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April month of National VOLUNTEER
DON DE 10 000 $ POUR LE FM 92.1
Become a volunteer by asking these 5 questions
National Volunteer Month is the perfect time to extend a big thank you to the roughly 63 million Americans who cumulatively spend 7.8 billion hours a year volunteering. Are you interested in joining the ranks of this awesome volunteer workforce yourself? If you’d like to be a volunteer but don’t know where to start, try using the five W’s — who, what, where, when and why — to discover the opportunity that’s right for you. WHO? Ask yourself who you’d like to help. It could be homeless people, refugees, children, animals, senior citizens or those who have a disability. Alternatively, you can ask yourself who you are and how your unique skillset could be of service to your community. If you’re an accountant, you could volunteer to help a local charity balance their books. If you’re a chef, you might contri- bute your skills at a soup kitchen. WHAT? Figure out what volunteer opportunities are avai- lable. Ask friends, family members, neighbors and colleagues if they’re aware of volunteer op- portunities that would be suited to your talents. Or, you could look online to find out what vo- lunteer opportunities are available. One excellent online resource is Points of Light (pointsoflight.org), where you can search for lo- cal volunteer opportunities and connect with 250 volunteer action centers nationwide. A couple of
other great sites — each teeming with volunteer opportunities — are serve.gov and volunteer- match.org. WHEN? Determine when you’re available to do volunteer work. If you have a busy schedule, set reaso- nable expectations — an hour a week might be doable for some whereas others might only have a few days a year they can set aside for voluntee- ring. Start with a small commitment and increase your contribution when and if you can. WHERE? Volunteering close to home usually makes the most sense. Plus, volunteering in your neighbo- rhood allows you to strengthen your connection with your community. WHY? Why should you volunteer? That’s easy! Vo- lunteering is personally rewarding and has a positive impact on your community. You’re sure to find this out first-hand once you get started.
La radio communautaire de Casselman, le FM 92.1, a reçu un chèque de 10 000 $, du Comptoir populaire Deguire, de Casselman. Ce don a été fait dans le but d’aider les dirigeants du medium parlé pour le projet d’installation d’une antenne sur le bord de l’autoroute 417, afin d’atteindre un plus grand nombre d’auditeurs francophones dans l’Est ontarien. L’objectif que se sont donné les dirigeants de la radio est de 50 000 $. « Nous en sommes à 40 000 $ grâce à la générosité de la communauté », de dire, satisfait, Mathieu Manning. On voit ici le directeur général du Comptoir Deguire Gaëtan Génier, le directeur général du FM 92.1 Mathieu Manning, le président du conseil d’administration du FM 92.1 Marc Carrière et la présidente du conseil d’administration du Comptoir Deguire Louise Godard. —photo fournie RUSSELL KIN CLUB DONATES $8,459
Merci à nos bénévoles pour leur dévoument continu! Thanks to all our dedicated volunteers!
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Merci à nos bénévoles pour leur dévouement continu! Thank you to our dedicated volunteers!
The Kin Club of Russell recently donated $8,459.56 to Cystic Fibrosis Canada (CFC) from its Catch the Ace lottery. Receiving the cheque on behalf of CFC was Sameer Joshi, an Associate for Community Engagement with CFC. Kin Club President Cindy Anthony, who presented the cheque, noted that this current donation brought the Kin Club of Russell’s (chartered in 2011) total donations to CFC to over $183,000.00. Pictured are Anthony and Joshi. —supplied photo
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