Archived Opportunities
These volunteer opportunities have been archived based on an expiry date set by the originator (i.e. nonprofit organization). Please note that these opportunities are only presented for interest – to give volunteers and site visitors an opportunity to see the types of positions offered by organizations.
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Category: Sports and Recreation
Description: Are you ready to volunteer with us? Do you have energy and want to get involved for one of the coolest snowboarding events in Calgary? We need you! Click here to fill out the required form and if you have more questions please reach us at wc.volunteer@albertasnowboarding.com or snowrodeo@canadasnowboard.ca Why volunteer? You love snowboarding! You've never been to a snowboard slopestyle or halfpipe competition before! You love free swag! You love helping out at the grassroots level, supporting your regional young athletes and supporting world cup events in our great nation! You love fast-paced and action-packed freestyle action on the snow! Register to volunteer here: Volunteer Registration Form [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label="Blurb" url_new_window="off" use_icon="off" image="https://volunteercalgary.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/02/icon-sport.png" icon_placement="left" background_layout="light" animation="off" text_orientation="left" custom_css_main_element="margin-bottom: 3% !important;" custom_css_blurb_image="width:48px;"]
Category: Sports and Recreation
Description: Canada Snowboard and Alberta Snowboard are proud to host the 2023 AIR NATION FREESTYLE NORAM / NATIONALS; a national championship that gathers the rising stars in Freestyle Snowboarding from across the country. From February 12th to 17th, athletes will do their best to polish up their tricks and impress the judges on the Half Pipe and the SlopeStyle course at Winsport Canada Olympic Park. The Big Air Event will also be a highlight of the week's events [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label="Blurb" url_new_window="off" use_icon="off" image="https://volunteercalgary.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/02/icon-edu.png" icon_placement="left" background_layout="light" animation="off" text_orientation="left" custom_css_main_element="margin-bottom: 3% !important;" custom_css_blurb_image="width:48px;"]
Category: Education / Training / Teaching
Description: AIBF is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a performance platform for outstanding junior high/middle school, high school, and community bands. The Festivals are held each year in Calgary and Edmonton. Organizers are committed to providing participants with a valuable and stimulating educational experience in a non-competitive atmosphere. The heart of our festival is our volunteers! We require a large base of volunteers in order to make the Festival run smoothly and successfully. Your participation helps provide a memorable and beneficial educational experience to our student participants. There are a large number of positions and shifts available. Please note that no prior music experience is required. Most of the jobs are relatively easy. On the day of your shift, our Festival Coordinator will be able to walk you through your job responsibilities and will be on hand to provide assistance as needed throughout the day. Some of the volunteer jobs include: band host - helps our groups navigate the venue by leading the group from one area to the next secretary - helps adjudicators’ stay organized, handing out and collecting required materials for each ensemble check-in desk - manning the administration desk as bands check-in emcee - announcing the performances and sponsors (from a script) The Festival runs at two separate times in three different locations for the Concert and Jazz portions of the festival, and volunteers are needed at each. Many volunteers sign up for a single morning or afternoon shift, but if you have the gift of time, we encourage you to sign up for multiple shifts. Whether you can do one shift or multiple shifts, any assistance you can provide will be appreciated. To sign-up, please go to the links below to select your volunteer shifts for the Concert Band or Jazz Band Festival. Concert Band: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948A8A82FA2FFC... Jazz Band: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948A8A82FA2FFC... (please note the two different locations for these volunteer shifts) For additional information or questions about volunteering, please contact August Murphy at volunteer@aibfestival.ca. [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label="Blurb" url_new_window="off" use_icon="off" image="https://volunteercalgary.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/02/icon-fund.png" icon_placement="left" background_layout="light" animation="off" text_orientation="left" custom_css_main_element="margin-bottom: 3% !important;" custom_css_blurb_image="width:48px;"]
Category: Fundraising & Sponsorship
