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Heart and Stroke Foundation (Seeking Volunteers for the Heart & Stroke Door to Door Canvass Compaing)
Organization Name: Heart and Stroke FoundationOpportunity Title: Seeking Volunteers for the Heart & Stroke Door to Door Canvass Compaing
Category: Other Positions
Commitment: Less than 6 months
Start Date: February 1, 2017
End Date: February 28, 2017
Email: judy.howlett@heartandstroke.ca
Website: http://www.heartandstroke.ca
Details:
- Appropriate for youth (i.e., less than 18)Appropriate for volunteers aged between 18 and 55Appropriate for volunteers aged 55 and overFamily-oriented volunteering
The Heart&Stroke Canvass is a fundraising campaign that raises funds for research and shares life-saving health information through the help of 90,000 volunteers across the country. Every 7 minutes, a Canadian dies from heart disease or stroke. Let’s work together to protect the lives of our neighbours, friends and family.
Volunteer Role: CANVASSER
Location: St. John’s and surrounding areas
Time Commitment: 2-3 hours during the month of February
Responsibilities:
Act as an ambassador for Heart and Stroke by sharing health information and thanking donors
Visit about 25-50 homes in your neighbourhood to ask for and collect donations
Become a virtual online canvasser and ask friends, family and social media contacts for donations
Read and use the materials in your Canvasser Kit
Return your Canvasser Kit and donations in early March
Benefits of Volunteering:
Opportunity to develop your interpersonal and fundraising skills
Be a community champion and share the Heart and Stroke story
Help neighbours, friends and family to learn their risk of heart disease or stroke
Network with like-minded people in your community at a training session in January
Receive information and support for your role from knowledgeable Heart and Stroke staff fundraisers
Volunteer from your home and on a flexible schedule as an online canvasser
Meet and connect with your neighbours
Skills/Attributes:
Willing to ask for donations, with support and training from Heart and Stroke and other volunteers
Enjoy interacting with people
Able to walk outdoors in February
Contact the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Provincial Office – St. John’s
Judy Howlett – Campaign Manager
Phone: (709) 383-1024
Email: judy.howlett@heartandstroke.ca
Website: heartandstroke.ca/help