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National
Volunteer Week 2007
NVW
Photo Contest
NVW
Panel Presentation in Vancouver, April 17th
Why
NVW is Important
2007
President's Greeting for NVW
April
15 - 21 is National Volunteer Week!
How
Are YOU Celebrating
National
Volunteer Week?
Enter
Volunteer BC's
Photo
Contest!
.
. . And help us tell the story of
volunteering
in BC through image
Deadline
for submissions: April 10th, 2007
Send
us your best photo which communicates what volunteerism brings to
our communities. For example:
•
The end result of a project led by volunteers
•
The faces of volunteering
•
Diversity in volunteering
Photos
can be submitted on behalf of an organization or an individual and
a maximum of three entries per applicant will be accepted.
Selected
entries will be posted on our website during National Volunteer
Week and beyond. Winners will be announced online and in an upcoming
edition of our newsletter The Connector . Prizes from sponsors
such as Purdy's Chocolates
will
be awarded for the top three photos.
Send
photos electronically in jpg. files to: volbc@vcn.bc.ca
Send
hard copies of photos or CDs by mail to:
Lauryn
Oates, Coordinator
Volunteer
BC
#302
– 207 West Hastings Street
Vancouver
, BC ,
V6B 1H7
All
entries must be postmarked by April
10th, 2007 to be considered
eligible.
For
complete contest rules, or if you have any questions, please contact
us at volbc@vcn.bc.ca
Thank
you for participating!
Please help share the
announcement of Volunteer BC's Photo Contest with other organizations,
volunteers, and aspiring photographers. Click
here for a PDF poster you can e-mail, print out, or post on
a bulletin board to help get the word out.
Vol
BC National Volunteer Week Panel
Presentation:
April 17th, Vancouver
We are also hosting a panel
event on Tuesday April 17th, from 1pm - 3pm at
the Vancouver Public Library:
Volunteer
Action and the Fight Against Poverty:
A
Profile of Programs Turning Principles into Practice
featuring
John Soleanicov,
Streetwise Partners
Chaplain Melita
Champlain, Emerging Hope , and
Deborah Twocock,
Dress for Success
who will talk
about their volunteer-based employment mentorship programs, inspiring
you through stories of renewed hope and fresh opportunities for
low-income people, from Vancouver 's Downtown Eastside to Washington
D.C. 's struggling neighbourhoods.
Come celebrate
the spirit of volunteering with us and hear a panel of distinguished
guests share the secrets behind their innovative programs which
are changing our communities by empowering one individual at a time.
To register,
please RSVP by April 10th, 2007 to: volbc@vcn.bc.ca
See you there!
Click
here to download a poster for this event to put up in your workplace,
community centre, school, or public location. Thanks for your help
spreading the word!
Why
National Volunteer Week is important:
National Volunteer Week
is significant because the work of volunteers impacts virtually
every aspect of society, including health, education, social services,
youth, culture, sports and recreation, the arts, and the environment.
BC – Our Year to
Celebrate! How you can help...
This is your opportunity
to showcase volunteer activities and/or celebrations in your community.
Enjoyed a great personal
volunteer experience? Would you like to thank a volunteer or are
you a Manager of Volunteers who works with a wealth of volunteer
VIPs? SHARE your volunteer stories. Drop us an e-mail at volbc@vcn.bc.ca.
Your story will be read by others to help spread awareness of the
value and impact of that volunteers make in the community.
Want to know how to get
more publicity for your event? Check out our Media
Relations page for useful tools like the media and publicity
tool kit!
Future dates for National Volunteer
Week:
- 2007 - April 15 to 21
- 2008 - April 27 to May 3
- 2009 - April 19 to 25
- 2010 - April 18 to 24
Visit Volunteer Canada’s National
Volunteer Week information pages.
President's
Greeting for National Volunteer Week
Click
here to download the 2007 President's Greeting for National
Volunteer Week.
Click
here to download the 2006 President's Greeting for National
Volunteer Week from Volunteer BC.
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