by Lorna Catrambone | May 27, 2021 | Health and Safety, Volunteers
It’s been 6 years since the United Nations General Assembly established the Sustainable Development Goals that were adopted by all 193 United Nations Member States, including Canada. The goals set a timeline to end poverty, improve health and education, reduce...
by Lorna Catrambone | Apr 18, 2021 | Volunteers
How can we possibly thank our volunteers enough? They’re the driving force behind Threads of Life – as volunteer family guides, speakers, Steps for Life planning committees, trade show representatives, family forum support, workshop facilitators, and so much...
by Lorna Catrambone | Dec 3, 2020 | Volunteers
During World War II the Women’s Volunteer Service of England worked to help meet the needs of their fellow citizens whose homes were destroyed by bombing raids. They would prepare meals, loading them into baby prams, keeping them warm with straw or felt hats, and...
by Lorna Catrambone | Sep 24, 2020 | Volunteers
If you’re a Threads of Life volunteer, you will be familiar with our ongoing request that you track the time you spend on volunteer activities. You can probably attest to the fact that we ask this repeatedly of all our volunteers. The reason we do this is so that we...
by Lorna Catrambone | Sep 3, 2020 | Volunteers
Since early April, when the full realization of the impact of COVID-19 began to take hold, I’ve received many requests from associations representing the non-profit sector and volunteer administrators to complete surveys. They want to learn how the pandemic has...