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COVID-19 has temporarily paused nearly every aspect of community life. But on Monday, RCRG received a $6,000 donation from Poly Culture North American to help support its ongoing efforts to help seniors remain healthy and socially connected during the pandemic.
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Cheers to the volunteers, the backbone of our community
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There are nearly 13 million volunteers in Canada, every one of them irreplaceable.
This week (April 19 to 25), we officially celebrate their efforts during National Volunteer Week. But in reality we recognize their efforts play out daily. Their contributions are too immense to even begin to measure. So we simply say “thank you.”
Without volunteers, and the more than 160 million hours they contribute each month, so much of what must get done would not. Equally important, the smiles, happiness and hope they bring to so many is priceless.
“Volunteers work year-round to address critical social, economic and environmental issues, and their generosity is only amplified during floods, forest fires and public health emergencies,” says Paula Speevak, Volunteer Canada president and CEO.
Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives is the hub of volunteerism in our community. And during these uniquely challenging times their team, and the volunteers they help co-ordinate, are dedicated to helping the community through the COVID-19 crisis. Recognizing the efforts of many local volunteers, RCRG would have recently put the wraps on its annual Volunteers are Stars celebration. This year’s ceremony would have been April 16, but was of course cancelled by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
But RCRG staff still feel it is important to celebrate the spirit of National Volunteer Week. They want to extend thanks to the hundreds of volunteers who support the organization, and the many thousands throughout Richmond whose daily life efforts contribute to a vibrant, thriving community. And they’ve created a video thanking volunteers, who last year contributed 16,841 hours in support of the Richmond Christmas Fund and RCRG’s seniors community support services, child care resource and referral centre, and more.
“Over the last few days, dozens of Richmond organizations have taken to social media, filling Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with heartfelt volunteer appreciation messages,” says RCRG. “Rather than being dulled by physical distance, the messages have a greater resonance.
National Volunteer Week may be different this year, but the spirit behind it is stronger than ever. We may be apart, but in a unified voice we can still thank volunteers together.”
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