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February 01, 2012
It was a long time in the making, but the inaugural edition of the Richmond Caring Companies program is now underway. Over the next five months, and with a little help ...
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December 20, 2011
Through our Leadership Richmond - Youth Now program, high school graduates under the age of 26 are given an opportunity to serve as board members for local non-profit organizations. One ...
December 09, 2011
November 22, 2011. It’s a cold, windy, rainy night in Richmond. You wouldn’t blame somebody for wanting to stay at home and curl up with a good book, waiting for ...
November 24, 2011
When somebody chooses to volunteer as a Senior Peer Counsellor, it's true that they're making a significant time commitment. But more than that, they're making an emotional commitment. They've taken ...
October 12, 2011
Hundreds of stories could be told about the Richmond Christmas Fund, and all of them would be equally inspiring. Some of our favourite, though, are about the volunteers who make ...
September 26, 2011
Think of it as a library for medical equipment. Well, almost. Like the library, there is no charge for a loan, but the service provided by the Canadian Red Cross ...
September 21, 2011
There are few places as exciting and lively as a university campus. There's so much to see, so much to learn, and, as volunteer writer Natasha Jung explains, so many ...
September 14, 2011
There's a certain magic to thrift stores. Within their walls the old becomes new again; the discarded becomes the discovered. But, as Alex Tse found out when talking to Paula ...
September 07, 2011
Santa's workshop may be located at the North Pole, but you can become one of his helpers much closer to home by volunteering with the Richmond Christmas Fund. There are opportunities ...
August 30, 2011
Saying goodbye is never easy, so it's with a tinge of sadness that we bid farewell to our summer student Alex Tse, who will be returning to her studies ...