Opportunity Details

The sanctuary needs help with manual labour twice a year to conduct clean ups around the sanctuary enclosures and buildings. Tasks include lawn mowing, weed removal, building maintenance, fence maintenance, cleaning animal houses. We'd love to welcome a small group (3-5 people) to join in the activity twice a year on beautiful Galiano Island. A short ferry ride from Vancouver or Victoria, you can come for a day or a weekend. Be prepared for some physical work, plus loads of laughter and conversation. Thank you for considering this opportunity. Dates will depend upon your availability - likely April and October.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Day of Play is our biggest free community event at Olivewood Gardens. We need over 100 volunteers to help us create fun and engaging activities, where kids and adults will learn about the environment and healthy eating. This year's activities will fill the gardens with nutrition and gardening stations, crafts and physical activities. We need help with set up and take down, leading nutrition, gardening and physical activities, supporting the leads, restocking booths, taking pictures, passing out tasking samples, and with many other things! Times and hours vary depending on your role.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Set-up, activity lead, photographer, support, among other	100	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Work on your own project, join an ongoing project, or start researching a new opportunity. Hack nights are open events where individuals and groups of individuals can work, share, and learn in an inclusive environment; where everyone is treated respectfully.

Opportunity Details

Where: Valley of the Moon Park & Trails

When: 7:30pm - 8:45pm

Why: Clean up a local park and part of the trail system as a team.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Help fund trail work lead by MORE's liaison teams. Trail liaisons plan organize voluntee build, reroute and maintenance of 702 miles of trails in DC, MD and VA. Your financial contributions help buy tools, snacks and supplies for work days. Volunteer opportunities are posted on the MORE website at www.more-mtb.org.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Vilano Beach Main Street Volunteer Roles

Vilano Beach Main Street, Inc. has a variety of roles for volunteers to promote, preserve, protect and enhance the Vilano Beach Town Center. Volunteers may contribute time for outreach at community events, advocacy for public policy issues and completing special projects such as supporting special events and performing cleanup activities. Time contributed the organization, however small or large, contributes to the in-kind reporting value of community volunteer time beneficial for current and future grants. Community service hours are documented for the participants.

Category of Contribution General Type of Activity Specific Tasks
Advocacy Spread the word on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram about the needs of the Town Center and activities going on
 Attend planning meetings for special events
 Show up and help for events
Local events
 Art Walk Off the Beaten Path
(vendor setup/parking/surveys/breakdown/games etc)
 Vilano Beach Festival – Tour of Homes & Sea Turtle Soiree - Apr
 Dish N Fish Culinary Competition and Music Fest - Apr
 Vilano 5K Run – Mar
 Annual Kiwanis Cleanup – March
 Ponce de Leon Celebration - April
 Vilano Beach Easter Egg Hunt – April
 Blessing of the Boards - May
 International Skim Board Tournament Aug
 Community Garden – year round
 Super Scenic Garage Sale – Nov
 Dressing of the Palms. Dec

Outreach Vendor Markets and Community Events
 Participate in educating travelers and residents about Vilano Beach at Markets & other events in St. Augustine.

Regulatory Oversight Design Review Board Member or other governmental board
 Participate as a DRB member as appointed by the SJBOCC
 Collaborate and participate on like-minded boards & civic groups

Special Projects Assist in graphic design/ promotional material
 Review and update handout materials for the Town Center
 Develop “branding” signs for VBMS materials
 Assist in posting social media sites

Special Projects Assist in research on special needs projects
 Research history
 Gather historic photos
 Promote book – Vilano and the North Beaches
 Special lighting and safety projects
 Remove invasive species in Town Center

Areas of focus for Main Street Programs
The Organization Committee through hard work has built a large number of memberships and continues to build our memberships along with recruiting new volunteers. This committee is responsible for organizing member events such as our annual membership meeting, member recruiting meetings and outreach. It is also responsible for soliciting sponsorships and building capacity relationships with government and business partners.

The Promotions Committee focuses on public events such as, Tour of Homes, Dish n Fish, Music Fests, Sunset Celebration, Dressing of the Palms, Maritime Festivals, Blessing of the Boards and other events that bring traffic to the Town Center. Every first Friday of the each month, VBMS hosts the Art Walk Off the Beaten Path free of charge to the public to promote the growing artist community of Vilano. Promotion’s is also responsible for our monthly newsletter and other Town Center promotional activities. Each of these projects is a great way to bring our community together and they offer us fundraising opportunities. VISIT FLORIDA marketing and educational grants will create specialized promotional advertising for the area.

The Design Review Committee focuses on the aesthetics of the Town Center and ensures new development and existing businesses comply with standards to retain the character of the Town Center. We recently installed new nature mosaic signs on the Vilano Nature Boardwalk to complement the infrastructure designs with public art throughout the area as well as new heritage interpretive mosaics on the Poplar Avenue fountain. Wayfinding signs are standardized and updated annually. A number of Main Street Events hold their own logos consistent with the VBMS branding colors.

The Economic Restructuring Committee through the years has worked our way to being able to offer our program area merchants learning opportunities. Many county grants have allowed us to improve the Town Center infrastructure such as the docks, streetscapes, storm water improvements and underground utilities. We continue to solicit more residential and retail shops for the Town Center and are now supporting the development of two new hotels in the Town Center while trying to preserve the historic character of the community.

Opportunity Details

Join the Greater Victoria Green Team in the forested and coastal Portage Park to help restore the habitat by removing invasive plant species, and cleaning up the small beach.

This exciting event is part of National Volunteer Week AND Earth Week!

Date: Wednesday, April 26
Time: 10-1pm
Location and RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/Greater-Victoria-Green-Team/events/239121090/

No experience is necessary! We will provide all of the necessary training, tools, gloves and refreshments!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	25	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Telus volunteers will work together in The Stop’s urban food garden. You will help to plant and compost and also help with general maintenance to prepare for the upcoming season.

Volunteers are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes and clothing. Also come prepared to work outside and get a little dirty, feel free to bring gardening gloves, sunscreen, hats, snacks etc.

Please bring your own water bottle as there is nowhere to purchase plastic water bottles onsite.

*This volunteer activity is weather dependent. If it is raining – please get in touch with your Telus coordinator to confirm if the event is still on. Also, there is a minimum of 5 volunteers, maximum of 20.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	20	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

The Dover YMCA would love to host volunteers to help with cleaning up our outdoor complex!

Opportunity Details

Being a volunteer member of the CRIS family is a unique experience; you will have fun, be challenged, contribute to your community in a meaningful way and help people with disabilities experience things they would not otherwise be able to. We provide training and support to volunteers interested with assisting on any of our day programs (kayaking, cycling, hiking, snowshoeing, or cross-country skiing).

Community Day Programs provide day and evening excursions that run throughout the Okanagan region of beautiful British Columbia. Community Day Programs are specifically designed to enable all people regardless of disability to enjoy the benefits of outdoor recreation. These programs include cycling, hiking, and kayaking for the spring and summer. As for the winter programs consist of Sherpa hiking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. All of our programs vary in location and suit a variety of interests. Whether it is an informative hike that you seek or a huge water fight out on the water, Community Day Programs provide an experience for all to enjoy.

*Experience with any activity is an asset, but not required.

Interested in becoming a volunteer? Please visit our website http://adaptiveadventures.ca/volunteer/or contact Crystal either by email general@adaptiveadventures.ca or by phone (250)979-3941