Volunteer Recruitment - Share our Flyer

(Letters Against Isolation)

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Position ID: V-OSH0772
Last Modified: 03 Apr 2024
Last Full Update: 03 Apr 2024

Opportunity Details: Volunteer Recruitment - Share our Flyer

Contact Lindsay, Lead Community Service Liaison, Letters Against Isolation; Email: Lindsay.G.LAI@gmail.com
Duties

We are seeking volunteers to reach out to individuals and groups that might be interested in writing friendly, meaningful letters to elders in aged care homes and senior citizen programs. Letters Against Isolation is ideal for: 

  • Library programming
  • Summer literacy activities
  • Foreign language studies
  • Volunteer from home initiatives
  • Card crafters
  • Neighborhood groups
  • Service organizations 
  • Team bonding activities
  • Writer groups
  • Seniors Helping Seniors
  • Classroom activities

Post and share our physical or digital FLYER:

  1. Community bulletin boards
  2. Libraries
  3. Book, stationery and craft stores
  4. School campuses
  5. Foreign language programs 
  6. Senior centers
  7. Service organizations 
  8. Youth volunteering programs

2024 flyer in PDF format

2024 flyer in JPG format
More Info Link https://www.lettersagainstisolation.com/
Benefits Develop skills in empathy and connections
Clients Senior citizens in aged care homes, meals on wheels / food delivery services and aged care homes.
Suitable for Highschool Credit Hours Yes
Suitable For Anyone
Areas of Interest Community / Neighbourhood Volunteering ; Community Outreach ; Group / Family Volunteering ; Information & Referral Services ; Library Services ; Marketing & Promotions ; Social Media ; Translation / Languages / Interpretation ; Volunteer from Home / Virtual ; Youth Engagement
Skills/Experience Communication & Interpersonal Skills ; Elder Care ; Friendly & Outgoing ; Planning & Organizing ; Self-Motivated / Work Independently
Commitment Length Any length of time.
Interaction Level Solitary ; Small Group ; Large Group ; Virtual Volunteering
Dates and Times Monday: Morning, Afternoon, Evening 
Tuesday: Morning, Afternoon, Evening 
Wednesday: Morning, Afternoon, Evening 
Thursday: Morning, Afternoon, Evening 
Friday: Morning, Afternoon, Evening 
Saturday: Morning, Afternoon, Evening 
Sunday: Morning, Afternoon, Evening 
 
See our other posts for volunteers for more information.
Seasons Spring ; Summer ; Fall ; Winter ; Year Round
Accessibility Unknown
Number of Positions Ajax ; Beaverton ; Bowmanville ; Brock ; Brooklin ; Cannington ; Clarington ; Courtice ; Durham Region ; Orono ; Oshawa ; Pickering ; Port Perry ; Scugog ; Uxbridge (Township of) ; Whitby 
 
50 individual(s) needed in total.
Police Check Not Required
Start Date On or after 02 Apr 2024
End Date 31 May 2024

Agency Details: Letters Against Isolation

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Website www.lettersagainstisolation.com/

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