Description: We have several Bingo shifts coming up and are asking for community volunteers to help us meet our required volunteer numbers! Our membership pool of volunteers is small after the pandemic and we could really use your help. Our immediate need is for this coming Monday January 30, starting at 4:30 pm. We also have bingos on February 12, April 10, and May 6th. All shifts at Bingo Barn. If you can help please email our Bingo Coordinator, Johnathan at shivetime@gmail.com [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label="Blurb" url_new_window="off" use_icon="off" image="https://volunteercalgary.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/02/icon-child.png" icon_placement="left" background_layout="light" animation="off" text_orientation="left" custom_css_main_element="margin-bottom: 3% !important;" custom_css_blurb_image="width:48px;"]
Category: Children & Youth
Description: Start2Finish Club coaches have a significant role to encourage students on a weekly basis for positive change physically, mentally, and emotionally through fitness and literacy. Coaches help to build confidence and motivate students to achieve success, stay in school, and build lasting friendships with peers and mentors. Details: 2 hours once a week for 32 weeks, at the school (January-May), approximate time 3-5pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays; Physical activity (running, aerobics, games); “Word of the Day” Social Emotional Learning component; Reading/literacy support individually and in small groups. Clubs are run at different school locations across Calgary (Erin Woods, West Dover, James Short Memorial). If you are interested, please apply on our volunteer portal: https://timecounts.org/start2finish/forms/35350 [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label="Blurb" url_new_window="off" use_icon="off" image="https://volunteercalgary.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/02/icon-animal.png" icon_placement="left" background_layout="light" animation="off" text_orientation="left" custom_css_main_element="margin-bottom: 3% !important;" custom_css_blurb_image="width:48px;"]
Category: Animal Care
Description: We are looking for volunteers to come and help with Megan’s Rescue Efforts at adoption events, fundraisers, fostering, dog walking, socializing cats, laundry and with some administrative work. Administrative type work could include any of the following: A dog or cat foster coordinator, ensuring fosters have the required supplies and arranging to get them what’s needed. It also requires reading updates twice a month and responding to concerns they may have with the animals in their care. As well as coordinating with the events team to have animals at adoption events. Being part of the reference check team – checking references for volunteers and potential adopters Helping with our online presence and posting animals on various platforms. Fostering: The rescue provides all the supplies you would need and covers all the vetting for our animals, you provide a loving environment and day to day care of the animal (cats or dogs) Fundraisers: Being part of the fundraising committee, attending fundraising events, helping coordinate with other volunteers to make successful fundraisers. One of our biggest fundraisers are dog washes, we require volunteers to assist in bathing dogs for their owners at these fundraising events. They’re in Airdrie, Riverbend & Shawnessy. We usually require about 4 volunteers at each one to ensure their success. Adoption Events: We require volunteers to help load up the required supplies, equipment, and animals the morning of the event, setting up the event, attending the event, taking down and unloading at the end of the day. If you were able to help with any portion of the event at all, that would be very helpful. The adoption events are imperative to getting our animals out there for people to interact with and see so they can be adopted. It requires being personable and supervising the animals to help them be the best they can be. Dog Walking: Walking the dogs in care in the evenings, starting at 6pm and being back by 8pm during the week, weekend hiking, jogging and daytime outings. We will provide treats, poop bags harnesses and leashes as necessary, as well as crates or seatbelts as needed for transport. Socializing Cats: We require assistance in maintaining the cat room and helping with feeding and cleaning in the evenings and spending time cuddling and/or playing with the cats to socialize them and help keep them mentally stimulated. Weeknights between 6pm-8pm Laundry: We need help with keeping up with the laundry from the rescue. We will provide the detergent, put the laundry in bins outside to be picked up. You wash and fold it and return it to the place you picked up from. [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label="Blurb" url_new_window="off" use_icon="off" image="https://volunteercalgary.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/02/icon-fund.png" icon_placement="left" background_layout="light" animation="off" text_orientation="left" custom_css_main_element="margin-bottom: 3% !important;" custom_css_blurb_image="width:48px;"]
