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This holiday season, why not take time to help others?

Writer's picture: Rev. Laura J. TurnbullRev. Laura J. Turnbull

Updated: Dec 4, 2024




South Okanagan Similkameen Community Connections Volunteer Centre


Prepared by Laura Turnbull

Board Chairperson


The stores are getting busy, and the streets are full of merriment. It is the season

of joy and wonder. What a time it is! Instead of feeling overwhelmed this holiday

season why not take time to help others? The South Okanagan Similkameen

Community Connections Volunteer Centre has many suggestions for you.

How about helping to wrap presents for someone whose joints are a little stiff and

find the task difficult? What about housesitting a pet for a day so a friend or neighbour

can go shopping without worrying about their beloved furry one? Why not dedicate a

shift ringing the bells for the Salvation Army? What about packing some food hamper

boxes for the food bank? Why don’t you lend your voice to a local church choir for this

holiday season? These are just a few of the many opportunities to help make this

holiday season a little brighter for you and someone else.

Volunteering is a great stress reliever! Reading a beloved Christmas story to

someone in a Care Facility can give you as much of an uplift as the recipient.

Delivering Meals on Wheels puts you in contact with some truly amazingly wonderful

people and helps make your day. Walking a pet at the SPCA can do more for you than

that adorable, boisterous fur ball. And what a way to make your holiday season a little

merrier!

The South Okanagan Similkameen Volunteer Centre is committed to working

alongside you to ensure the optimum volunteer experience. If you are interested in

either a short term or longer term volunteer opportunity, please check out the Volunteer

Centre for help in finding the right volunteer experience for you. Subrina Monteith, the

Executive Director would like to meet with you. Call for an appointment at 1-888-576-

5661. info@volunteercentre.info or check out the website:

Have a safe a wonderful holiday season!

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