Volunteer Halifax Opportunities
Emera Blue Nose Marathon Volunteer Opportunities
Organization: Emera Blue Nose MarathonCategory: Other Positions
Description: This year marks the 21st Emera Blue Nose Marathon – Atlantic Canada's largest annual running and walking event! Registration numbers are growing strong as we look to welcome 10,000 ...Read More
Nova Multifest Volunteer
Organization: Nova Multifest SocietyCategory: Heritage / Museums
Description: If you are passionate about multiculturalism, join us at Nova Scotia's biggest multicultural festival, Nova Multifest 2024, happening July 19-21 at beautiful Alderney Landing. Be a part of ...Read More
Friday Meal Delivery Driver
Organization: Meals on Wheels (Halifax)Category: Driving / Transportation
Description: Meals on Wheels is seeking a dedicated Friday driver delivery person. The position entails working with a Halifax Meals on Wheels staff member to pick up 40-50 meals from our current meal ...Read More
Halifax Wanderers 50/50 Volunteering in support of United Way Halifax
Organization: United Way HFXCategory: Special Events / Festivals
Description: Last year, we had 10+ volunteer groups selling 50/50 tickets at Halifax Wanderers games and it was a huge success - a total of $60,000 raised with a little over $30,000 being committed to ...Read More
Come Volunteer your time at Give a Breath 5k on June 1, 2024
Organization: Lung Cancer CanadaCategory: Fundraising & Sponsorship
Description: Give a Breath 5k is the premier fundraising event in support of the Canadian lung cancer community. Funds raised contribute to support programs for those impacted by a lung cancer diagnosis ...Read More
Join our Board of Directors
Organization: Brain Injury NSCategory: Boards / Committee / Leadership
Description: The Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia has been a registered charity since 1989. We offer community-based, peer support and other programs to help brain injury survivors, and their ...Read More
Running & Reading Club Mentor - St. Joseph's [Wednesdays only]
Organization: Start2FinishCategory: Children & Youth
Description: The Brainworx! Lunch Club runs once a week for 30 minutes during the lunch hour. The Club is designed for students in grades 1-6, with an option to be separated into two groups ("clubs"); ...Read More
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Volunteers purchase ice-fishing shelters for people without homes in Halifax
Excerpt:
“…Volunteer groups have purchased ice-fishing shelters to help homeless people brave the cold, wet weather in Halifax, which received its first significant snowfall of the season overnight Sunday.
Stephen Wilsack, who is a volunteer at the encampment across from Halifax City Hall, says he bought 10 tents himself and was reimbursed by “Good Samaritans,” and that 10 others were donated….”
Date of Article: December 4, 2023
Source: CBC News
Website: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/volunteers-purchase-ice-fishing-shelters-halifax-1.7048524
3,000 volunteers set to make North American Indigenous Games a reality
Excerpt:
“…As the 2023 North American Indigenous Games begin in Halifax and surrounding areas, thousands of volunteers are working behind the scenes to make it happen.
At a site for volunteers in Dartmouth, N.S., stacks of colour-coded T-shirts fill the room; yellow for general volunteer, blue for lead volunteer, and red for medical….”
Author: Brooklyn Currie
Date of Article: July 15, 2023
Source: CBC News
Website: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/volunteers-north-american-indigenous-games-1.6906805
‘Please help us’: Halifax’s Ukrainian Store about to be displaced
Excerpt:
“…Donation operation in Halifax looking for a new home on the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine…”
Author: Jen Taplin
Date of Article: February 24, 2023
Source: SaltWire Network
Website: https://www.saltwire.com/halifax/news/please-help-us-halifaxs-ukrainian-store-about-to-be-displaced-100827712/