa-Carleton Puppeteers for Kids on the Block needs a volunteer treasurer. KOTB provides disability awareness to students from kindergarten to Grade 6 through the use of puppetry. Do you have an interest in promoting disability awareness to children? Access to a computer with Internet connectivity and experience working with spreadsheet and word processing software? Comfortable with handling financial data, and preparing monthly reports? Able to work within a volunteer organization and as part of a team? Previous treasurer, accounting or finance experience? (previous fundraising experience an asset). Two-year commitment required. Contact kotb@kidsontheblockottawa.ca
World Partnership Walk: The Aga Khan Foundation supports improvements in the quality of life of poor, marginalized communities in Asia and Africa, and fosters dialogue on critical global issues. Volunteers are needed for our Ottawa World Partnership Walk on Sunday, May 31 at Major’s Hill Park, to fill a variety of roles. Contact Azra at 613-324-3536 or volunteer.ottawa@worldpartnershipwalk.com
MS Society urgently needs water station volunteers: On Sunday, May 24 of Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, Team MS volunteers will be manning a water station at the Canadian War Museum, 1 Vimy Place. Start: 6 a.m. until approximately 1 p.m. or until the last runner goes by. Over 20,000 runners will depend on Gatorade, water and your encouragement to make it through the half and full marathon events. Contact Michelle Davis at info.ottawa@mssociety.ca or 613-728-1583 ext. 3323.
Race Weekend: Canadian Diabetes Association needs volunteers at their booth at the Shaw Centre for setup (May 21) and staffing (May 22-23). Water station volunteers needed on Sunday, May 24. Contact Melanie Mayer at 613-688-5931 or melanie.mayer@diabetes.ca
