Accept, sort, price donations of household items: furniture; books; artwork; dishes; jewellery and other unique items for resale. Create store displays and stock shelves. Assist customers as needed. Support staff with sales and checkout (may involve handling cash).
May involve working with other volunteers, some of whom are people supported by E3 (ie. adults living with intellectual/developmental disabilities).
The GTHS Animal Hospital contains an Operating Room, Treatment Room, Examination Room, Pharmacy, X-Ray Room and a Hospital Intake / Recovery Area, and provides spay/neuter surgeries for over 1500 homeless pets annually. Having an onsite hospital ensures animals receive timely, thorough and comprehensive care, saves dozens of daily phone calls, reduces trips back and forth to veterinary clinics, dramatically decreases the stress on the GTHS animals, and leads to the additional benefit of earlier adoption availability; so these animals find their forever home quickly.
The Hospital Discharge Volunteer is responsible for discharging animals to the public after their Hospital appointment / surgery, create kennel tags and preparing for the next day's appointments and overseeing the cleanliness of the small Hospital Intake Room.
Duties include supporting two separate locations with:
- Food bank operations
- Thrift store operations
- Loading and unloading of inventory
To assist with bingos.
Volunteers are needed to pack Good Food Boxes the 3rd Tuesday of every month in the Church Hall at Guardian Angels Church, from 8 am to 10 am.
Volunteers are also needed from 10 am to 12 noon to assist individuals that are picking up their Good Food Boxes.
- Provide outstanding customer service in a welcoming, clean environment
- Receive and process book donations
- Organize inventory, stock shelves and highlight in-store promotions
- Answer public enquiries, and help customers find the titles they are seeking
- Welcome new team members and assist in training provided
- Use the communications log and other tools effectively
- Follow organization policies and procedures
- Complete activities assigned
- Coffee Kiosk and Gift Shop, duties include:
- Sales
- Preparation of coffee & tea
- Cash handling
- Providing friendly and efficient service to our patients, physicians, staff, volunteers and visitors
- Stocking shelves
- Helping operate the cash register
- Answer telephone, transfer calls to appropriate person and direct callers to voicemail
- Greet and screen visitors and clients in a friendly and professional manner
- Perform other office duties as needed
Volunteers needed for the Santa Claus Parade. There are a range of opportunities including:
- Banner Carriers (age 12 and up or accompanied by an adult)- walk in the parade carrying a sponsor banner (arrive 1 hr prior to parade; approximately 3 hour time commitment)
- Staging Assistants- help with directing traffic flow in/ out of staging area, monitoring entrance/ exit of staging area, helping participants find their space, directing floats as they leave/ return to the staging area, collecting waiver forms, distributing/ collecting float numbers, assisting with participant inquiries (day of parade; time commitment is flexible)
- Setup/ Teardown Volunteers- placing barricades, bagging parking meters, setup/ teardown of staging area (day before, day of, and/ or day after parade; time commitment is flexible)
- Organizing and selling (supplied) refreshments
- Checking tickets (electronic and print)
- Seating patrons
- Distributing programmes to patrons
- Tidying lobby and theatre / wiping down washrooms, prior to performance
- Selling 50/50 tickets prior to performance
Habitat for Humanity Midland ReStore is a warehouse and retail outlet located in Midland which receives donated construction materials, appliances, furniture and household items and sells them to the public.
Volunteer staff are needed for: Stocking shelves, picking up materials locally, completing minor repairs, assisting the public with their purchases and sorting electronic waste recycling.
Variety of Duties Depending on Strengths and Interests of Volunteer. Pre-event tasks may include:
- Answering Phones
- Updating Spreadsheets
- Soliciting and collecting donations and sponsorships from Ramara / Orillia area
Event-day tasks may include:
- Checking in guests
- Distributing water
- Taking in Feedback
- Organizing Guests
- Distributing Gift Bags
- Serving
The Clothes Line is largely operated by an incredible team of dedicated volunteers.
