Do you enjoy working with children? Volunteer for two days of fun at the Cuba Va! Folklorama Pavilion. Volunteers are needed as meal servers, face painters, escorts, and more! Dates are Sunday, August 10 and Saturday, August 16; from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The Cuba Va! Pavilion is located at the RBC Convention Centre, 375 York Ave. For more information, please contact mcallister_51@yahoo.ca or phone 204-963-5045.

The Manitoba Marathon is seeking volunteers for their Signage Crew, Green Team and to act as Court Marshals for their upcoming event. The marathon takes place on June 15^th and volunteers must have a good work ethic, work well in teams, execute directions well, and have a positive attitude. For more information, please click here.

Submitted by RRC’s Diversity and Immigrant Student Support department

There are many concerts and festivals happening in downtown Winnipeg this summer! Many are free. There’s something fun for everyone!
Click here for a list of events.

New Journey Housing has a few spaces available for the Home Ownership Workshop. It will be held at New Journey Housing, which is located on the 3^rd floor of Portage Place. (Go up the escalators near the food court.)
Date: June 14th
Time 1:00 – 3:30 pm. 
If you need parking, please try to book it until 4:00 pm just in case we go over time!
You can register for these workshops by calling 204-942-2238 or emailing info@newjourneyhousing.com
Some of the topics that will be covered in this workshop include:

• basics about buying a home
• where and how to get a mortgage
• the role of lawyers and real estate agents

The next Workshop is scheduled for Saturday, July 12 (9:30 am – 12:30 pm.)
For more information, go to www.newjourneyhousing.com

Submitted by RRC’s Diversity and Immigrant Student Support Department

One hundred volunteers represented Red River College at the Pride Parade this year!
On Sunday, June 1st, Pride Winnipeg hit the streets for the 27th annual Pride Parade, and about 100 volunteers from RRC joined this year’s parade! Read the complete Red Carpet story. More pictures in the College Flickr site.

Submitted by the Diversity & Immigrant Student Support department

The University of Winnipeg Global Welcome Centre and the Red River College Diversity and Immigrant Student Support Department are pleased to offer an information session on Manitoba Student Aid. This session is for Manitoba immigrants (Permanent Residents, Refugee-claimants, and Canadian Citizens) who are planning to attend Post-Secondary Academic programs during the 2014-2015 Academic Year.
When: 4:00-5:30 pm, June 23, 2014
Where: Great West Life Lecture Theatre, Roblin Centre, Red River College (A104-160 Princess Street, Winnipeg)
You must register to attend. To register or get more information, click here.

Submitted by the Diversity & Immigrant Student Support department

Are you looking for something fun, exciting, free and somewhat creepy to do this spring? One of Manitoba’s most famous attractions, the Narcisse Snake Dens, is the place to be! Every year, tens of thousands of red-sided garter snakes come out of their winter homes to meet ‘that special someone’. Actually, the snakes come to the surface to perform a fascinating mating ritual before going off to nearby marshes for the summer. The snakes only stay at the Narcisse Dens for a few weeks at this time of year, so don’t miss your chance to see them.
When: Now! The dens are open every day. The best time to see a lot of snakes is on a warm, sunny day.
Where: Narcisse Snake Dens are located about 130 km north of Winnipeg. It takes about 1.5 hours to get there by car. Here is a map.
Cost: Free!
Watch this short video about the snakes at Narcisse.
For more information, visit the Manitoba Conservation website or the NatureNorth website.

Submitted by the Diversity & Immigrant Student Support department

Cuba Va! Pavilion at Folklorama 2014 needs volunteers! Pavilion sponsor, Hope for a Better World, is seeking volunteers for August 10 – 16, to be cashiers, servers, cooks and to help with the children’s show. If interested, please contact (204) 963-5045 or email mcallister_51@yahoo.ca.
 
 
 

Rainbow Stage (1993) Inc. is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help during live theatre shows. Several opportunities are available in the following areas: Ushers, Ticket Takers, 50/50 Draw Ticket Sellers, Program Vendors and Souvenir Stand Sellers. Volunteers will receive 2 complimentary tickets per production upon completion of a minimum of 3 volunteer shifts per production. For more information, please contact: foh@rainbowstage.ca.
 
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is organizing the Go4health Expo, a health promotion fair at the Red River Ex, June 13 – 22, 2014 at 3977 Portage Ave. Volunteers are needed to engage the public at the “Transplant MB/Sign Up for Life.ca” booth and at the “Physical Activity Promotion” booth.  For more information, please contact Suzie at 204-787-7247 or volunteer@wrha.mb.ca
 

Volunteer Manitoba

If you are looking for other great opportunities to volunteer in the community, the Volunteer Manitoba Website is a great place to start. Check out the listings to see if there is an opportunity to match your skills and interests.

Submitted by the Diversity & Immigrant Student Support department

On May 29, 2014 from 6:15 – 8:45 pm, a professional development session on ‘Workplace Integration for Newcomers’ will be available to internationally educated professionals (IEPs), CLB 5+, in Winnipeg.
This session will be facilitated by Paul Holmes, an international expert in the field of newcomer workplace integration. Paul Holmes is a very well-known international expert in the field of workplace integration. If you are an internationally educated professional, this is a great opportunity to attend this free session.
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2014
Location: Red River College, Exchange District Campus (160 Princess Street)
Room: Great West Life Lecture Hall (A104, 1st floor)
Time: 6:15 – 8:45 pm (5:45 – 6:15 pm: sign in, coffee & snacks, and networking)
Registration required: RSVP to kaleighquinn@gmail.com by Monday, May 26, 2014
*Note that this event is NOT hosted by Red River College or Diversity and Immigrant Student Support (although it is located at RRC’s EDC campus) – please direct all inquiries to kaleighquinn@gmail.com

Submitted by the Diversity & Immigrant Student Support department

Unfortunately the Volunteer Manitoba workshop for Language Training Centre students has been cancelled.
We apologize for the inconvenience but please bookmark this page to find out about more news and events!

The staff of LTC had an Easter Egg hunt this week! Everyone received a little poem from the Easter Bunny, which was the clue they needed to find a hidden egg. Inside the egg, there were instructions on how to claim the big prize.
Laura Castillo, instructor of the English for Business Purposes program, used her clever riddle-solving skills to find the hiding spot – the egg was in the Library, behind the TESL Canada journals from 2005.
Congratulations, Laura!