ARIEL seeks volunteers.
The most recent Stats Can survey about volunteering was done in 2018, just before the pandemic. Yet by 2022, Stats Can knew that more than half of Canadian charities had fewer volunteers than prior to the pandemic. The shortage of volunteers continues.
The arts and culture sector, in 2018, was the fourth largest segment of volunteers. Even in the best of times, arts and culture had to work harder to find volunteers.
In our small community where 20% of the community carries the volunteer load, often in multiple organizations, the struggle to find volunteers is on-going.
Because ARIEL is a registered not-for-profit, volunteers are crucial. We are membership driven. The Board acts on behalf of the members, meeting annually to ensure that our membership is informed and approves the choices we have made on behalf of the membership.
There a number of ways you can volunteer:
Click the button below to let us know that you are willing to volunteer. We will follow up to discuss what kind of position would suit your lifestyle.
Volunteering is a gift you can give the community. The time you invest will, in turn, deliver gifts of friendship, and may even add new life skills to your repertoire.
The arts and culture sector, in 2018, was the fourth largest segment of volunteers. Even in the best of times, arts and culture had to work harder to find volunteers.
In our small community where 20% of the community carries the volunteer load, often in multiple organizations, the struggle to find volunteers is on-going.
Because ARIEL is a registered not-for-profit, volunteers are crucial. We are membership driven. The Board acts on behalf of the members, meeting annually to ensure that our membership is informed and approves the choices we have made on behalf of the membership.
There a number of ways you can volunteer:
- Volunteer for a day, a week or a month.
- Up your commitment to volunteer to sit on the Board - we are in need of directors-at-large.
- Cabin Fever Creative Expo - a three day event in 2025, will need volunteers.
- Very soon we are going to need docents for the art gallery. The gallery will be centrally located, on bus routes, and will also act as a satellite welcome centre for visitors to Elliot Lake.
Click the button below to let us know that you are willing to volunteer. We will follow up to discuss what kind of position would suit your lifestyle.
Volunteering is a gift you can give the community. The time you invest will, in turn, deliver gifts of friendship, and may even add new life skills to your repertoire.