Already known as Canada’s most caring community, the Volunteer Centre of Guelph-Wellington hopes to make Guelph and Wellington County an even more involved community by encouraging citizens to donate more time to causes they are passionate about.
“As we celebrate National Volunteer Week and the 10th anniversary of the Volunteer Centre, it is humbling to think of the thousands of community volunteers who make our community a better place,” said centre board chairman Sue Bennett. “As great as these numbers are, we know our community can do more: that’s why we are excited to launch The Power of 10 campaign.”
It is a grass roots plan to encourage everyone in Guelph and Wellington to engage with their community. The Power of 10 invites people to do one, two, or three important, yet simple things: Do by giving 10 hours of volunteer time; give by donating $10 to the Volunteer Centre, and share, by inviting 10 friends to join the Power of 10. Everyone is invited to take the Power of 10 pledge at powerof10.ca.
The Power of 10 campaign was launched last week at the Time to Give community breakfast, an annual celebration of volunteerism.
