The next St. Mary’s President's Volunteer Team event is fast approaching! St. Mary’s is honoured to once again accept sole responsibility to set up and light 3,600 candles at the crosses of our fallen soldiers from Southern Calgary, and then remove the candles and repack them the following day. This is a major event in the [...]
President’s Volunteer Team (PVT) presents their first volunteer opportunity of the year. The Field of Crosses: Night of Lights event where we will light over 3500 candles to honour veterans for Remembrance Day. This will take place on two separate days, November 10th and November 11th. On Day One – Wednesday, November 10th – location: [...]
St. Mary’s is looking for fun, outgoing, and responsible students from our BA and BSc programs to fill two (2) Science and two (2) French Immersion Camp Volunteer positions. Our Summer Camp Volunteers are an important addition to the camp program –you will help create an amazing camp experience for the children participating in the [...]
We are looking for Student Interns & Volunteers of all ages! Calgary CARES senior empowerment project will: Promote volunteerism among seniors and other generations Engage seniors in the community through the mentoring of others Expand awareness of elder abuse during COVID lockdown Support the social participation and inclusion of seniors
Over one hundred students turned out to pledge their names and commitment to the President’s Volunteer Team at the orientation held on Monday, September 16th. The initiative, which launched two years ago, serves as a way for St. Mary’s University to signal that giving back is a key part of the university’s mission for everyone [...]
The next President’s Volunteer Team event is fast approaching. We will be supporting The Mustard Seed scheduled for this Sunday, March 31. There will be two shifts, 4:00 – 6:30 pm and 6:30 – 8:30 pm, at The Mustard Seed Shelter, located at 7025 44 St. SE. We need 20 volunteers in total, 10 per [...]
The Power of Volunteering Lance Dixon “If our hopes of building a better and safer world are to become more than wishful thinking, we will need the engagement of volunteers more than ever.” — Kofi Annan Over this past year we have witnessed numerous staff, faculty, and students of St. Mary’s give their time and [...]
It has been an amazing first year of existence for the St. Mary’s University President’s Volunteer Team, an initiative borne of the idea that as a community united, St. Mary’s students, faculty and staff can work alongside those in need while coordinating charitable volunteer efforts and increasing the scope and impact that these endeavours would [...]
The President’s Volunteer Team provides a glimpse into the heart and soul of St. Mary’s University. Each year, dozens of representatives from the school — both staff and students — head into the community to make meaningful contributions of time, energy and talent by partnering with organizations and initiatives such as the Mustard Seed, Habitat [...]
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