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.4 HaIk devte endles houis to vounteering in the comnmunity ýatMww.<she add. tau to aW piofvifl sDe stepped ~. -Vout dffliy aier herhuosband cm"ed ~Aprl6 to 12is Naionial Volunr week - a week whea voluntexh sd as *0au nie recgn f. for the tine and commitmewt Itheyve iiown. les a kne ta recognSz, cel- ebrase and thank Canadîs 13.3 million %ol- 0 wteeus Go to volunteera for detils. I VlurheerIng is something thht brings Bralin greet saosiamct and she's lemrning saine tl*ig she 9 wr got taught in school. SImWsbeen «Maicd tewth MEgan for more ommoyers, and sfsaid D.coud wrlea hissory book bond on the Morles the Obdgi*, sharp-a-aa4ac mm- ohas shawed with ber. »She grew wp in rura eastern Canad. . .with- mai hy'dro - bauéia* horse anda IOW,' she saiid. I thirà 1 could mrmt a hisIooy because wta *Wes going ta say or do. Orve learned a Wo froni her; whatever she taught me isrÊt i the NistorY boobs Onr-onel suport om our Pronals "tf cmass t ySu wýàfi a Updating your resmxne &Id caver L-tter a knpcovin you inteview sU<ls - Oflr"n yotir career e"al a Second Career funýling nrmtion For mooe ifomatIo cal MS*OSM OXl101 or Vh c OnSr ff- a. -a Ubvda &§6f&ga bihfÈuae- Omot wfIWs a medical radiation lechnologist ai Moln Distict Hospital, said, 1k.e most peo- pIe, dh as ta make the timve to volunteer. SuA Wts equally rewarding for Braam, who said sDi. wilI volunteeras long as shels physicatly able to, and as long as she feels what %heÈs 9Wv mng is apprecwaed. TIn is tinte set aside thais without interrup- tlons'she saud. ¶ess than an hour, youlre coat barely gets warmed up. Whe 1 travel (on vacations) she gets post- cards:' she added, naiing she went ta Asia for six weeks last year. Acclaim Heaith, which has an urgent need for weekday fniendlty visiorn, is a non-profit organization that sees caring volunteers pro- vide social support ta lonely, isolated or frati seniors and aduits with lirnited mabiity. ldisits usually take place once a week for about an hour in the client's home. Depending on the client's ability, volunteers may also take the client out for a walk or a drive. Each year, Acclam Health helps more than 18,500 people in Halton improve theïr quality of Me tbrough sanie 400 staff members, 600 volunteers and miany donors and supporters. To learn more, go to www.accWaiheaith£ca/ vatuniee/. Braam sald her volunteer commitment is nadi- ing compared ta that of her sister, Petra Halk. Ha*, wbos an ulementary school teacher, is a volustee wtt the Ontario Senior Gaines Hal- tan District arn other no-profitcoinmuni- ty organizations such as the Ontario Women's Triathlon mon series and the Canadian Associa- tion for Wornen in Sports Activity. Locatly, as co-ordiniator of the senior games, Halk devotes endless hours. Most recentty she hiefped ta bring an eight-team curling tourna- ment ta Milton as part of the Ontario Senior Games Association <OSGA). lt's the flrst timne an 10 years that Miton's hosted tihe tournament. «It's a fui-tame job, said the Halton District Catholc School supply teacher, who retired 12 years ago, but stili supplies. I don't do a lot of house workf HaNc, a long-distance runner who's competed in 56 marathons, including one in every state of the U.S., is behind pickleball in Milton as welI. Four years ago, she aqranged for grant subsidies to get the. sport going. lnitially 16 people came out. lt's since grown, and now she's convener for the OSGA's pickleball event taking place at the Haber Recreation Centre in Burlington on May 6. 5he said she enjoys volunteering and wouldn't trade it for the wonld. Julle Slack can be reoched otjsIack@mitonco- nodionchampon.com or on Trwftter @mitton- muuing._________