Now that the school year is coming to an end for youth volunteers all around the city, it’s time to start planning how to spend these next two lazy months.
Many students are booked up with vacations and summer jobs, but the nicer weather doesn’t mean that volunteer opportunities are slowing down. Those who volunteer frequently throughout the school year often forget about summer opportunities, or are simply too enthralled with the idea of sleeping in until 2 p.m. each day to be bothered with signing up.
Volunteering in the out-of-school season is a great way to keep yourself busy and extend your contributions within your community. For some cool upcoming events, check out the Youth Volunteer Corps projects at Youth Central. There you’ll find great, productive things to do this summer, from bowling with seniors to conquering cancer! You can also visit Volunteer Calgary for a wide variety of projects, including but certainly not limited to:
- Being a Reading Buddy to Grade 1-3 students
- Being a Teen Tech Coach by sharing computer knowledge with seniors and older adults
- Being a Volunteer at the Canada Day Celebration and working at craft/temporary tattoo tents, info tents, etc.
- Being a Crowd-Engager through basketball and street hockey at the Marda Gras Street Festival
- and so much more!
So don’t wait until September to get involved in the community; so many unique and fun opportunities are up for grabs this summer, and they won’t be here for long!