Category: Fundraising & Sponsorship
Description: Hello past and future volunteers! The GRAND needs your help!The GRAND is operating its annual Casino Fundraiser on Wednesday April 19th & Thursday April 20th at PURE Casino Calgary (1420 Meridian Rd NE, Calgary, AB T2A 2N9), and we are looking for people who are passionate about the arts to help us make the event a great success! Proceeds will directly help foster arts programming in Calgary, and guide The GRAND through its next chapter. Thanks for supporting The GRAND and sign up to volunteer today! If you are interested, here’s what you need to know: Volunteering at a Casino is easy and FUN! An experienced Casino advisor and Countroom advisor are on hand at ALL times to train, oversee and support the volunteers. There are also many other experienced volunteers and casino staff available to ensure you are comfortable and have fun; you don’t need prior experience! All volunteers must be over the age of 18 and must not have a criminal record. Food is provided to volunteers free of charge. Volunteers are accepted on a first come, first serve basis for available shifts. If you volunteer for both days, you must work in the same position, e.g. you cannot work as a cashier one day and chip runner the next. Thank you for your time and continued support of Calgary’s Arts Community! [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label="Blurb" url_new_window="off" use_icon="off" image="https://volunteercalgary.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/02/icon-event.png" icon_placement="left" background_layout="light" animation="off" text_orientation="left" custom_css_main_element="margin-bottom: 3% !important;" custom_css_blurb_image="width:48px;"]
Category: Special Events / Festivals
Description: You will be a Make-A-Wish Ambassador, assisting the 501st Badlands Garrison at their photobooth directing public traffic to the booth. You will be encouraging donations be made towards Make-A-Wish to have a photo taken with the 501st set with 501st characters. As an ambassador, you will be answering the public's questions on the role of Make-A-Wish. Various shifts are available. Make-A-Wish t-shirt will be provided along with entrance to the Expo. Parking costs will be reimbursed with proper receipts. Copy this sign-up link into your browser to pick your shift: volunteersignup.org/LLCM7 [/et_pb_blurb]
Snow Rodeo World Cup
Organization: Alberta Snowboard AssociationCategory: Sports and Recreation
Description: Are you ready to volunteer with us? Do you have energy and want to get involved for one of the coolest snowboarding events in Calgary? We need you! Click here to fill out the required form and if you have more questions please reach us at wc.volunteer@albertasnowboarding.com or snowrodeo@canadasnowboard.ca Why volunteer? You love snowboarding! You've never been to a snowboard slopestyle or halfpipe competition before! You love free swag! You love helping out at the grassroots level, supporting your regional young athletes and supporting world cup events in our great nation! You love fast-paced and action-packed freestyle action on the snow! Register to volunteer here: Volunteer Registration Form [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label="Blurb" url_new_window="off" use_icon="off" image="https://volunteercalgary.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/02/icon-sport.png" icon_placement="left" background_layout="light" animation="off" text_orientation="left" custom_css_main_element="margin-bottom: 3% !important;" custom_css_blurb_image="width:48px;"]
North America Cup Big Air Slopestyle & Big Air
Organization: Alberta Snowboard AssociationCategory: Sports and Recreation
Description: Canada Snowboard and Alberta Snowboard are proud to host the 2023 AIR NATION FREESTYLE NORAM / NATIONALS; a national championship that gathers the rising stars in Freestyle Snowboarding from across the country. From February 12th to 17th, athletes will do their best to polish up their tricks and impress the judges on the Half Pipe and the SlopeStyle course at Winsport Canada Olympic Park. The Big Air Event will also be a highlight of the week's events [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label="Blurb" url_new_window="off" use_icon="off" image="https://volunteercalgary.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/02/icon-edu.png" icon_placement="left" background_layout="light" animation="off" text_orientation="left" custom_css_main_element="margin-bottom: 3% !important;" custom_css_blurb_image="width:48px;"]
Band Festival Volunteers
Organization: Alberta International Band FestivalCategory: Education / Training / Teaching
