by Lorna Catrambone | Apr 20, 2020 | How We Help, Steps for Life, Volunteers
Directors Peter Deines, Tracey Mino, Shelley Dauphinee, Wally Power, Erin Pitruzzella, and Wendy-Ellen Nittel cheer for the hundreds of volunteers that make Threads of Life the caring and supportive organization it is. April 19 to 25 is National Volunteer Week in...
by Lorna Catrambone | Jan 23, 2020 | Volunteers
Carolyn Sim shares her story as a speaker volunteer Creating a legacy through volunteering Volunteers all have their own individual reasons for getting involved. For Threads of Life volunteer Carolyn Sim her reason is very personal. “I volunteer for Threads of Life...
by Shirley Hickman | Dec 26, 2019 | Health and Safety, How We Help, Volunteers
Looking back — to move forward It seems like just a few years ago all the organizations who worked with technology were thinking about what would happen when the clock turned to midnight and we entered 2000. Would the technology of 1999 still function? I was...
by Kimberly Bondame | Sep 25, 2019 | Volunteers
We always say that our volunteers continue to amaze us–and we mean it! Being in the office, I do not always interact directly with our volunteers aside from expenses or collecting reports of in-kind hours. But I am always blown away when I hear about our...
by Lorna Catrambone | Sep 19, 2019 | Steps for Life, Volunteers
While this isn’t the first question that may come to mind when deciding to volunteer for an organization, it is a consideration for many. Volunteering is a wonderful way to get involved and help others, and of the top reasons people give for volunteering, some...
by Kimberly Bondame | Aug 21, 2019 | Health and Safety, How We Help, Volunteers
Social media can definitely have pros and cons, like many things, but a feature that Facebook has added over the last year is all pro in my books! Facebook Fundraisers were added late in 2018 for Canada and have taken over the social world since. Although we had heard...