EBulletin - April07

April 2007 E-bulletin

FEATURE ARTICLE
Award Recipients - Volunteer Manitoba's 24th Annual Awards
RELATED RESOURCES
Volunteer Recognition ideas
TIPS & TOOLS
Spice up your Recognition Event speech with some famous quotes
SPECIAL EVENTS
Volunteer Awards Dinner
ANNOUNCEMENTS
"Navigate the Volunteer Landscape" CAVR/MAVA 2007 Conference
Volunteer Canada and CVI update
Managing a Changing Workforce - Dr. Linda Duxbury (special price)
Train the Trainer event - Ken Bellemare "When Workshops Fly"
Manitoba in Motion grants available
CONTACT Community Guide now linked with Healthy Schools

FEATURE ARTICLE

Award Recipients - Volunteer Manitoba's 24th Annual Awards

National Volunteer Week was first proclaimed in 1943. Women's Voluntary Services in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver organized special events to draw the public's attention to the vital contribution women made to the war effort on the home front.

In the late 1960s, the idea of a designated week to honour volunteers was revived, and the focus was broadened to include all community volunteers. In 1990, the third week in April was proclaimed National Volunteer Week in all communities across the country.

To celebrate National Volunteer Week, Volunteer Manitoba hosts an annual Gala Volunteer Awards Dinner with close to 1000 people in attendance. The dinner is being help April 18 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. This year close to 30 outstanding volunteers, voluntary organizations, and supporters of the volunteer sector from all around the province will be recognized.

To view this year's award recipients, click here...
To order your ticket to attend this special event, click here...

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RELATED RESOURCES

Resources from Volunteer Manitoba's Resource Library:

Activity Guide: A Guide to Planning Special Events for National Volunteer Week - ideas for promoting volunteerism, gaining sponsorships, fundraising and volunteer recognition events and activities.

Recognize and Thank Volunteers - One of a series designed for volunteer groups in small communities. Filled with quotes, stories and practical tools.

Volunteer Recognition: How to Make it Work for You - Offers practical information for volunteer managers to create and maintain effective volunteer recognition programs.

Volunteercheers - CD-ROM, Manitoba Network, Canada Volunteerism Initiative

To borrow any of these resources: Ph: 477-5180, Toll-Free: 1-888-922-4545, or
E-mail: vmresource@mts.net

Websites:
www.shippam.com - Winnipeg-based company specializing in volunteer recognition products.
www.volunteer.ca - Ideas on how to celebrate National Volunteer Week
www.pointsoflight.org - Toolkit to raise the profile of National Volunteer Week and honor your volunteers.

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TIPS & TOOLS
Spice up your Recognition Event speech with some famous quotes
From the Points of Light Foundation and Volunteer Centre National Network www.pointsoflight.org

We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give. —
Winston Churchill

How can we expect our children to know and experience the joy of giving unless we teach them that the greater pleasure in life lies in the art of giving rather than receiving. — James Cash Penny

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. — Booker T. Washington

A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm. —Henrik Ibsen, poet and playwright

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. — Aesop

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtfull, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead, anthropologist

Everyone can be great because anyone can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t even have to make your subject and and your verb agree to serve… You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love. — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

You cannot help someone get up a hill without getting closer to the top yourself. — General H. Norman Schwarzkopf

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. — Anne Frank, Diary of a Young Girl

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Volunteer Manitoba's 24th Annual Volunteer Awards Dinner

Volunteer Manitoba will host the 24th Annual Volunteer Awards Dinner on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 during Volunteer Week from April 15 - 21, 2007 at the Convention Centre in Winnipeg.

Reception to begin at 5:30pm with a dinner and awards presentation to follow at 6:00pm. Tickets are only $40.00 per person.

For information about Volunteer Week or Dinner Ticket Order Forms visit our website: www.volunteermanitoba.ca/awards
or contact Coralee Dolyniuk at (204) 975-8203, email: volunteer@strauss.ca.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

"Navigate the Volunteer Landscape" CAVR/MAVA 2007 Conference
Prepare to be inspired, motivated and challenged. This is the premier continuing education event for volunteer management professionals in Canada.
June 10 - 12, 2007, Winnipeg. Click here for the schedule and fees

Thanks to the Assiniboine Credit Union, four $150 scholarships are being offered towards full conference registration. Contact Shaun Leonoff for more information: Call 789-0883 or Email sleonoff@mb.cancer.ca

Volunteer Canada and CVI Update - message from the President
The future – renewed focus on mission and legacy

The last few months have been challenging for those of us who care deeply about volunteering and volunteerism. The volunteers and staff of Volunteer Canada are beginning to feel some optimism about the future. The Board has been clear about focusing on our mission and providing ongoing leadership and services to our stakeholders. We also need to protect the legacy of the CVI investment—here’s a glimpse of what you can expect in this regard... to read more click here

Managing a Changing Workforce - Dr. Linda Duxbury
Dr. Linda Duxbury, Canada's leading workplace health researchers, will be in Winnipeg discussing how to manage different generations in the workplace. She will talk about why they are different and how to recruit, retain and motivate the different age cohorts. May 31, 12:30 - 4:30. To get the reduced "membership" price, give Volunteer Manitoba's name when registering. For information click here...

Train the Trainer event - Ken Bellemare "When Workshops Fly"
About the Presenter: Ken Bellemare: “Content without engagement is boring; Engagement without content is fluff”. Learn to engage your training participants by attending this special one-day session in Winnipeg, May 11.
For information contact the Winnpeg Transition Centre, Donna Koslowsky or Tracey Ediger at: Phone (204) 338 – 3899 or E-Mail: info@winnipegtransitioncentre.com

Manitoba in Motion grants available
Manitoba in motion Physical Activity Grants are available to help community partners plan and implement ways to increase regular physical activity among citizens of all ages.
The next two dealines for applications are:
May 15, 2007 for projects starting after July 1, 2007
October 15, 2007 for projects starting after January 1, 2008.
For information contact: Jaymi Derrett at: Phone (204) 945-4405 or E-Mail: jaymi.derrett@gov.mb.ca or visit the website: www.manitobainmotion.ca

CONTACT Community Guide now linked with Healthy Schools
The Manitoba Services and Supports Directory is a searchable listing of services, programs and organizations throughout Manitoba related to child health and education, as well as a variety of other useful topics.

Healthy Schools worked with CONTACT Community Information (a program of the Volunteer Manitoba) to develop this customized directory. To search this directory click here...

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