Work without pay? Yes! Volunteering may be one of the most valuable experiences of your life. It’s a double win: your community or cause benefits from your work and you benefit from your experiences.
The 2010 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating found that for more than a decade younger people have volunteered more than any other age group. In fact, 58 per cent of Canadians aged 15–24 are involved in volunteering. This puts young people well above the national average of 47 per cent. If we engage youth effectively, we can keep Canada’s voluntary sector strong. As many of Canada’s seniors retire from their volunteer careers, youth will have a vital role to play in building resiliant communities. It’s critical that organizations give youth positive volunteer experiences. Doing so can teach them the value of civic participation and lead to lifelong involvement among youth.
Without cadets and volunteers many activities in the Calgary Police Cadet Corps would not take place. Cadets and Volunteers give their time in a variety of ways, for example: running the canteen, driving Cadets to and from events, publishing a newsletter, coordinating a mess dinner, helping with special events, assisting with summer activities ,being a band master, a Web Master, a photographer or a media relations representative for the cadet corps and so on. They want the Calgary Police Cadet Corps to be successful and to be part of making that happen.
The Calgary Police Cadet Corps welcomes a large number of volunteers at the cadet corps.
The Calgary Police Cadet Corps is a comprehensive program, which is run in a structured, disciplined and safe manner. In this context, it is important to ensure all volunteers are appropriately selected, initially supervised, well- intended, offer skills which add value and complement the program, and are good role models for police Cadets. Knowing the volunteers, their skills and talents, and their intended contribution is very important to the Police Officers, Staff and Sponsors. A Team effort produces the best results for the greater benefit of the Calgary Police Cadet Corps and the community in which they serve.
HOW CAN YOU DO THIS?
PLEASE LOOK AT THE EVENT CALENDAR IN UPCOMING EVENTS, FIND AN EVENT IF YOU ARE FREE SIGN UP AND VOLUNTEER.