They perform a wide range of duties including:
Sorting and Pricing Donations
Organizing and Displaying Merchandise
Designing Window Displays
Assisting Customers
We're looking for an exceptional volunteer to join our team! Are you passionate about healthcare? Do you have a philanthropic heart, strong administrative, communication and customer service skills, and 4 hours a week to donate to a great cause? If you answered yes, then we want to hear from you!.
Assist bingo players as needed and give awareness of our agency vision, mission and what we do to bingo players who are interested in knowing more.
Tour Guide: Providing details to groups of people (school, community organizations) about our exhibitions and building
Visitor Services: Greeting visitors and providing general knowledge to patrons regarding exhibitions and programs.
Volunteers would be responsible for stocking shelves, cleaning the store, re-organizing items, aseembling product, and assisting customers. Volunteers who are interested should visit the website to register to volunteer.
Volunteers must wear certified safety shoes, be capable of lifting up to 25lbs, able to stand for extended periods of time and be comfortable with 2-3 step instruction.
ACTIVITIES - include: assisting with ticket/attendance sales; silent auction prizes; identifying sponsors and/or businesses that could provide gifts or prizes, delivering event kits to guests.
Create Go Fund Me type of pages, as well as other methods, etc. To maintain them Monday - Friday. Except holidays.
Need people to maintain a Facebook page, once it is set up. Required people to set up and maintain a LinkedIn page.
- Consistent and open communication with Adoptions Coordinator
- Review information on cats available for adoption (name, age, background, medical / special needs, etc.)
- Spend time with cats to assist with the perfect match
- Answer visitors’ and potential adopters’ questions about cats available for adoption
- Use microchip scanner to identify cats
- Answer basic questions about the organization
- Seize opportunities during conversation to transition potential adopters into volunteers or donors
- Outline ‘Adopters Welcome’ process to potential adopters
- Assist adopters with completion of adoption applications
- Ensure any behavioural or health related questions specific to the animal are communicated
- Diligently and thoroughly address concerns raised by adopters to prevent adoption returns
- Decide on suitability of potential adopter for cat selected
- Assist Customer Service Coordinators with adoption processing
- Assist Dog Adoption Counselor during shift, as needed
- Prepare adoption kits on an as needed basis
- Attend ad hoc local off-site adoption events, if desired
Donor Engagement Volunteers report to the Senior Manager of Philanthropy, Donor Relations Specialist, and/or the Annual Giving Manager to gain guidance in fostering positive relationships with donors. by contacting them upon becoming a regular donor or after donating to a ‘signature’ event or campaign. These volunteers will contact identified regular donors or signature event donors and may participate in regular Donor Relations Team meetings to collaborate on ideas that will enhance the relationships that leadership and legacy donors have with the GTHS, to inspire higher levels of giving. This is a remote volunteer position (with occasional onsite activities) and volunteers will utilize their own computer or tablet, telephone and internet.
- Participation in monthly Donor Relations Team meeting with the Senior Manager of Philanthropy, Donor Relations Specialist, and/or Annual Giving Manager – virtual or in-person
- Independent conversations with donor contacts via email, in person, and / or telephone
- Performs independent research on subject matter when required
- May be asked to participate in donor engagement activities such as donor tours of the Animal Centre
- Networking and relationship building
- Acquiring a solid knowledge of the GTHS and fundraising best practices
Cashing out sales of hospital gift shop. Some help needed with replenishing displays.
Retail experience is not required. Training is provided.
- Welcome donors to hospitality area of clinic
- offer refreshments
- give information and updates to donors
- answer questions, thank donors and give milestone donor recognition items
- observe donors and watch for adverse reactions
- keep hospitality area in good order
Make a difference in the lives of our patients. Whether you want to volunteer directly with patients or support their care at RVH, we have an opportunity that is right for you.
To explore the opportunities available to volunteer in at RVH, visit this link: https://www.rvh.on.ca/careers/volunteering/volunteer-opportunities/
To fill out an application, click this link and select 'Apply to Be a Volunteer Now'. If you are a student looking to join our summer program, please select 'Join Our Summer Program'.