VIFF Volunteers are needed! The 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival (“VIFF”) is fast approaching and to make this fine festival function, volunteers are needed. If you love movies, the arts and being a part of an amazing community, then VIFF has a spot for you!

I have been sharing stories about Cuso International’s high priority maternal and child health projects in Ethiopia, Benin, Nigeria, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Behind these stories are some amazing local women who have volunteered with Cuso over the years, like Maggie Woo Kinshella of Vancouver.

Imagine a world with more self-esteem and less bullying. Imagine a world where youth are reminded that they be anything they can dream of. You can be a part of creating that world. All you have to do is volunteer! Did you know that when a child is mentored through Big Sisters of BC Lower […]

On Wednesday, December 7th, Cause We Care (in partnership with Capital Direct) will be hosting its 10th annual Christmas hamper drive where 200+ volunteers will assist in stuffing 750 hampers full of essential food items and small gifts. The hampers will be distributed to 25 frontline organizations in the Lower Mainland that support single mother-led […]

September is Big Brothers Big Sisters Month and to celebrate how mentoring matters, Mayor Gregor Robertson has officially proclaimed September 18th as Big Brothers Big Sisters Day, and BC Place will light up purple. September is Big Brothers Big Sisters Month Become a mentor and get a life changing experience This celebration of why mentoring […]

The Vancouver International Film Festival (“VIFF”) is one of the top five largest film festivals in North America, both in terms of admissions and the number of films screened. Screening films from more than 70 countries on 9 screens around the city for 16 days, welcoming over 144,000 audience members is a gigantic feat and […]

Help a young girl reach her academic goals by volunteering for the Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland Study Buddy Mentoring Program. Volunteers are currently needed in Burnaby and East and South Vancouver. The Study Buddy Mentoring program nurtures the self-esteem of girls by matching them with volunteers who offer them educational support. This program […]

This spring you can make a big difference in someone’s life! Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is currently looking for volunteer mentors ages 19-25 for its Go Girls! Group Mentoring Program, taking place in Vancouver, Burnaby and Coquitlam Schools. If you enjoy working with young people and would you like to help young girls […]

Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver has launched their “Not Just for the Boys” campaign this month to highlight volunteer opportunities for women. They’re specifically looking for 28 women for the In-School Mentoring Program: You’re a working woman with a busy schedule and you’re trying to juggle a million things at once. But you want to […]

While I’ve been blogging about social causes for the last seven years, fundraising online, and organizing fundraisers, this year I have gone out into the community to see for myself where the difference is made. John and I served at the Union Gospel Mission‘s dinner last Saturday and today I’m out at schools around the […]