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4 VOLUNTEER · Independent & Free Press,Thursday, April 22, 2010 For information about volunteer opportunities in your community, contact Volunteer Halton at 905-632-1975, or 905-878-0955 (for Town of Halton Hills residents) or Dial 211. You can also visit www.volunteerhalton.ca and browse the online database of agencies looking for volunteers. Here are some local groups that are looking for help: Adult volunteers tutors: Can you spare three hours per week? Would you like to give something back to this community? Training provided. Call Literacy North Halton 905-873-2200 for details. Women volunteers wanted: Are you a woman 55+? Available during the day, evenings or weekends? Interested in raising awareness about issues affecting seniors in the region of Halton? You could be a Senior Leader! Join the Senior Sharing Circles Project! Info: Carolyn, 905-825-3622 or seniors@savisofhalton. org This program is funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program. Walk leaders: Looking for some fun and physical activity? Active Halton (AH) Become a volunteer is looking for Volunteer Walk leaders for the month of June. You pick the location and the time, AH provides the training, tools, and prizes. Please contact Monica Marquis, 905-510-6968 or email monicama@oakville.ymca.ca for more information. Links2Care has many volunteer positions include: delivering Meals on Wheels, assisting with Congregate Dining meals, driving for Wheels to Meals events, providing reception support, Friendly Visiting, making phone calls to someone who may feel alone, assisting at Centres for children or youth, assisting with special events, participating on a committee or board. To volunteer please, contact the office in your area to link you to the correct program or service: Georgetown, 905873-6502, Acton, 519-853-3310. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton has been serving children and youth for more than 40 years in the area. Find out how you can spend as little as one hour a week to make a difference to a local child. Call 905-878-8840 or email info@bbbshalton.ca Willow Park Ecology Stewardship Committee Call 905-702-9055 to volunteer! Park Location is: Norval - off Mary St. & Hwy. 7 "Something for everyone" VOLUNTEER WITH US TO EXPERIENCE: EXCITING OUTDOOR PROJECTS AND EVENTS...AND FUN! Great for individuals, groups & families WPEC Stewardship Committee is dedicated to maintaining the wildlife habitats of Willow Park. How YOU Can Help! 2010 · Renew Tree Trail · Plan Future Projects · Submit Project Ideas · Write Articles for Newsletter · Monitor Bird Boxes · Plant Food for Birds · Adopt a Garden · Take and Document Photos · Help Visitors in Park · Tour Guide for Park Events · Run Crafts for Kids (Events) · Suggestions... WE NEED YOU! Visit WPEC to give your child an active mind. "Wish I could stay & live here." Student Gr. 3 Merci! Danke! Xie Xie! Grazie! Hvala! Bedankt! Mahalo! Diolch! Toda! Gracias! Many Thanks From CAShh Thank you to all the families and individuals, to the organizations and businesses, to the elementary and secondary schools. We appreciate all of the dances, dinner parties and golf tournaments. We are in awe of every hockey game, garage sale and BBQ you have held on our behalf. We are grateful for the hair donations and for the birthday, anniversary, appreciation and In Memoriam donations. Cancer Assistance Services of Halton Hills is in our tenth year of providing practical assistance to those fighting cancer. It's because of your support, and our amazing team of volunteers, that we have been able to help nearly 1,400 clients and their families. So however we say it, Arigato...Tak...Spasiba... Thank You Halton Hills! Visit our website www.cancerassistance.org for more information, or call our office at 905-702-8886 www.barragerscleaners.com 332 Guelph St., Georgetown 905-877-2279 CheckMarkHomes.ca HEALTHY CHOCOLATE Very high in Anti-Oxidants 416-819-2377 www.thewaywewere.com 98 Main St. S. Downtown Georgetown 905-702-7675 Call Shari @ 905-877-5225 for a FREE estimate.