Give the gift of yourself this holiday season
Posted December 23, 2011 8:40 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – It’s coming down to crunch time when it comes to gifts. But you could give your time to those who really need it and there is an easy way to find opportunities.
At this point, you might be at the limit of your holiday shopping budget, but you still want to give this Christmas season. Annastasia Palubiski with govolunteer.ca says your time is one of the greatest gifts you can give.
“Bringing your skills and your talent and your passion and your time to an organization can have just as great of an effect and impact as donations of money, if not more.”
Govolunteer.ca is a database of opportunities that you can search with something for everyone during the holidays and into the new year.
“Programs for youth, animals, environment..” says Palubiski, “the not-for-profit community is always looking for individuals to get engaged.”
She adds that if you don’t find the right gig on the website, don’t give up, “Always, call up an organization you are interested in, that you’re passionate about and ask them what opportunities they have. Not-for-profits are nimble, adaptable and will find a way to engage you.”
