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VOLUNTEERING
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Thank you to our Township Volunteers!
Volunteers are a vital human resource. They contribute to the overall sustainability of our community
and to the effective delivery of Department programs, services, committees, and events.
What do our Volunteers do?
Rockmosa Older Adult Centre
Drop-in program convenors, workshop facilitators,
special events committee, enabling garden,
Centre ambassadors.
Outdoor Ice Rink Community Builders
Construct and regularly maintain outdoor ice rinks,
including flooding, patching of ruts and holes,
inspecting, and posting conditions daily.
Special Events
Crowd control and line management,
programming/activity support, set-up/take-down
assistance.
Heritage Committee
Advises and assists Council on matters related
to the conservation of properties of historical or
architectural value, consults with property owners
regarding designation or conservation projects,
and provides information to support civic interest
in heritage conservation.
Why Volunteer with Us?
Find a fulfilling way
to spend your time
Meet new people in
your community
Gain life and job experience
Give back to the
community
Learn new skills
Make an impact in your community! Whether it is
volunteering once a month, once a year or weekly,
volunteer on your schedule, not ours!
Visit
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with-us for information on opportunities available
and how to apply for volunteer roles!
5 BILLION
HOURS
OVER
CANADIANS VOLUNTEERED
24 MILLION
Did you Know?
In 2018, over
24 million people
volunteered
formally (i.e., for
an organization), informally (on
their own), or both formally and
informally, accounting for 79%
of Canadians aged 15 and older.
They dedicated approximately
5 billion hours to volunteer
activities
, equivalent to over 2.5
million full-time year-round jobs.
Among all generations iGens
(born in 1996 and later) were
the most likely to engage in
formal volunteering, at 52%, but
Matures (born 1918 to 1945)
contributed the most average
hours (222 hours) to formal
volunteering activities.
Statistics Canada 2018
