Volunteer With Us
A Volunteer opportunity that fits your needs and schedule
updated January 4th, 2010
Cottage Dreams is a registered Canadian charity that relies on a team of volunteers, who have helped to make Cottage Dreams such a success. There are a number of ways that you can become a valued volunteer.
Special Events
**NEW
Cottage Dreams holds a number of special events throughout each year
in Toronto and Cottage Country. We
are currently recruiting to our Golf Committee and Mosquito
Party Committee. Please
contact us if you
are interested in joining the team.
Site Representative
**NEW
Each donated property is visited and photographed by a volunteer Site Representative as a way to file each cottage and send the applicant family photos of the cottage they will visit. We work with your schedule to determine which cottage area(s) you wish to visit. We hope that the representative will be able to visit 2-4 cottages each day offered, with each visit lasting approximately 30 minutes. We need Site Reps who are able to volunteer year round, however appreciate whatever time you can give.
New areas include Kawartha, Bancroft, Bruce
and Grey areas.
Lake Association Presenter
Introduce Cottage Dreams at your lake association meeting. We have prepared kits to help you promote the organization to fellow owners who may donate their cottage for a week or who may bring their workplace on board. Please contact info@cottagedreams.org to request a kit.
Fundraising Committee
Cottage Dreams relies solely on private and corporate donations and fundraising events to support program growth. Fundraising is a vital aspect of Cottage Dreams. We are now recruiting volunteers to sit on the fundraising committee. We ask that volunteers commit to approximately ten hours a month.
Fundraising Support
Assist the Fundraising Committee with tasks that will help to raise money for program expansion for Cottage Dreams. Tasks could include procurement, online research, special events, or cold calling. The time commitment is flexible.
The Ambassador Program
If you live (either full-time or part-time) in an area where our
donated
cottages are located, we could use your help. Visiting families often
have
community-based questions during their stays (What are the best
attractions? Where can we rent a video?) and appreciate being able to
contact someone locally by telephone. It makes such a difference to
each
family to know there is a friendly voice close by. Based on your
schedule,
we will contact you once we have confirmed a placement in your area and
you
can let us know if you are available to help.
All volunteers are asked to participate in a screening
process, which includes an interview, reference checks and a
criminal record check. If you are interested in any of these
volunteer positions or have another interest or skill you could
bring to Cottage Dreams, please click
here, call (705) 457-9100 or fill out the form below.
Please fill out the form below to become a volunteer:
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