Description: AIBF is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a performance platform for outstanding junior high/middle school, high school, and community bands. The Festivals are held each year in Calgary and Edmonton. Organizers are committed to providing participants with a valuable and stimulating educational experience in a non-competitive atmosphere. The heart of our festival is our volunteers! We require a large base of volunteers in order to make the Festival run smoothly and successfully. Your participation helps provide a memorable and beneficial educational experience to our student participants. There are a large number of positions and shifts available. Please note that no prior music experience is required. Most of the jobs are relatively easy. On the day of your shift, our Festival Coordinator will be able to walk you through your job responsibilities and will be on hand to provide assistance as needed throughout the day. Some of the volunteer jobs include: band host - helps our groups navigate the venue by leading the group from one area to the next secretary - helps adjudicators’ stay organized, handing out and collecting required materials for each ensemble check-in desk - manning the administration desk as bands check-in emcee - announcing the performances and sponsors (from a script) The Festival runs at two separate times in three different locations for the Concert and Jazz portions of the festival, and volunteers are needed at each. Many volunteers sign up for a single morning or afternoon shift, but if you have the gift of time, we encourage you to sign up for multiple shifts. Whether you can do one shift or multiple shifts, any assistance you can provide will be appreciated. To sign-up, please go to the links below to select your volunteer shifts for the Concert Band or Jazz Band Festival. Concert Band: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948A8A82FA2FFC... Jazz Band: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948A8A82FA2FFC... (please note the two different locations for these volunteer shifts) For additional information or questions about volunteering, please contact August Murphy at volunteer@aibfestival.ca. [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label="Blurb" url_new_window="off" use_icon="off" image="https://volunteercalgary.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/02/icon-fund.png" icon_placement="left" background_layout="light" animation="off" text_orientation="left" custom_css_main_element="margin-bottom: 3% !important;" custom_css_blurb_image="width:48px;"]
Calgary Boys' Choir Bingo Shift at Bingo Barn
Organization: Calgary Boys' ChoirCategory: Fundraising & Sponsorship
Description: We have several Bingo shifts coming up and are asking for community volunteers to help us meet our required volunteer numbers! Our membership pool of volunteers is small after the pandemic and we could really use your help. Our immediate need is for this coming Monday January 30, starting at 4:30 pm. We also have bingos on February 12, April 10, and May 6th. All shifts at Bingo Barn. If you can help please email our Bingo Coordinator, Johnathan at shivetime@gmail.com [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label="Blurb" url_new_window="off" use_icon="off" image="https://volunteercalgary.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/02/icon-child.png" icon_placement="left" background_layout="light" animation="off" text_orientation="left" custom_css_main_element="margin-bottom: 3% !important;" custom_css_blurb_image="width:48px;"]
Running & Reading Club Coach
Organization: Start2FinishCategory: Children & Youth
Description: Start2Finish Club coaches have a significant role to encourage students on a weekly basis for positive change physically, mentally, and emotionally through fitness and literacy. Coaches help to build confidence and motivate students to achieve success, stay in school, and build lasting friendships with peers and mentors. Details: 2 hours once a week for 32 weeks, at the school (January-May), approximate time 3-5pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays; Physical activity (running, aerobics, games); “Word of the Day” Social Emotional Learning component; Reading/literacy support individually and in small groups. Clubs are run at different school locations across Calgary (Erin Woods, West Dover, James Short Memorial). If you are interested, please apply on our volunteer portal: https://timecounts.org/start2finish/forms/35350 [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label="Blurb" url_new_window="off" use_icon="off" image="https://volunteercalgary.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/02/icon-animal.png" icon_placement="left" background_layout="light" animation="off" text_orientation="left" custom_css_main_element="margin-bottom: 3% !important;" custom_css_blurb_image="width:48px;"]
Looking for volunteers for fundraising events, adoption events, fostering and administrative tasks
Organization: Megan's Rescue Efforts SocietyCategory: Animal Care
