The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

41 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,A pril 11,2019 insidehalton.com THANKYOU To Our Dedicated Volunteers The Salvation Army Oakville Community Church and Family Services 1225 Rebecca Street, Oakville The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ, meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world. Giving Hope Today To the many volunteers of Oakville Senior Citizens Residence (OSCR), thank you for every minute of your time that you give to us without hesitation - your value to this organization is priceless! Client-focused Services for Seniors www.oscrservices.ca We love our volunteers! Your support helps lift our community! For more information about volunteering at the YMCA of Oakville visit ymcaofoakville.org NationalNation Week Celebrating April 7-13, 2019 YMCA of Oakville National Volunteer Week: April 7-13, 2019 volunteer.ca/nvw2019 • #NVW2019 The Lifting Communities VOLUNTEER FACTOR As we at Volunteer Cana- da recognize the collective efforts of volunteers during National Volunteer Week, we reflect on the multitude of actions taken locally to help people, communities and neighbourhoods become better prepared to respond to the unexpected, and bet-to the unexpected, and bet-to the unexpected, and bet ter positioned for a more sustainable future. We see it everyday. We see volunteers leading neighbourhood activities, lift-neighbourhood activities, lift-neighbourhood activities, lift ing the collective confidence to solve common issues. We see volunteers tutoring peo- ple to read, lifting their self- esteem and increasing their success in school. We see volunteers visiting people, lifting their spirits and keep-lifting their spirits and keep-lifting their spirits and keep ing them connected. And we see volunteers coaching sports teams, lifting com- munity pride and creating lifelong bonds. You never know what can give others a lift during a dif-give others a lift during a dif-give others a lift during a dif ficult day. Someone sponta- neously pays for your coffee or lets you go ahead of them in line at the grocery store. Maybe a neighbour shov-Maybe a neighbour shov-Maybe a neighbour shov elled your walk after a storm when you were healing from surgery. Maybe you asked someone to join a board of directors of the neighbour-directors of the neighbour-directors of the neighbour hood association and they said yes. What is behind this? It's the "volunteer fac-this? It's the "volunteer fac-this? It's the "volunteer fac tor". Volunteering can also give volunteers a lift. When we volunteer to work with oth- ers, our spirits are lifted. Our sense of purpose is lifted when we see how our efforts have helped someone else. Our confidence lifts when we gain skills and experience through volunteering, help-through volunteering, help-through volunteering, help ing us get into a competitive school program or success- fully find a job. What lifts your chances to achieve your goals? It's the "volunteer factor". This year's Volunteer Week theme features a beautiful image of the hot air balloons of different sizes, shapes and colours that reflects the diversity of commu- nity volunteers. It illustrates that when people volunteer together, the sky is the limit, in terms of what they can achieve. Article provided by Volunteer Canada. Volunteers give communities a lift ♥ 's volunteers uwhh.ca