Count Yourself In

We've all been impacted by volunteering in some way or another - as a volunteer, as a recipient of volunteer help or as someone working with volunteers.

Helping Hands wants to hear from you - send us your images of hands and tell us about their connection to volunteering.

Send your submissions to 2011helpinghands@gmail.com.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

134-36 - Baking Hands

Volunteers at Better Living Health and Community Services at a baking program for clients with dementia or some other forms of cognitive impairment - yum!

Submitted by Dena, Toronto

121-133 - It's Strictly Business at JVS

JVS Toronto volunteers and staff helped out at our annual Strictly Business luncheon in May. The luncheon recognizes the success of our clients and partnership with employers.

Lisa, JVS, Toronto

112-121 - Who's Hands Are These?

Could you guess someone's identity from their hands? Volunteers at the Hincks-Dellcrest Centre tried just that at their recent volunteer appreciation party. See what they saw!

Sue, Toronto

105 -111 - BAVA Celebrates Volunteers - Part Three

The Barrie Association of Volunteer Administrators (BAVA) recently celebrated volunteers through a photography exhibit at a local art centre.

The complexity of the problems the world faces reaffirms the power of volunteering as a way to mobilize people to address those challenges. As managers of volunteers, BAVA believes in the potential of people to make a difference and hopes the work inspires people to engage in volunteerism – to engage with their own knowledge and capacities and play an essential role as citizens shaping their own communities.

Cathy Barlow, BAVA, United Way Of Greater Simcoe County

Third Set of Seven Images

Many thanks to BAVA and photographer Rebecca Hall

for sharing these inspiring images. In keeping withe spirit of this exhibition, the photographer, Rebecca Hall, volunteered her time for this project and as she says, it was so rewarding.

2011 Helping Hands

98 -104 - BAVA Celebrates Volunteers - Part Two

The Barrie Association of Volunteer Administrators (BAVA) recently celebrated volunteers through a photography exhibit at a local art centre.

The collection of photographs reveals the diversity of the volunteer work bveing accomplished. The hope is that the community viewing the photos come to better understand the value of volunteers and how deeply all our lives are touched by their contribution, that an awareness is raised of the efforts going on around us to better our lives and the lives of those we love.

Cathy Barlow, BAVA, United Way Of Greater Simcoe County

Second Set of Seven Images

Many thanks to BAVA and photographer Rebecca Hall (volunteer)

for sharing these inspiring images.
2011 Helping Hands

Rebecca Hall Photos, Barrie

at MacLaren Art Centre

www.rebeccahallphotography.com