Volunteering
Volunteering to build an employable skillset UPDATE: Great TED video shared by Eric Shirley from Volunteer Ottawa , with the group during his talk on May 2nd: Mark Bezos: A life lesson from a volunteer firefighter. . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, May 2nd, 2016 Ottawa Public Library - Emerald Plaza Branch 1547 Merivale Road, 6:30-8:00 pm Have you ever considered Volunteering? Join us in welcoming Eric Shirley from Volunteer Ottawa for an open discussion on volunteering. In this session we will look at volunteering in a Canadian context and the 5w’s of volunteering. We will then discuss the opportunity to develop and maintain both soft and hard skills via volunteering as a technique to finding paid employment. Lastly, the presentation will take you through Volunteer Ottawa’s opportunities page highlighting the many ways you can find opportunities with our member organizations. Volunteer Ottawa’s mandate: Volunteer Ottawa...