New Location for 2011-2012:
Harbourfront Community Centre (Southeast corner of Queen’s Quay and Bathurst)
627 Queens Quay W

Directions by TTC
- From Union Station, take the 509 streetcar which runs along Queen’s Quay and get off at the Bathurst Street stop. 
- From Spadina Station, take the 510 streetcar and get off at Queen’s Quay.  Transfer to the 509 streetcar and get off at Bathurst or walk 5 minutes West.
- From Bathurst Station, take the 511street car get off at Fleet Street (Lakeshore) and walk south on Bathurst to Queen’s Quay

The following workshop dates have been set. Workshop Topics and Speakers will be finalized soon.

 

Date	Topic	Speaker
September 21, 2011	Understanding Aphasia	Shannon Hill, Volunteer Services Coordinator Aphasia Institute
October 19, 2011	Social Media	Mark Farmer Web Redesign Manager at the Royal Ontario Museum and Founder of webness.biz
November 16, 2011	Newcomer Volunteers	Panel
December 7, 2011	Give & Get: Success Stories	Potluck
January 18, 2012	Networking Tips & Tools for People who work with Volunteers	Faiza Kanji General Manager, Volunteer Development YMCA of Greater Toronto
* February 15, 2012 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.	Trends in Volunteerism High-skilled Volunteers Virtual Volunteers Trends in Volunteerism in Canada Groups Volunteering Innovative ways of getting volunteers involved	Andrea Wong Endeavour Dorothy Engelman Getinvolved.ca Paula Speevak Sladowski Volunteer Canada Steven Ayer Common Good Strategies Jennifer Robertson KoodoNation.com Nicole McPhail Timeraiser
March 14, 2012	Volunteer Management and Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression Accountability	Evelynn Ogwang, The Redwood
April 18, 2012	The New Rules of Being a Great Leader of Volunteers	Chryssa Koulis and Karin Davis Modern Agora
May 16, 2012	Staff-Volunteer Relationship	Karen Sacke, Coordinator Volunteer Services at Bernard Betel Centre for Creative Living
June 13, 2012 AGM will commence at 9:30 a.m. & finish at 1:00 p.m.	Creativity: Challenge your Thinking	Marisa Gelfusa, Training Services, Volunteer Toronto

* requires additional fee and separate registration, space is limited

 

RSVP to the Membership Chair for EVERY meeting to ensure you receive meeting materials at aholzer@ovariancanada.org.
There is a $10 fee for non-members ($20 for the AGM).

 

Important Dates to Remember:
International Volunteer Managers' Day - November 5, 2011
International Volunteer Day - December 5, 2011
National Volunteer Week - April 15 - 21, 2012