Volunteer
Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in.
The VCA is a completely volunteer-run organization. The more people step up to help out, the more impact we can have on our community! There are so many ways to pitch in. See examples listed below – if you don’t see something that matches your interests, contact us anyway! We always need help with committees, events, advocacy, and more.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the VCA. Please see below which tasks may be of interest to you. You may also send your response via email to: vca.acv@gmail.com. We will soon be in touch. Your community engagement makes a difference!
Parks and Recreation
- Help keep the facilities (i.e. Fieldhouse) accessible to Vanier residents at local parks (i.e. Riverain, Nault, Optimist)
- Help with ice maintenance at outdoor rinks
Beautification
- Help clean the procession route and the cenotaph prior to the November 11th Remembrance Day celebration organized by the Legion
- Help clean the neighborhood during “Clean the Capital” events
- Help maintain a planter
- Help maintain a flower bed at a park
- Help maintain the pollinator garden at Nault park
- Initiate a new beautification project
- Keep our parks and parkettes looking their best by helping with cleanliness and light gardening
- Help with the spring plant exchange
Security
- Attend and contribute observations during monthly meetings
- Start or join a Neighborhood Watch
- Participate in neighborhood walkabouts
- Help distribute Safety Tip flyers and answer questions during community events
- Liaise with Community police
Communication
- Help keep the VCA website up to date
- Write articles about Vanier for the VCA newsletter and website
- Install posters in the VCA’s 4 bulletin boards
- Help with the preparation and publishing of the monthly VCA newsletter
- Help design posters and templates for diverse communication platforms (bulletin board, electronic communication board, website, Facebook and other social media)
- Help hand out information during community events, answer questions about the VCA and resources and services available to Vanier residents
Francophonie
- Participate in Events working group
- Help to install tents, tables, chairs, decorations prior to community events. Help dismantle after the event
- Help with food distribution during events
- Help with activities, security during events (i.e. games for children, craft table etc)
- Coordinate with CSCV lowering Franco-Ontarian flag half-mast
Sustainable Development and Transportation
- Review development proposals and provide feedback to the city
- Represent and advocate for the Vanier community on committees and initiatives that touch development and transportation
- Support affordable housing initiatives
Administrative
- Help to organize and manage hybrid meetings
- Help organize fundraising activities
- Become an active committee member (Sustainable Development and Transportation, Safety, Parks and Recreation, Beautification, Francophonie, Communication)
- Take the lead to organize a community event
- Join the VCA board and take a leadership role (president, vice-président, secretary, treasurer, committee chair)
- Coordinate volunteers. Find out their interests and skills, link them to committee chairs. Keep a roster of volunteers.
- Coordinate VCA membership. Keep list of members up to date, reach out to new members, ensure they are added to email distribution list
Other
Please specify
We are committed to establishing a volunteer group that is reflective of the diverse population we serve