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Did you know that that 58% of all food produced is wasted or lost, meanwhile, 1 in 5 households in British Columbia go hungry? Making matters worse, the emissions from decomposing organic waste in Canadian landfills currently account for 20% of national methane emissions.Vancouver Food Runners is seeking volunteer food drivers (Food Rescue Heroes!) to join our network of passionate volunteer drivers. You will pick up excess perishable food from a community donor (bakery, green grocer or restaurant) and distribute it to those who need it most. We have partnered with charitable organizations such as the YWCA, local neighbourhood houses, shelters and schools to help put a stop to hunger right in our very own city.
How is Vancouver Food Runners different?
We use an app to coordinate food runs for our volunteers to access. Once a volunteer claims a food rescue, they can find their way to the donor and their final destination with the push of a button. Be a part of the solution by diverting viable food destined for the landfill and, instead, delivering it into the mouths of Vancouver’s most vulnerable and food insecure.
Join us in putting an end to hunger and bringing us closer to Zero Waste in our city. Download our app now to get started:
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/vancouver-food-runners/id1507395750
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vancouverfoodrunners.app
To learn more about volunteering with VFR, click here: https://youtu.be/TU0Me0Fuq-M?si=0Ajp8JkbVT8soV5K
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The Cowlitz Indian Tribe is proud to host the second annual Senior Symposium.. This opportunity to provide information, resources and support to help our elders through their journey. The Journey of the Elders will be held September 25 & 26, 2022. The Cowlitz Indian Tribe has over 800 Tribal Members ages 60 and above and serves over 250 other native elders.Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Training Lab | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| Computer Training Lab | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| Computer Training Lab | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| Computer Training Lab | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| Photography/Videography | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| Photography/Videography | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| Photography/Videography | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| Photography/Videography | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| Event Set-up | 3 | n/a | n/a |
| Registration Support | 5 | n/a | n/a |
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Ron, a 75 y/o just out of hospital lung cancer. currently with broken ribs, needs help with side of house lawn mowing and backyard.
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James of Louisiana is not only a Senior Citizen but a Military Veteran, AND also a Reverend.He bought a new lawn mower last year, which was later stolen.
He was recently searching for a low cost, used mower and then he stumbled across our organization online.
I Want To Mow Your Lawn Inc. is an IRS recognized 501c3 Non-Profit Organization. Started at the peak of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Providing Free Socially Distant Lawn Care to Senior Citizens, Military Veterans and People with Disabilities.
If you have your own landscaping equipment and have a means to transport it around, we would love for you to join our network of volunteers -- to help out people like James! Save him a headache while thanking him for his service.
Please do reach out if you're in the vicinity and have a means to help out Even if it's once a year or once a weekend - Whatever you can do, it's really appreciated. At your leisure of course!
Thanks
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71 year old Glenda of St. Peters, Missouri is a Disabled Senior and can't afford weekly landscaping costs. She could use help with occasional upkeep of her yard during the Spring and/or Summer season.I Want To Mow Your Lawn Inc. is an IRS recognized 501c3 Non-Profit Organization
Providing Free Socially Distant Lawn Care to Senior Citizens, Military Veterans and People with Disabilities.
If you have your own landscaping equipment and have a means to transport it around, we would love for you to join our network of volunteers to help out people like Glenda! Whatever you can do, it's really appreciated.
At your leisure of course!
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76 year old Paula of Belleville NJ lives on a fixed income and can't afford weekly landscaping costs.She could use help with occasional upkeep of her yard during the season.
I Want To Mow Your Lawn Inc. is an IRS recognized 501c3 Non-Profit Organization
Providing Free Lawn Care to Senior Citizens, Military Veterans and People with Disabilities.
If you have your own landscaping equipment and have a means to transport it around, we would love for you to join our network of volunteers to help out people like Paula! Whatever you can do, it's really appreciated.
At your leisure of course!
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87 year old disabled widow, Bernice of Boiling Springs South Carolina, looking for help with her yard.I Want To Mow Your Lawn Inc. is an IRS recognized 501c3 Non-Profit Organization
Providing Free Lawn Care to Senior Citizens, Military Veterans and People with Disabilities.
If you have your own landscaping equipment and have a means to transport it around, we would love for you to join our network of volunteers to help out people like Bernice! Whatever you can do, it's really appreciated.
At your leisure of course!
Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | no limit | n/a | n/a |
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We are a volunteer-driven organization that relies on the energy, talent, and enthusiasm of thousands of people. Because of your help, we can grow and donate nutritious local produce to people in need of fresh, healthy food. We simply could not accomplish our mission without your hard work as a farm volunteer.“Volunteering at Gaining Ground is a time for me to escape the urban rat race and reconnect with the earth. There is an amazing sense of satisfaction one gets from transforming a field full of weeds to one of neat rows of lettuce or beets. The setting is beautiful and the camaraderie shared with the farmers and the other volunteers is something I always look forward to.” -Karin C.
“My team really enjoyed it. Well organized, you know how to host volunteers well! My team loved your passion and felt like they had a greater appreciation for farming.” -Vickie B.
From early April through late October, we depend upon thousands of helping hands working outside with us morning and afternoon. Our community of volunteers is broad-based, often including:
Individuals ages 15 and up
Families with children ages 5 and up
Education groups: schools, colleges, alumni, homeschool coops
Religious groups
Community groups: scouts, camps, senior citizens, civic organizations
Special needs groups
Corporate groups
When you arrive, you walk out through the fields to our farm pavilion. You are welcomed and given an introduction to Gaining Ground and our hunger-relief role. Our farmers explain what’s going on at the farm and the tasks they’ve lined up, based on the the skills and abilities of that day’s volunteers. Then, you work alongside our staff—planting, mulching, cultivating, harvesting, washing… At the end of your visit, our farm staff returns with you to the pavilion to share observations and experiences.
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Having grown up in a time where cellphones were non-existent and when snail mail was one of the most common methods of communication, seniors across Canada would greatly benefit from receiving a handwritten card. Receiving an uplifting card has the ability to create a connection with the community, which many seniors are lacking due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Feelings of social isolation and loneliness among our seniors have been serious consequences of the ongoing pandemic, as restrictions reduce the ability to see loved ones face-to-face. By receiving handwritten cards, our goal is to spread some sunshine to as many seniors as possible throughout Canada, and we need your help to do so!