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Community Support Connections - Meals on Wheels and More

01/10/2018 Group Garden Opportunity
The Meals on Wheels Kitchen at Community Support Connections – Meals on Wheels and More, prepares and delivers 300-350 quality meals to seniors and adults with disabilities in our community each day. We strive to ensure that our meals are appetizing and nutritious for our clients. In order to help grow our Meals on Wheels program, a garden was created in 2016 to help us carry out our mission by cultivating our own fresh ingredients to be used in our Tender Loving Kitchen. We are looking for a passionate and hardworking volunteer to assist in the garden to ensure it reaches its full potential. Your group will carry out garden operations including watering, seeding, fertilizing, weeding, harvesting and maintaining the garden. Your group of volunteers will work together to complete all necessary garden duties in order to supply our Meals on Wheels kitchen with freshly grown produce.

Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

07/30/2015 Leadership Team
We are looking for community leaders to join our team to help REBUILD HAVEN HOUSE. Your role on our Leadership team can be as fluid as your schedule and commitments allow. We ask for your dedication, loyalty and passion to help us give abused women and children what they deserve; a Rebuilt Haven House. -Regular team meetings and/or regular updates and communications with the team. -Sign confidentiality waiver and hold the discussions in the utmost confidence. -Immediately declare any conflict of interest. -Understand the case for support and advocate on our behalf whenever there are opportunities. -Donate to support Rebuild Haven House. -Suggest and provide names of prospects for the group to evaluate. -Make introductions to prospects; invite to attend meetings or gatherings for prospecting and fundraising purposes. - Solicit investments and donations from prospects; make the ask and the follow up or join us as we make the ask. -Facilitate solicitation when appropriate; prepare the prospect and make the introduction. -Attend celebrations and announcements.

Community Support Connections - Meals on Wheels and More

07/24/2014 Adopt-A-Route
Does your business, church group, service club, sports team want to show Waterloo Region community that you care about seniors and disabled adults in the community? Community Support Connections – Meals on Wheels and More can help! Adopt-A-Route. It’s easy. Your organization/group appoints a team coordinator who will schedule volunteers and ensure that the route is covered each week. Two team members volunteer each week to deliver to a route (one person can do it, but two makes it more fun and is quicker). Commitment is one route, one day per week for an entire year. Volunteers meet at our office at 61 Woolwich Street North in Breslau or at the Meals on Wheels depot nearest them between 10:30 am and 11:30 am to pick up the meal, and complete the assigned route (7-12 client homes). Meal delivery takes approximately 60-90 minutes). Meals bags are returned to depot prior to end of shift.

Community Support Connections - Meals on Wheels and More

07/24/2014 Grocery Shopper
Volunteer Grocery Shoppers decrease the isolation of a senior or adult with disabilities by assisting, visiting and befriending them. Shopper escorts assist their seniors/adults match by driving and accompanying them on a grocery shopping trip. Helping take the groceries indoor and putting them away. List shoppers shop on behalf of their client match from a shopping lists provide by the client. They purchase the items, then take to client’s home and help put them away. Time commitment is of 1-2 hours per week, or bi-weekly. A 6 month commitment is encouraged. Shopper escorts, must have a driver’s license, access to vehicle and minimum $1 million insurance. Mileage reimburse available.

Community Support Connections - Meals on Wheels and More

07/24/2014 Friendly Visitors (for KW)
Friendly visitors provide one-to-one friendship and support to lonely and socially isolated seniors and/or adults with disabilities. Weekly visits take place at the client’s home, when they would otherwise be alone. Activities can center around conversation, a shared hobby, playing board/card games and can even include a social outing. In this program, men are matched with men, and women are matched with women. By giving a couple of hours per week, for an eight month period, you will surely put a smile on the face of your senior/adult friend. You will brighten someone’s day and become an important link to the outside world. Bilingualism, an asset.

Community Support Connections - Meals on Wheels and More

07/24/2014 Volunteer Drivers
Transportation and the means of getting around is a key link to the wellbeing of seniors and adults with disabilities. Driver escorts drive seniors and/or disabled adults to medical appointments, community dining site, grocery shopping and delivery hot meals during noon hour. Whether you are retired or have a few hours to give, being a volunteer driver is a rewarding experience. You will make an incredible difference to the lives of seniors and adults with disabilities by keeping them active and engaged in the community. You let us know when you're available, and we'll schedule your rides during those times. Mileage reimbursement available. If you have the "drive" to help others, please contact us.

