Better Together: Celebrating Corporate-Community Partnerships

Date: Thursday, May 23, 2013

Time: 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Location: Delta Guelph, 50 Stone Rd W

Tickets: $50.00 (tables of 8 available)

Join our celebration of unique and valuable partnerships.

The Volunteer Centre’s vision is that everyone engages in building a vibrant, healthy and resilient community.  Bringing people together to share, support, and celebrate is a critical part of building a better community and on May 23, 2013, VCGW will bring the community together for our annual Time to Give breakfast.

Keynote speaker Jim Jarrell, President and COO, Linamar Corporation, will highlight the extremely successful United Way-Linamar partnership.  In addition, there will be a panel/discussion groups and sharing unique and innovative experiences and ideas about corporate-community partnerships and how they are helping to build healthy, vibrant and resilient communities.

A stellar panel will share insight, expertise  and experience on creative and innovative partnerships. The panel includes Children’s Foundation of Guelph-Wellington and Skyline; Hospice Wellington and Guelph Mercury; Women in Crisis and Planet Bean; Bracelet of Hope and Guelph Animal Hospital Professional Corporation.

Get your tickets at all Scotiabank locations in Guelph! Scotiabank will match all proceeds from tickets sold at their Guelph locations. By purchasing your tickets in-person at Scotiabank locations  you are helping us to build a better community.

If you can’t make it to a Scotiabank location, purchase tickets online.   

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Visit our YouthEngaged.ca website

This website is a new and exciting resource for high school students who are looking to get involved in social initiatives or earn community service hours for the 40 hour requirement for graduation. 

The website is a 5-10-20 campaign, where students will be able to select volunteer opportunities based on how many hours they'd like to put in - 5 hours, 10 hours, or 20 hours. We've also created step-by-step guides for students who are interested in creating their own community service projects based on their interests, skills, and passions. 

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