Want to help raise a future guide dog? CNIB is looking for new recruits

Excerpt: “…If you’re patient, have lots of spare time and love puppies, the CNIB might have the perfect gig for you. The national organization that supports Canadians who are blind or visually impaired is looking for volunteers to help raise the next generation of guide dogs….” Author: Emma Smith Date of Article: November 10, 2021 Source: CBC News Website: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/future-guide-dog-training-cnib-volunteers-recruits-puppies-1.6244613

Firefighter ‘blown away’ by support after losing part of his leg

Excerpt: “…Jimmy Smith is a long-time volunteer with a northern N.S. fire department, but now he’s the one needing help…” Author: Jon Tattrie Date of Article: October 31, 2021 Source: CBC News Website: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/firefighter-wounded-cutting-wood-leicester-nova-scotia-community-support-1.6227179

Ready or not, winter is coming to People’s Park

Excerpt: “…As the sun sets on a Friday evening in October, People’s Park is bustling. At the Chebucto Road green space, known as Meagher Park before it became a community of unhoused locals, residents are eating goulash made by a volunteer, someone else is sorting through donated winter jackets and a man plays hacky sack while talking with his friends….” Author: Victoria Walton Date of Article: October 29, 2021 Source: The Coast Halifax Website: https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/ready-or-not-winter-is-coming-to-peoples-park/Content?oid=27465147

Bedford Players return to the stage following pandemic shutdown

Excerpt: “…The long-running, all-volunteer community theatre company launches its 2021-22 season on November 4 with the board game-turned-stage play adaptation of ‘Clue’…” Author: Steve Gow Date of Article: October 15, 2021 Source: CityNews Website: https://halifax.citynews.ca/local-news/bedford-players-return-to-the-stage-following-pandemic-shutdown-4509778

Volunteers who supported Syrian refugees reconnecting to help Afghan newcomers

Excerpt: “…Volunteers who helped Syrian refugees settle in Canada six years ago are coming together once more to help Afghans who’ve recently arrived in the country. Their efforts – which range from securing weather-appropriate clothing to helping the newcomers access medical services – are expected to ramp up as the federal government delivers on its commitment to settle 40,000 Afghan refugees….” Author: Date of Article: October 14, 2021 Source: HalifaxToday.ca Website: https://www.halifaxtoday.ca/national-news/volunteers-who-supported-syrian-refugees-reconnecting-to-help-afghan-newcomers-4512895

Souls Harbour Rescue Mission holds annual Thanksgiving meal

Excerpt: “…A rescue mission in Halifax — launched by a husband and wife team more than a decade ago – doesn’t miss an opportunity to feed people in need of a holiday meal throughout the year. And Thanksgiving is no different….” Author: Date of Article: October 11, 2021 Source: Global News Website: https://globalnews.ca/video/8258559/souls-harbour-rescue-mission-holds-annual-thanksgiving-meal

‘A sign of life’: volunteers plant 13,000 daffodils in Dartmouth, N.S. garden for cancer survivors

Excerpt: “…A place of reflection along the Dartmouth waterfront will be a sea of yellow next spring. Volunteers planted 13,000 daffodil bulbs along the Dartmouth waterfront on Saturday, each representing someone who has been touched by cancer….” Author: Date of Article: October 9, 2021 Source: CTVNews Website: https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/a-sign-of-life-volunteers-plant-13-000-daffodils-in-dartmouth-garden-for-cancer-survivors-1.5617886

How a Nova Scotia man turned a volunteer project into a Lego business

Excerpt: “…Jason Pyett was a stay-at-home dad in 2019, volunteering at his daughter’s elementary school in rural Nova Scotia to run workshops to teach kids to get creative with Lego. Now he’s built his own business — doing what many kids would consider a dream job. He designs and constructs commissioned works out of Lego….” Author: Elizabeth McMillan Date of Article: October 4, 2021 Source: CBC News Website: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/lego-commission-business-jason-pyett-1.6196019

1,300 Riders raise more than $1.6 million net at record-breaking RIDE FOR CANCER

Excerpt: “…HALIFAX, NS, Oct. 2, 2021 /CNW/ – Today a community of over 1,300 riders, numerous sponsors, and generous supporters raised more than $1.6 million net for cancer care at the QEII Health Sciences Centre – and that number is still growing. Ride for Cancer powered by BMO Bank of Montreal is Atlantic Canada’s largest fundraising cycling event and is hosted by the QEII Foundation….” Author: Date of Article: October 2, 2021 Source: Cision Website: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/1-300-riders-raise-more-than-1-6-million-net-at-record-breaking-ride-for-cancer-807865659.html

Halifax food bank needs a new delivery truck to keep up with rising demand

Excerpt: “…A Halifax food bank says it needs to raise enough money for a new delivery truck by December, or hundreds of people might go without the food they need. Parker Street Food and Furniture Bank on Maynard Street is asking the community to pitch in $160,000 for a new refrigerated delivery truck….” Author: Feleshia Chandler Date of Article: September 29, 2021 Source: CBC News Website: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-food-bank-needs-a-new-delivery-truck-to-keep-up-with-rising-demand-1.6192132