Tag: volunteer
Bram (27) has an intellectual disability and wants to become a volunteer at a polling station: ‘Politics is my thing’
To become a volunteer at a polling station, Bram must take a course. Together with another forty people with an intellectual disability, he has therefore registered with the Prokkel foundation,…
‘It begins with a smile’, says Brantford hospital volunteer
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Column Author of the article: Gary Chalk • For The Expositor Published Oct 26, 2023 • 2 minute read Dianna Cowie is a volunteer…
Labradoodle Flynn (1) is a volunteer at the Princess Máxima Center: ‘I don’t find it that exciting because of him’
Meanwhile in the waiting room: a game of hide and seek. “Ooh, see if he can find it,” says Milan, while he hides blue containers with dog treats. “Search!”, he…
Anti-Putin activists persist in Russia, but cash, cryptocurrency and volunteer work bring relief
In Russia, civil society is suppressed and the economic situation of activists is broken. Money transfers from Western countries are either prohibited or difficult. Supporting organizations that oppose the regime…
Norfolk County looking to increase number of volunteer firefighters
News Local News Published Jul 18, 2023 • Last updated 12 hours ago • 2 minute read Norfolk County Fire Chief Gord Stilwell. The fire department is looking to bolster…
Norfolk County looking to boost ranks of its volunteer firefighters
News Local News Published Jul 12, 2023 • 2 minute read Norfolk County Fire Chief Gord Stilwell. The fire department is looking to bolster its ranks of volunteer firefighters. SUBMITTED…
A Finnish volunteer fighter has died in Ukraine
It is known that this is the first Finnish volunteer who fought in the ranks of Ukraine and died in the war. Mika Mäkeläinen, Veli-Pekka Hämäläinen, Elise Aaltonen According to…
Volunteer millers keep the Amerong mill running: “When I wake up, I always look at the wind first”
“We may be voluntary, in the sense that we don’t get paid for it, but this is not just a job, you know,” Ben is happy to explain. “To become…
Sarnia volunteer group seeks land for supportive affordable housing
News Local News Published Jun 09, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 2 minute read Valerie Colasanti, Lambton County’s general manager of social services, speaks during a panel…
Joël from Utrecht helps as a volunteer in the Ukrainian city of Irpin: ‘It is never 100 percent safe’
Not everything was in stock for the first few months, especially in the west of Ukraine, a lot had to get going. “The hardware stores are open as usual, but…