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Are you interested in sharing your knowledge with adult learners? Do you want to volunteer online? Why not join the National Online adult Learning (NOAL) program with the United for Literacy? Get to Learn about Canada from your laptop and exchange knowledge with others. Also, you will be able to improve your soft and hard skills as training is provided and you are supported through your volunteering.

Help welcome new students to Concordia, play games, connect and let people know about the Multi-Faith and Spirituality Centre.

August 27, 2024 - Grad CONNECT Day - Connect with students at the Lunch and Lounge in the EV Atrium from 12:00-2:00pm
August 28, 2024 - Undergrad CONNECT Day - Connect with students at the Lunch and Lounge in the EV Atrium from 12:00-2:00pm
September TBA, 2024 - CSU fair - Volunteer to tell students all about the MfSC offerings in Hall Mezzanine from 12:00-3:00pm
September 25, 2024 - Explore Services fair - Volunteer to tell students all about the MfSC offerings in the EV Atrium from 12:00-3:00pm
October TBA, 2024 - Sustainability Fair - Outreach to students about the MfSC offerings

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Welfare Avenue is a Non-Profit Organization with the goal of helping the homeless community of Montreal. We offer several volunteering opportunities:

Servers are responsible for:
-Dressing accordingly depending on the weather
condition
- Introducing themselves to other volunteers
-Help set up the tent, tables and the general set up for
serving directed by the team leader.
-Serving either food, water, giving utensils, cleaning the
table, putting items back in the correct bin etc. (directed
by Team Leader)

Drivers are responsible for:
- Collecting all essential items at the storage unit for the event to run smoothly. (This includes Tents, tables, water
jugs, the speaker, bins [server setup, set up 1, set up 2, clean up, dirty dishes (grey), and personal belongings
(purple)]
- Collect food from cooks by following the route trajectory.
- Drop off all equipment and food at Place Emilie Gamelin and help unload the equipment for servers to set up.
- Once the event is finished, load all equipment back into the car and bring them back to the storage unit.
- Ensure the driver's car is clean and set up to for the collected items from the storage unit
- The car needs to be big enough to fit all necessary items

Cooks are responsible for:
-Cook food for approximately 30 ? 50 people. (must state ingredients on
the container)
-We can provide recipes if volunteers are not sure what to cook.
-We also provide ingredient-delivering services using Instacart. (First time
cooks must pay for their ingredients and tray. If they volunteer as a cook
for a second time, we can reimburse them for their ingredients for up to
$50)
-Cooks must provide their address so the driver can pick up the food or
they can bring it to Berri.

The team leader is responsible for:
- Being punctual at the storage unit and ensuring correct
equipment is collected and accounted for
- Ensure all the material is restocked
- know what is in each bin (server setup 1 and 2, etc.)
- Help unload and load the car during the event
- Check the correct route trajectory and call the cook 10
minutes before arrival at their home.
- Use the group chat with volunteers to coordinate arrival to
Berri
- Making sure the event runs smoothly and everything is set up
properly in the way Welfare Avenue expects it to be.
- Directing volunteers and delegating tasks
- Ensure each server is given a task (serving food, giving
water, giving utensils, etc.)
- Help take down the setup and encourage volunteers to do so
as well.
- Helping the driver load their car and bring all equipment back
after the event.
- Fill out the audit sheet so we can evaluate if the event went
well.