Community Support Connections - Meals on Wheels and More

07/24/2014 Senior's Group Exercise Instructors
Senior’s group exercise instructors with CSC’s Wellness Active Living Club (WALC) lead or co-lead one hour, low-impact exercise classes at various sites across Waterloo Region. All instructors receive 48 hours of in-depth training, plus 18 hours of mentorship with a trained instructor. If you are passionate about health and fitness and are looking for hands-on experience in working with older adults, this may be the ideal volunteer position for you. Mileage reimbursement is provided.

Community Support Connections - Meals on Wheels and More

07/24/2014 In-home Gentle Exercise Instructors for housebound Seniors
Did you know that just 15 minute of exercise a day helps to protect against declines in cognitive functions, memory loss and dementia? FAB FIT is an in-home gentle exercise program designed to help seniors enhance and maintain functional ability and mobility, while decreasing the risk of falls and other preventable injuries. Volunteer instructors visit 1 or 2 clients at their homes on a weekly basis for approximately 1 hour and provide guidance and support in performing 15 gentle exercises. Each match lasts 12 weeks. Prior to being matched with a client, all volunteers receive 6 hours of training and orientation. If you are keen on health and fitness and enjoy meeting different people, this is the ideal position for you. As a gentle exercise instructor, you will be helping seniors remain active and improve their health.

Alison Neighbourhood Community Centre

04/22/2014 Board Members
Seeking Board Members with financial experience who will support our organization with sound governance and guidance.

Community Living Cambridge

02/04/2014 Recreation Assistants
These volunteers will support our seasonal rec programs by offering supervision and occasional hand of hand assistants to participants with developmental disabilities involved in our recreation programs. The time commitment is 5-8 weeks for 1.5 hours each week depending on the program. This is ideal for high school students and adults who work full time days. For more information please go to http://www.communitylivingcambridge.ca/get-involved and contact our Volunteer Coordinator Sandy Caple.

Community Living Cambridge

02/04/2014 Leisure Buddies
Volunteers needed to encourage positive social activity with a Community Living Participant. The volunteer will be required to commit weekly or bi weekly for a minimum of 6-8 months. The activities will be socially interactive and include socializing by playing board games, going to movies, walks, widow shopping, coffee outings and occasional special events and or sporting activities. Volunteers will build self confidence and improve their own leadership skills. For more information go to http://www.communitylivingcambridge.ca/get-involved and contact our Volunteer Coordinator - Sandy Caple

Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

01/09/2014 Special Event Volunteer
We are looking for reliable, creative and passionate volunteers to serve on an event committee for a new and exciting fundraising event. If you are interested, please contact Kourtney.beckman@wcswr.org

Nutrition for Learning

07/17/2013 Volunteers
We facilitate 142 student nutrition programs across Waterloo Region. We provide nutritious breakfast, snacks, and/or lunches to students who would otherwise not have proper nutrition to sustain them for the school day. We have various roles that volunteers could fill including menu planning, grocery shopping, food preparation, food service, nutritional mentoring, bookkeeping, program planning, public speaking and special event assistance. We have programs all across Cambridge that could use volunteers. Contact Debbie Moxam at 519-624-5744 or dmoxam@nutritionforlearning.ca for more information.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region

05/08/2013 Big Bunch Leader
*BIG BUNCH is a recreational based group program where the agency plans and pays for events around the community for you and the group to participate in* Big Bunch structure: Bunch consists of 3-4 volunteers each matched with 1-3 children - Each session runs for 3 months - Group meets biweekly from 6:30-8pm - Program runs 3 times per year *CALL 5196290180 if you are interested in becoming a BIG BUNCH LEADER*

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region

05/08/2013 Big Sister Mentor
*The BIG SISTERS MENTORING program requires a committment of a couple hours, once a week for a minimum of 1 year* The program strives to do the following: provide a role model and a friend for girls and young women - promote the importance of staying in school and healthy relationships with family and peers - instill trust and self-confidence in order to make healthy decisions - encourage leadership skills and independent thinking *CALL 5196290180 if you are interested in becoming a BIG SISTER MENTOR*

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region

05/08/2013 Big Brother Mentor
*The BIG BROTHERS MENTORING program requires a committment of a couple hours, once a week for a minimum of 1 year* The program strives to do the following: provide a role model and a friend for boys and young men - promote the importance of staying in school and healthy relationships with family and peers - instill trust and self-confidence in order to make healthy decisions -encourage leadership skills and independent thinking *CALL 5196290180 if you are interested in becoming a BIG BROTHER MENTOR*