Oakville Beaver Weekend Sunday, April 9, 2000 ·\ V NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK £ TJolunteers... Our greatest natural resource! Celebrate National Volunteer Week April 9-15, 2000 Carrying on the tradition If today's youth are tomorrow's volun teers, the Canadian tradition of helping oth ers is sure to thrive in the millennium. Over the years, an outstanding number of organi zations have been started for the purpose of helping young people. The period between 1900 and 1920 saw a growth in the number of services offered by major voluntary organizations to promote the social development of children. Today, many youth-oriented organizations across the country offer opportunities for young people to volunteer, learn new skills, meet new friends, and explore different experiences-all in their own community. Studies show that the roots of volunteer ing are laid down early in life. People who are exposed to positive volunteer experi ences in their youth are more likely to carry on that tradition into adulthood and pass on the same values to their own children. ooted in the community, volunteers have always been to support medical research in their respective areas and promote public awareness, as well as provide services to afflicted individ uals and their families. In the post war period, the Canadian government took on the primary role in providing social services. By the 1980s, the government's role began to wane due to severe financial pressures. However, the need for social services exploded. As a result, new forms of voluntary organizations developed food banks, soup kitchens, food delivery services, emergency shelters, transition homes for abused women and their children, rape crises centres, tele phone hotlines, and drop-in centres all became part of the Canadian social service landscape. Responding to human needs with health and social services R vital in identifying and responding to human needs. Many of the programs and services they pioneered in health and social service areas were considered so essential to the welfare of Canada that the government eventually assumed responsibility for them. At the close of the 19th century, voluntary orga nizations involved in heath care began to flourish. Volunteers began taking an active role in manage ment, fundraising, and front line service delivery in the health sector. Meanwhile, advocacy for social reform continued for many volunteer organizations. In the 1920s, there was still a great demand for the N government to take more responsibility for the health and social welfare of its people. Important national voluntary organizations in health care were founded after the Second World War. These organizations sought ^ ~ Today, volunteer organizations are a vital and high ly visible component of community life. Thanks to the programs and services offered by Canadian volunteers, our social safety net has been extended and strengthened, ( n c ) Victorian Order Of Nurses HALTON BRANCH Thank you to our dedicated volu n teers, you have made an excellen t Halton Helping Hands The Oakville Seniors' TO. A IL OF OUR Centre and the Sir VOLUNTEERS John Colborne Centre wish to send a big FOR THEIR ENTHUSIASM ANP TH0U0HFULNESS. Wi TRULY APPRECIATE YOU. FROM THE STAFF ANP MEMBERS OF THE THANK YOU <t e n a ry l THANK YOU to all our Centre Volunteers! CANADA X /O N J Vw l N t0 yQUj. community. Well Done I contribution To volunteer with VON Hatton please cal Thanks to all our Volunteers! W hat would we ever do w ithout you? 827-8800 £ SC0UTS*CANADA Wishes to Thank PARENT-CHIIP CENTRE 0AKVUE OAKVILLE G> Thanks to Oakville Friends volunteers who make a difference in children's lives D u fferin A ggregates W alton M em orial U nited Church St. Jo h n s U n ited C h u rch St. A ndrew s Parish A bbey O aks N ew s St. D o m en ic s Parish M etro n tario G roup Church o f Jesus C hrist o f Latter Day Saints Sing Fai Sports Club St. M ichael's Parish Maple Grove U nited Church St. Paul's U nited Church Hopedale Presbyterian Church Town o f Oakville A Scouts Sci Canada · Oakville District Halton Recovery House To all our volunteers and alumni Thank you! (905) 878-1120 U nited W ay A m em ber a g e n q Thank You to all our volunteers for your ongoing support, X CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION L'ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE POUR LA SANTE MENTALE M i our Adult Volunteers, Youth members and Parents our Big Sisters, special events volunteers, committee, office and fundraising volunteers for your support and commitment to our Little Sisters. C A N A D IA N A S S O C IA T IO N C A N A D IE N N E D U D IA B E T E THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE!! O akville Museum at Erchless Estate 8 Navy Street Oakville > L6J 2Y5 Phone: 338.4400 Fax: 815.5973 y Q a k v ille If you are interested in volunteering please call Karen 693-4270 How important are volunteers to the CNIB? Critical. Please join us. @ 1 W e thank all o f Oakville's Volunteers and in particular the C ham ber's m ore than 200 volunteers, for their selfless giving and m uch needed dedication. D IA B E T E S ark s ^^fOJepai uncnt G> OAKV,LlE "Volunteering - A Time Honoured Tradition" A S S O C IA T IO N R e c r e a t io n This is the biggest thank you you'll ever get... it comes from over 1.5 million Canadians P.O. Box 70021 At 2441 Lakeshore Rd Oakville, Ontario L6L 6M9 Oakville Parks and Recreation Department A volunteer is someone who chooses to act in recognition of a need, with an attitude of social responsibility and without concern for monetary profit. No where is this more true than in the Oakville Parks and Recreation Department. There are many volunteers that provide their time, ener gies and talents to enhance our pools, green house, senior centres, recreation programs, recTeation centres,the Oakville Centre fo r the Performing Arts and the Museum. Volunteer Week provides the opportunity to thank volunteers for their dedication and hard work. THE OAKVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEIR MANY VOLUNTEERS The Canadian National Institute for the Blind provides services to m ore than 90.000 children, w orking adults and seniors. We thank our 20,000 volunteers in every corner of Canada who enable us to go wherever and whenever we're needed. 0 3 0 ! J The Canadian National Institute for the Blind Ontario Division In the iecognition o f the contributions by our volunteers we extend sincere thanks for your efforts and com m itm ent to our mission - to help the healing begin. 845-6613 info@oakvillechamber.com www. oakvillechamber. com Contact your local CNIB District Centre. Bereaved Families of OntarioHalton/Peel (905) 275-5332 ext. 24 (905 ) 338-0214 (905) 849-7999