Heart & Stroke Foundation (Seeking Leadership Volunteers for the Heart & Stroke Canvass!)

Organization Name: Heart & Stroke Foundation
Opportunity Title: Seeking Leadership Volunteers for the Heart & Stroke Canvass!
Category: Social and Community Service
Commitment: Less than 6 months
Start Date: August 17, 2017
End Date: February 28, 2018

Email: skvolunteer@heartandstroke.ca
Website: http://www.heartandstroke.ca
Details:

• Appropriate for volunteers aged between 18 and 55
• Appropriate for volunteers aged 55 and over
• Family-oriented volunteering

Opportunity Description:

The Heart & Stroke Canvass is a fundraising campaign that raises funds for research and shares life-saving health information with Canadians, through the help of 90,000 volunteers.

Heart disease and stroke takes a Canadian life every 7 minutes. We invite YOU to join the campaign to help protect the lives of our neighbours, friends and family.

Volunteer Role: CAPTAIN

Location: Regina, Saskatchewan

Time Commitment: Approximately 15 hours from September to March

Responsibilities:

Overall Role: You will lead a team of approximately 10 volunteer Canvassers in your community!

BUILD your team via phone or email, if you are up for the challenge!

• MOTIVATE your team

• Manage canvasser kit delivery and pick-up

• THANK your team!

 

Skills/Attributes:

• Enjoy interacting with people
• Comfortable leading
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Willing to ask for donations in person and online

Benefits of Volunteering:

• Opportunity to develop and use leadership, interpersonal and fundraising skills
• Meet like-minded people in your community and share stories
• Help neighbours, friends and family to learn lifesaving health information

Contact the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Regina Coordinator

Arielle Deslauriers, Community Engagement Coordinator

306-500-6009 | Arielle.deslauriers@heartandstroke.ca

Website: heartandstroke.ca/help