Aquarium seeks volunteers

N. Shore residents made up 25% of volunteer workers last year

THERE ARE two things most people may not know about from the North Shore.

the Vancouver Aquarium.

One is that the aquarium prob-
ably would net be able to offer its
myriad of services if it were not
for the hundreds of volunteers
who help every year.

The other is that many of those
volunteers come from the North
Shore.

SoH BORTHWICK, education volunteer at the Vancouver Aquarium, takes time out of a busy day
to admire one of the aquarium’s killer whales. The aquarium will hold a volunteer information night

on Monday.

By Surj Rattan
News Reporter

In fact, said Kathryn Behrisch,
coordinator of volunteer services
at the aquarium, last year 25% of
the aquarium’s volunteers came

risch, a North Shore resi-
dent herself, hopes to attract even
more volunteers to work at the
aquarium this year.

On Monday, the aquarium will
hold its annual volunteer recruit-
ment night from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
in the aquarium theatre.

“We are letting everyone know
what the opportunities are for

NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

Open House
Information Display

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All those interested in the project are welcome to attend

Saturday September 19
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

at Canadian International Coliege
2420 Dollarton Highway, North Vancouver

Multipurpose Room

On hand to answer questions will be representatives from:

Environmental Services, Public Works Canada
Conservation and Protection, Environment Canada

Canadian Wildlife Service

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volunteers. Our greatest needs are
in the areas of educational school
programs,”’ said Behrisch.

The aquarium works with stu-
dents from kindergarten to Grade
12. She added that aquarium vol!-
unteers:

@ introduce children to the amaz-
ing marine world through school
programs which are offered in
both English and French;

@ enhance aquarium visitor expe-
riences as information booth vol-
unteers;

@ join the members and public

worked at the aquarium in 1989,
there were 200 volunteers. Today
there are 330 volunteers; Behrisch
would like to boost that number
by an additional! 100.

Volunteers, she said, must be 18
years or over.

“We have retired people here
volunteering, grandparents and
young mothers whose children
have just started to go to school,’’
said Behrisch.

So why does the aquarium at-
tract so many volunteers from the
North Shore?

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4&4 We have retired people here volunteering,
grandparents and young mothers whose
children have just started to go to school. 99

—Kathryn Behrisch, coordinator of volunteer services —

programming team for evening ~

and weekend - adventures with

people of all ages;

@ assist expert staff with clerical

work, program bookings and gift

shop sales;

@ and act as hosts for receptions,

conventions and other functions.
“it’s (volunteer areas) very

wide. Some jobs can even be done

at home. We’ll provide the irain-

_ing you need, if you provide an

enthusiastic appreciation for the
naturai world and a willingness to
share,”’ said Behrisch.

She added that when she first

“‘North Shore people with free
time on their hands are very’
discriminating. It’s a superb bus
ride from the North Shore to
Stanley Park. I’m a bus _ rider
myself,’’ said Behrisch.

Slides, information’ and tours
will be part of the Monday volun-
teer night.

The Vancouver Aquarium is a
private, self-supporting non-
profit society dedicated to the
conservation and enhancement of
aquatic life ‘through education,
recreation and scientific research.

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