40 - Wednesday, January 27, 1988

Learn about vol

NORTH SHORE residents who
want to learn more about volun-
teer opportunities can do so at So
You Want to Volunteer, a
workshop presented by the North
Shore Information and Volunteer
Centre (NSIVC).

Kathy Dornan, representative
for NSIVC, senses that many pco-
ple are not volunteering because
they are not aware of the benefits
and options.

“*Though we have a regular Op-
tions calumn in the Sunday North

rth Shore News

Shore News, it only includes five
or six current requests, when we
have a file of over 300° oppor-
tunities," she said.

NSIVC works by taking requests
for volunteers from 120 North
Shore organizations, and referring
interested volunteers to the posi-
tions.

At the So You Want to Volun-
teer workshop, representatives
from four agencies will describe
their, openings and experienced
volunteers will answer questions
about their volunteer jobs.

LIFESTYLES

unteer opportunities

Through providing programs
such as this, NSIVC hopes to help
people chaose successful volunteer
experiences. Discussion will cxam-
ine the various aspects of the work
volunteers should consider. These
include the type of people the vol-
unteer would like to work with,
career, Icisure and personal growth
goals. ‘Volunteering is for both
parties — the helped and the
helper. A satisfying position will
benefit both,”* said Dornan.

Sandi Mitchell, a volunteer
receptionist with NSIVC, is using

volunteer work to put her career
back on track. Once a successful
clerical worker, during periods of
unemployment she took retail and
nanny positions ‘*just to get by."'
Office employers no longer see her
work experience as being relevant
to aclerical position.

She is using the receptionist job
to move back into her original line
of work. Mitchell also stresses the
bencfit of her new awareness of
community issues. She uses her
knowledge about North Shore

DINETTE

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assist friends

human services to
with problems.

Those interested in learning
more about volucteering and local
opportunities can attend Sa You
Want To Voluntecr_on Monday,
Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. The location is
the Lucas Centre, 2132 Hamilton

Ave., North Vancouver (§ blocks
north of Capilano Mail). The ses-
sion is free and is co-sponsored by
North Shore Continuing Educa-
tion. Pre-register by calling 985-
7138.

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