It started 30 years ago, June 1987, with a fresh graduate from William’s college, and 90 kids from all walks of life, a summer service program for Kansas youth. That day, Youth Volunteer Corps embarked on a mission to provide youth with opportunities to volunteer, not only addressing issues within their communities, but inspiring a…
Standing at just barely 5 feet tall, Jessica Vu is a force to be reckoned with. A grade 11 student at Lester B Pearson high school, she is currently the female with the most YVC hours in Calgary, and recently received the World Changer Award, for having volunteered 1000 (or more) hours with Youth Volunteer…
Did you know that there are more than 40 Youth Volunteer Corps affiliates across the US and Canada? What about the fact that each one looks a bit different— varying in size, hosts, programs, and types of projects? Youth Central is lucky to have thousands of volunteers, dozens of projects each week, and an online…
Recently, my fellow blogger Wentao Li and I have created a new series called, “What’s up with YVC?” Our first topic of business into the insights of the Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) was about the younger demographic (12-14) volunteering. To get further perspective into the issue, I wanted to get to the source. Thus, I…
Long time no see. I’m getting quite sloppy with keeping up with blogging so feel free to give me an update, you guys. Writing about volunteering will sure get me back into shape and back into that enthusiasm. Youth Are Awesome is, of course, a program of Youth Central, but there are a ton more, as…
On Oct 5, Calgary will have it’s 12th annual non-profit art and fashion show, PARKLUXE, at the Telus Spark Science Centre. This event is designed to connect fabulous local designers to Alberta and celebrate their boldness and success in North American markets. Woohoo, go fashionistas! The organization is established to add to Calgary’s culture scene…
In my previous blog I had the opportunity to attend the Finding Kind Documentary at the ConcocoPhillips Auditorum. After the documentary there was a wonderful key-note speaker: Dana Kerford the founder of the Girl Power Incorporation and had the opportunity to learn a lot. What is Girl Power Inc.? It is a program that empowers…
A few weeks back I received the magnificent opportunity to attend a documentary “Finding Kind” at the ConocoPhillips Auditorium thanks to Youth Central and Youth Are Awesome! Finding Kind was a documentary regarding girls and the reasoning behind why they are so mean towards one another. Two girls decided to find the answer by…
On Saturday, June 1st, the Alberta Cancer Foundation hosted the Underwear Affair, which was a walk/run for any cancer below the waist thus the term “under” wear affair. I personally thought this was extremely creative! Over 1000 people attended to “Uncover the Cure for Cancer” and all attended in some sort of undergarment. Their costumes…
UPDATE (6/29/13) – Now instead of the Heritage Park project, we’ll be helping out with flood clean-up in Sunnyside. Yay! 🙂 UPDATE (6/26/13) – In the wake of our flooding (see all of YAA’s coverage here), the project at Heritage Park has been cancelled. We are looking for an opportunity for our volunteers who have signed up…
For the first few weeks of July, I had the amazing opportunity to experience the Between Friends Summer Camp! project through Youth Central’s Youth Volunteer Corps.
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…
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…
Contrary to beliefs of most Calgarians, on Sunday, May 29 the weather proved to be sunny and perfect for a day out! Vendors were set up all along 13 blocks of Calgary downtown running along 4th St SW. Everywhere you turned was something worth watching. The streets were packed with entertainment, food, drinks, mini games,…
Quoting Heidi Klum from her famous line on Project Runway: “One day you’re in, the next you’re out.” Fashion changes so quickly, people don’t even realize it, and you might be wearing last season’s hot finds which have died down this season :O Here are some trends I’ve noticed for you fashion-savvy readers! Military From…