April 7 – 13, 2019 is National Volunteer Week – a time to celebrate and thank volunteers making a difference in our city. Calgary has 151 community associations, and what a lot of people don’t realize is that all the good work they do is done by volunteers. There are over 20,000 Calgarians volunteering for their community associations every day, making it the largest collective volunteer network in the city!
Who are these volunteers?
They’re people just like you. To help showcase community association volunteers we host Faces of Community as part of our annual March Community Association Awareness campaign, to highlight the many different faces of community volunteers making a difference in our city’s communities. Faces of Community tells the story of just some of the more than 20,000 community volunteers donating their time every day making Calgary a great place to live, work, and play.
The 2019 Faces of Community come from community organizations across the city, and all have different and inspiring stories of how they got involved, what they’re proud of, and what motivates them to stay involved. To meet the 2019 Faces of Community and read their stories visit calgarycommunities.com.
At the Federation of Calgary Communities, we sincerely thank all 20,000 community volunteers for their hard work and dedication to improving neighbourhood life in Calgary!
