Top 10 Youth Central Volunteers: Summer 2011
July and August were busy months for Youth Central and our incredible Youth Volunteer Corps volunteers putting in an impressive number of hours. Here are the top 10 volunteers for summer 2011!
Video: Volunteering at Youth Central
This summer, I have been working on a video to showcase the amazing youth that volunteer at Youth Central. I have been going to various Youth Volunteer Corps projects and asking youth what motivates them to volunteer with us. Here are their answers! [youtube eIyXdvxBAkI] I’ll be working on a slightly longer version that showcases…
Why I volunteer with Youth Central
I began volunteering with Youth Central just this summer. I’m a fairly new volunteer, but I most definitely do not feel like one. The staff at Youth Central has integrated me into the system so much so that I feel like I have known them for a long time! Just this summer I have already…
Website of the Day: TheRainforestSite.com
Today, I want to introduce you to the wonder of the Web, in a hopefully novel way: online philanthropy. In this field, one website in particular dominates, and that’s TheRainforestSite.com. This is a website with a simple little thing – a button – that you can click for free. Now, as fun as clicking a…
One short weekend in Calgary, one giant step for Calgarians
This weekend, I volunteered with Youth Volunteer Corps for two amazing projects. First, I helped with building a playground at Prominence Park at Patterson (no alliteration intended) and second, I helped with the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer at Spruce Meadows. I must say, these two projects were probably the most laborious and tiresome projects…
A summer love of volunteering
Now that the school year is coming to an end for youth volunteers all around the city, it’s time to start planning how to spend these next two lazy months. Many students are booked up with vacations and summer jobs, but the nicer weather doesn’t mean that volunteer opportunities are slowing down. Those who volunteer…
Volunteer Rejection
After spending days in an anticipation-filled countdown for Sunday June 5, my dreams were somewhat crushed. Through my school’s involvement with the Youth Volunteer Corps, I had signed up to volunteer at the Calgary Enerflex MS Walk last Sunday. It was supposed to be my first time volunteering at a charity walk/run, and I was really excited to…
Top 10 Youth Central volunteers for May 2011
May was a big month for Youth Central, with volunteers pulling in as many as 32 hours of volunteering. We <3 our volunteers! 🙂 1. Kevin Yoo: 32 hours 2. David Hall: 28.5 hours 3. Curtis Chat: 20 hours 4. Jacky Liang: 18.25 hours 5. Andrew Hoang: 17.75 hours 6. Eric Kuan: 16.75 hours 7.…
Top 10 Youth Central volunteers for the month of April
We’ve compiled the hours of Youth Central volunteers for the month and come up with 10 outstanding volunteers! Here are the top 10 volunteers for the month of April 2011. 1. Kevin Yoo – 26 hours 2. David Hall – 13.75 hours 3. Curtis Chat – 9.5 hours 4. Derek Choi – 9 hours 5.…
Awesome Youth: Suzanne Alexander
Suzanne Alexander is known at Bishop Carroll as a yearbook photographer and general school club enthusiast. She’s also a member of the Bishop Carroll Youth for Justice club, the school spirit club (Casey Council), the girls’ rugby team, and the drama productions. YAA: What’s it like being a yearbook photographer? I saw you get right…
Youth really Are Awesome!
If you want to get some more insight on Youth Are Awesome, the volunteers that blog on it and Youth Central, check out this article in The Calgary Journal! The Calgary Journal is a local newspaper published by Mount Royal University Journalism students. They publish weekly on the internet and monthly in print. You can…
My first time giving blood
A few weeks ago, I turned 17. This might not be a huge deal to some, but I was ecstatic. Turning 17 meant coming of age… to give blood! According to the Canadian Blood Services, one in every two people will either need blood or know someone who will. As they put it, “Wouldn’t you…
Sir Winston Churchill, saint or sinner?
Last Saturday, Sir Winston Churchill was swarmed by a group of suit wearing, briefcase touting, dictionary carrying teens ready to do battle over the contention: This House believes that Churchill’s objections to Indian independence were warrented. This tournament, sponsored by the Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary, was one of the many debate tournaments that…
Volunteering at: Zoolights at the Calgary Zoo!
It’s after dark, 5 p.m., and when I walked into the Calgary Zoo, I was greeted by an enlightening path of brightly lit red and gold candy canes. The bridge had been hung with ivy-like vines of blue lights and cute shapes of kangaroos and butterflies lit up the zoo. Quite amazingly, patterns of monkeys…
Volunteering at: Youth Central’s Empty Bowls 2010-11
A turtle, a Jack-O-Lantern, a piano, a balloon, and a dragon? When did these things ever come together in the same category?! At Empty Bowls, of course. Last Thursday, the Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) Steering Committee courageously headed down in the bitter cold to create ceramic bowls at the Wildflower Arts Center. Empty Bowls is a project that calls…