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Category Archives: Organizations

Links and articles about Volunteer Banff’s member Organizations; related news articles and press releases, updates and events.

Jun 29 2011

Banff Community Greenhouse

Posted in Organizations, Recognition, Tales from the Field

The Banff Greenhouse Gardening Society [BGGS] has had an exciting last two months in May & June, as over a year of planning became reality when the Banff Community Greenhouse was built at the end of May! It’s been about a month and things are already growing! Drop by and check it out in the parking lot near the Banff Recreation Grounds.

The Ribbon Cutting + Grand Opening

On Monday, June 27th the BGGS was thrilled to host the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the greenhouse. On hand to cut the ribbon (or rather strand of flowers) were Town of Banff Mayor Karen Sorensen and MLA Janis Tarchuck . Many other key funders and volunteers of the project were on site, including the following title funders; The Banff Community Foundation, Bow Valley Credit Union, Leader Service & Renovations Ltd and the Alpine Medial Clinic. Pictured here is the group of funders present and also BGGS team and gardeners involved in the greenhouse this year.

The Greenhouse Build

Check out the photo story – be sure to read the captions!

Jun 06 2011

Volunteer Success Story | General Electric + Banff Community Greenhouse

Posted in Organizations, Recognition, Tales from the Field, Volunteers

Helping the Greenhouse get growing!

Back in the late winter the Banff Volunteer Centre received a phone call from General Electric who were interested to come to Banff and volunteer for an afternoon on a meaningful community project. The new Banff Community Greenhouse presented the perfect opportunity!

The Banff Gardening and Greenhouse Society (BGGS) has been hard at work for the past year setting the groundwork and fundraising for the first ever Banff Community Greenhouse, and the end of May saw the dream become reality thanks to the help of many dedicated volunteers. When the opportunity to host General Electric volunteers came up the BGGS jumped at the chance to host a group of 15 people.

Not only was GE willing to provide a team of fantastic volunteers, but the Banff Community Greenhouse also received funding support from General Electric. The funds GE provided went towards the cost of fertilizers and some of the materials used to build the gardening boxes.

They arrived in a fleet of matching blue pick-up trucks, ready to get to work with some of the finishing touches for the greenhouse. For the afternoon team shoveled and mixed soil, transported it into the greenhouse and filled the gardening plots. They had some ingenious methods and a lot of fun!

Here’s a group shot of all 15 GE Volunteers and a team of BGGS and local volunteers who came out for the afternoon.

Thank you to the GE Team for all of your hard work!

Employer Supported volunteerism is on the rise!
Banff is a fantastic destination to host corporate groups!

For more information on employer supported volunteering, please contact the Banff Volunteer Centre.

Jun 01 2011

Organizations | Introducing SCIP: a great opportunity to help grow our community!

Posted in Enhancement, Organizations

A Win-Win for Students and Communities!

Alberta has a new internship program for post-secondary students to build     their skills while they share them with community organizations.  In addition, students will get a $1,000 bursary for completing an internship with one of the province’s nonprofit/voluntary organizations.

This is a great opportunity for nonprofit/ voluntary organizations to access a new pool of talented individuals.

For more details on how you can get involved, visit the SCiP website!

The Serving Communities Internship Program, or SCiP, is being run in collaboration with Volunteer Alberta, who work with nonprofit/voluntary organizations to build their human resource capacity.  Volunteer Alberta will mentor these organizations to create internships meaningful to both the student and the sector.

The goal is to create a wide variety of significant internship experiences that allow students to set themselves up for successful careers and help nonprofit/voluntary sector organizations access a new pool of very talented and skilled individuals. SCiP is open to post-secondary students enrolled in any certificate, diploma, undergraduate, graduate or PhD program at one of Alberta’s 26 publicly funded post-secondary institutions.

SCiP provides meaningful internships for Alberta’s post-secondary students in the voluntary/ nonprofit sector. The Government of Alberta in partnership with Voluntary Alberta awards each student with a $1000 bursary at the end of the internship.

Applications will be accepted in the fall. So check back for more details!

 

May 18 2011

Help Banff & Canmore get Big Brothers & Big Sisters! VOTE today online!

Posted in Organizations, Volunteer Opportunities

WE NEED YOUR VOTE!!

Help bring a Big Brothers and Big Sisters Community Mentoring Project in the Bow Valley!
The Canmore and  Banff Mentor Programs have  submitted an application for The Keg’s 40th Anniversary Thanks a Million Grant Program. This is a combined application by both Banff and Canmore Family and Community Support Services departments.

The project will impact the lives of children, youth, families and volunteers in our Bow Valley Keg Community.  We will provide children and youth in our community the opportunity to benefit from the strength of a Mentoring relationship, whether it be in school, in the community or on the ski hill!  You can read about our project in further detail on the web site.
There will be 40 winners across the country awarded with $25 000 each.  The winners are determined by community votes.  Every voter can vote once a day until June 14th.

How can you help?

1. You can vote online ONCE-A-DAY until JUNE 14th!
2. Share this link with your friends & family so they can vote too!
3. Post and share a link to this article on your Facebook or Twitter!

Our children, youth and families THANK YOU for your daily vote!!

Please feel free to contact Kathryn Williams, Family/School Liaison Worker at the Town of Banff  or Mary Weighell, Family & Community Worker Town of Canmore if you are interested in further information about the project.

In Banff contact:
Kathryn Williams 

In Canmore contact:
Mary Weighell

 

 

 

 

 

Apr 07 2011

National Volunteer Week | Volunteers Count!

Posted in Recognition, Volunteer Opportunities, Volunteers

Count Yourself in with VolunteersCount!

 

Are you an Alberta Volunteer?

Everyone knows Alberta’s volunteers count… but how much? Find out by participating in VolunteersCount! Volunteer any time between April 10-16 (National Volunteer Week) and log your hours on the Volunteer Alberta website.

 

 

 

What’s in it for you? Well, quite a lot actually …

  • 1st draw prize: $500.00 to a non-profit organization of your choice
  • 2nd draw prize: $250.00 to a non-profit organization of your choice
  • 3rd draw prize: Registration to Vitalize 2011 in Edmonton June 14-15, 2011

Count yourself in! Participate at www.volunteeralberta.ab.ca by completing the online form for yourself or on behalf of your organization’s volunteers!