Volunteer Opportunities
2012 Volunteer Advocate Award
The Airdrie Food Banks volunteer program had the honour of being awarded the 2012 Volunteer Advocate Award from the City of Airdrie. Thanks so much to our Volunteer Coordinator, Carolyn G and the many amazing friends that share their time and talents to help those in need in our community. Your contibutions make it possible to do what we do. We so appreciate each one of you!
- Listen to comments from our Volunteer Coordinator, Carolyn G.
- Article on Discover Airdrie
We Could Use Your Help
The Airdrie Food Bank is only able to provide services and programs to the community because of the involvement of a dedicated volunteer team. These loyal supporters engage in tasks covering all levels of operation such as:
- Grocery: fill hampers, sort groceries, clean/straighten, load/unload
- Board: chair, secretarial, financial, public relations, committee work, recruitment
- Clerical: phoning, mailing, filing, computerized tasks, record stats
- Special Events: organizer, information table, registration
- Driver: weekly pickups, monthly pickups, occasional pickups
- Team Leader: attend training workshop, work with clients, phone/inform team
- Other: recycling, maintenance, carpentry, seasonal yard work, janitorial, cleaning bee
- Breakfast Program: help with before-school breakfast program at an elementary school
If you would like more information about our volunteer program, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at
403-948-0063 or volunteers@airdriefoodbank.com.
Volunteer Hour Stats
As the need for our services grows, the need for volunteers increases as well. The following shows the number of hours volunteers served over the last few years.
Year |
Volunteer Hours |
2007 |
3291 |
2008 |
4105 |
2009 |
6551 |
2010 |
7390 |
2011 |
7931 |
The world is hugged by the faithful arms of volunteers
~Terri Guillemets