Description: We are looking for volunteers to come and help with Megan’s Rescue Efforts at adoption events, fundraisers, fostering, dog walking, socializing cats, laundry and with some administrative work. Administrative type work could include any of the following: A dog or cat foster coordinator, ensuring fosters have the required supplies and arranging to get them what’s needed. It also requires reading updates twice a month and responding to concerns they may have with the animals in their care. As well as coordinating with the events team to have animals at adoption events. Being part of the reference check team – checking references for volunteers and potential adopters Helping with our online presence and posting animals on various platforms. Fostering: The rescue provides all the supplies you would need and covers all the vetting for our animals, you provide a loving environment and day to day care of the animal (cats or dogs) Fundraisers: Being part of the fundraising committee, attending fundraising events, helping coordinate with other volunteers to make successful fundraisers. One of our biggest fundraisers are dog washes, we require volunteers to assist in bathing dogs for their owners at these fundraising events. They’re in Airdrie, Riverbend & Shawnessy. We usually require about 4 volunteers at each one to ensure their success. Adoption Events: We require volunteers to help load up the required supplies, equipment, and animals the morning of the event, setting up the event, attending the event, taking down and unloading at the end of the day. If you were able to help with any portion of the event at all, that would be very helpful. The adoption events are imperative to getting our animals out there for people to interact with and see so they can be adopted. It requires being personable and supervising the animals to help them be the best they can be. Dog Walking: Walking the dogs in care in the evenings, starting at 6pm and being back by 8pm during the week, weekend hiking, jogging and daytime outings. We will provide treats, poop bags harnesses and leashes as necessary, as well as crates or seatbelts as needed for transport. Socializing Cats: We require assistance in maintaining the cat room and helping with feeding and cleaning in the evenings and spending time cuddling and/or playing with the cats to socialize them and help keep them mentally stimulated. Weeknights between 6pm-8pm Laundry: We need help with keeping up with the laundry from the rescue. We will provide the detergent, put the laundry in bins outside to be picked up. You wash and fold it and return it to the place you picked up from. [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label="Blurb" url_new_window="off" use_icon="off" image="https://volunteercalgary.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/02/icon-fund.png" icon_placement="left" background_layout="light" animation="off" text_orientation="left" custom_css_main_element="margin-bottom: 3% !important;" custom_css_blurb_image="width:48px;"]
The GRAND's Annual Casino Fundraiser - Wednesday April 19th & Thursday April 20th at PURE Casino Calgary!
Organization: The Calgary Grand Theatre SocietyCategory: Fundraising & Sponsorship
Description: Hello past and future volunteers! The GRAND needs your help!The GRAND is operating its annual Casino Fundraiser on Wednesday April 19th & Thursday April 20th at PURE Casino Calgary (1420 Meridian Rd NE, Calgary, AB T2A 2N9), and we are looking for people who are passionate about the arts to help us make the event a great success! Proceeds will directly help foster arts programming in Calgary, and guide The GRAND through its next chapter. Thanks for supporting The GRAND and sign up to volunteer today! If you are interested, here’s what you need to know: Volunteering at a Casino is easy and FUN! An experienced Casino advisor and Countroom advisor are on hand at ALL times to train, oversee and support the volunteers. There are also many other experienced volunteers and casino staff available to ensure you are comfortable and have fun; you don’t need prior experience! All volunteers must be over the age of 18 and must not have a criminal record. Food is provided to volunteers free of charge. Volunteers are accepted on a first come, first serve basis for available shifts. If you volunteer for both days, you must work in the same position, e.g. you cannot work as a cashier one day and chip runner the next. Thank you for your time and continued support of Calgary’s Arts Community! [/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb admin_label="Blurb" url_new_window="off" use_icon="off" image="https://volunteercalgary.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2016/02/icon-event.png" icon_placement="left" background_layout="light" animation="off" text_orientation="left" custom_css_main_element="margin-bottom: 3% !important;" custom_css_blurb_image="width:48px;"]
Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo Volunteers Needed
Organization: Make-A-Wish CanadaCategory: Special Events / Festivals
Description: You will be a Make-A-Wish Ambassador, assisting the 501st Badlands Garrison at their photobooth directing public traffic to the booth. You will be encouraging donations be made towards Make-A-Wish to have a photo taken with the 501st set with 501st characters. As an ambassador, you will be answering the public's questions on the role of Make-A-Wish. Various shifts are available. Make-A-Wish t-shirt will be provided along with entrance to the Expo. Parking costs will be reimbursed with proper receipts. Copy this sign-up link into your browser to pick your shift: volunteersignup.org/LLCM7 [/et_pb_blurb]